Senior ICT Designer

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. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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About the Role

We are looking for a talented and driven Senior ICT Designer to join our Smart Buildings team and play a key role in delivering cutting edge digital infrastructure solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to work on high profile projects across sectors such as commercial, healthcare, education, data centres, and large scale developments. As a Senior ICT Designer, you will take the lead in designing ICT systems that support the evolving needs of modern buildings and smart environments. Working alongside multidisciplinary design teams, you will help shape intelligent, connected spaces from concept through to detailed design and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of ICT systems including structured cabling, networks, wireless, AV, security, and data centre environments
• Develop detailed technical designs, specifications, drawings, and reports
• Act as the technical authority, reviewing designs and mentoring junior designers and engineers
• Collaborate with clients, architects, engineers, and contractors to deliver seamless, coordinated solutions
• Ensure designs meet performance, security, resilience, and compliance requirements
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and embed innovation into every project
• Produce detailed RIBA (2020 version) reports (1 through to 4 design plus 5 construction monitoring & witness testing) and specifications from concept through to construction tendering, commissioning, snagging including close out reports.
• Asist the team director in managing and allocating junior design team member workloads.
• Implement and manage internal HDR QA systems and procedures.
• Be prepared to travel within the UK, Northern & Southern Ireland and Europe to attend client offices and project construction sites

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience in ICT systems design across various sectors such as - Commercial office space, finance, data centres, residential schemes and hospitality & leisure.
• In depth proven technical experience of Structured cabling copper and optical fibre solutions across various sectors
• Experience producing detailed RIBA reports (1 through to 4 design plus 5 construction monitoring & witness testing).
• Experience leading designs and providing technical guidance to others
• Confidence working directly with clients and stakeholders
• Experience working within large and small design teams - For example, architects, MEP design teams, quantity surveyors, structures, civils and main & sub-contractors.
• A passion for delivering high quality, future proof solutions
• Relevant qualifications in ICT, engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• An understanding but ideally experience of integrated passive and active ICT converged building networks supporting MEP teams such as - BMS, Metering, EMS, Lighting systems.
• Experience creating early network topology interface schemes using schematic's to technically drive concept designs for integrated - ICT, AV, Security and Smart building Network infrastructures.

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location

United Kingdom - England - London

Schedule

Full time

Employee Status

Regular

Job Posting

Mar 9, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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