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# ICT Discipline Leader

- **Company:** Harley Ellis Devereaux HED
- **Location:** Royal Oak, MI, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Documentation, Integrated Architecture Framework
- **Published:** August 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.mitalent.org/job-seeker/job-details/JobCode/402366803

## About the Role

Professional degree in electrical engineering, technology, telecommunications, or related field.
RCDD certification required.
PE licensure valued, but not required.
Minimum 15 years' professional experience in the A/E industry, with demonstrated leadership capacity and experience leading ICT scope on complex A/E projects.
Extensive knowledge of all aspects of professional services from marketing through project close-out, including design and technical expertise.
Proven experience managing people, projects, and standards.
Excellent communication, mentorship, and organizational skills.
Strong business acumen.
Ability to motivate others, lead diverse teams, collaborate effectively, and demonstrate a positive and professional leadership presence with both clients and internal teams.
Physical Requirements
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to effectively communicate in writing and verbally via phone, video conferencing, and in-person.
Visual acuity to perform responsibilities.
Ability to travel to and access project sites for observation, evaluation, or collaboration purposes.
This role requires travel to other HED offices to meet with supervisees, support team engagement, mentorship, and cultural connection across locations.
Ability to use digital tools and equipment for documentation and communication.

## Description

HED is looking to add an experienced team member to our group of talented Discipline Leaders. The ICT Discipline Leader (DL) is a pivotal leadership role responsible for the advancement, cohesion, and operational excellence of the ICT staff working across all sectors and regions of the firm. DLs serve a dual purpose: supervising and providing strategic and administrative leadership to their discipline staff and delivering project-based services including serving as DPOR when appropriate.
About HED
We are a team that is full of ideas, experience, creativity, passionate opinions, insatiable curiosity, uncompromising integrity, commitment, and skill. Our culture is about aspiration, embracing change and challenges, listening to (and learning from) each other, encouraging continual learning, and inspiring collective growth. As an inclusive, integrated architecture and engineering practice, we value the diversity of perspectives, experiences, abilities, and expertise that advance both the work we do, and the world we share.Position Summary
ICT Discipline Leader fosters a culture of technical excellence, mentorship, and collaboration, while supporting firmwide growth and staff development. This role partners closely with Sector leadership, Practice Technology (PT), HR, and Operations to ensure consistency, equity, and high performance. DLs are expected to model HED's core values and represent the firm with professionalism and purpose in both internal and external environments. They play a vital role in promoting design excellence and a unified firm culture.
Essential Functions:
Recruitment & Staffing
Identify ICT hiring needs and oversee recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and integration.
Manage ICT staffing assignments in coordination with Sector leadership, aligning resources with project needs and development goals.
Monitor ICT resource forecasts, team utilization, and staff development.
Support ICT offshore team staffing coordination.
Staff Development & Engagement
Conduct supervisee check-ins and performance reviews; contribute to compensation, promotion, and corrective actions.
Foster a growth mindset, team cohesion, and collaboration to enhance performance, motivation, and engagement.
Solicit and provide feedback to support staff career development and mentoring.
Discipline Advancement & Standards
Develop, maintain, and monitor adoption of ICT-specific best practices, including standards for QA/QC, BIM, specifications, and deliverables.
Stay current with evolving codes, standards, and regulatory requirements and reflect updates in discipline practices and training.
Lead training sessions and foster cross-office and cross-sector knowledge sharing.
Ensure staff familiarity and use of HED's design process, including PT, QA/QC, and documentation standards.
Promote firmwide corporate standards adoption and collaborate with other DLs and Operations to improve tools and workflows that optimize project delivery and efficiency.
Administration Leadership & Coordination
Approve ICT staff timesheets, expenses, and PTO requests.
Manage discipline licensure coverage and monitor professional development time and budget.
Collaborate with Sector Operations to assign responsibilities, share communications, and support consistency across regions and teams.
Project Leadership & DPOR Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership and quality oversight on project work.
Serve as DPOR on selected projects, including sealing and signing documents in accordance with licensure and regulatory requirements. May also serve as Principal-in-Charge, or in another team position.
Represent HED in the broader professional community through active participation, advocacy, or external engagement, as requested or appropriate., HED embraces a hybrid work model that supports autonomy and collaboration. This includes flexibility to work remotely with regular in-office engagement to foster connection, mentorship, and culture.
The office is a professional, open-space environment conducive to both collaborative and independent work.
Other Duties
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities. Duties and responsibilities may... For full info follow application link.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status or status as an individual with disability.


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