DLR Group is seeking a Regional Workplace Leader to guide the strategic growth and performance of our Workplace sector in the Texas region.
In this leadership role, you will partner with firmwide sector and regional leaders to advance market presence, strengthen client relationships, and deliver design excellence.
You will lead business development strategies, support high-performing project teams, and mentor emerging talent while elevating the firm’s reputation through thought leadership and impactful work.
This role is ideal for a collaborative leader who combines design insight, market awareness, and entrepreneurial drive to shape the future of the sector.
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What you will do:
Partner with sector and regional leadership to develop and implement strategies that support the growth and performance of the sector within the region
Lead business development efforts, identify new opportunities, set strategy, and cultivate lasting client relationships
Collaborate with design leaders, project teams, and regional leaders to pursue and deliver high-quality work
Promote design excellence and innovation across projects while supporting the firm’s integrated design approach
Serve as a recognized thought leader through industry engagement, speaking opportunities, and professional involvement
Represent the sector internally and externally, sharing insights, accomplishments, and strategic priorities
Recruit, mentor, and develop team members to support long-term growth and professional advancement
Participate in performance management and career development conversations for sector staff
Work collaboratively with leadership to align staffing, resources, and business strategies with sector goals
Travel as needed to support client engagement, team collaboration, project delivery, and industry events
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, or a related field
Demonstrated experience in a client-facing role leading large, complex projects
Proven ability to drive strategic growth through client relationships, market engagement, and project pursuits
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DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communiti
DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communiti
DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communiti
Strong understanding of design excellence, project delivery, and integrated team collaboration
Strong network within the Texas Workplace market
Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage clients, partners, and internal teams
Strong business acumen with experience contributing to strategic planning and operational performance
Ability to lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams while mentoring and developing emerging talent
Preferred Qualifications:
Professional licensure in architecture, engineering, or interior design
Established industry presence with involvement in professional organizations, conferences, or publications
Experience leading complex, large-scale design or development projects
Demonstrated recognition for design excellence, thought leadership, or industry contributions
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DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together. DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.
About DLR Group
Real Estate & ConstructionFounded 1966
Global integrated design firm with core practices in architecture, engineering, interiors, and planning, focused on elevating the human experience through design.