ICT/Security Lead in Toronto

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures; it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive.

The Building Engineering Services Group (BES) provides industry-leading Information Communication Technology (ICT), Security, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Site Civil, Structural, and specialty design services for a wide variety of buildings that include data centers, public, municipal, private, and government project types. Projects are a balance of local as well as across the region and the globe.

We are searching for the ICT/Security Business Class Lead at our Toronto location. In the role of ICT/Security Business Class Lead, we'll count on you to:

• Provide leadership for the Building Engineering Services ICT/Security engineering team with a focus on technical excellence, quality, recruiting and staff development.
• Identify and collaborate with market sector leadership to provide technical excellence in key markets including mission critical, commercial, civic, industrial, federal, water, transportation, healthcare, education and laboratories facilities.
• Engage with clients and community stakeholders.
• Be involved in marketing, planning, proposals, and interviews in key markets.
• Function as design lead or engineering project manager for key projects.
• Assist in the responsibility for operations of the ICT/Security team, including staff development, profitability, morale, and quality control.
• Lead design, coordinating and working closely with multidiscipline design teams throughout the entire life cycle of projects from planning stages, through the development of construction documents, and construction administration.
• Responsible for the team’s development of drawings, specifications, and any required supporting calculations, as well as the review of shop drawings during construction.
• Assist in ensuring that all work is planned, organized, controlled, checked, and evaluated through proactive project management.
• Implement, monitor, and support company policy.
• Work cooperatively with other business class directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• Actively participate in work-sharing and ICT/Security practice development with a nation-wide network of HDR ICT/Security designers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, P.Eng., RCDD, PSP or similar specialty preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in ICT or Security systems design and/or construction required.
• Must have the ability to manage, lead and mentor team members.
• Technical knowledge of ICT/Security systems design and drawing production is a must.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• A background in ICT/Security systems design preferred.
• Experience with large network ICT and Security technologies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience.
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
• Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

At HDR, the health and safety of our employees is of the utmost importance. In accordance with local safety, health, and environmental legislation, HDR is committed to developing, maintaining, and enforcing proactive safe work policies, procedures, and standards. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and other applicable legislation, we are committed to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities. Candidates with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process by contacting our Human Resources team.