About Hensel Phelps

At Hensel Phelps, we don’t just build projects—we build careers, communities, and a culture of excellence. As an employee-owned company, every person here plays a vital role in shaping our success and future. Guided by our core values of Ownership, Integrity, Builder mindset, Diversity, and Community, we combine cutting-edge technology with hands-on expertise to deliver landmark projects across the nation. When you join Hensel Phelps, you join a team that values your growth, empowers your ideas, and invests in your journey. Together, we create an environment where innovation thrives, safety is paramount, and every individual has the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Job Description

This position serves as the principal creative and design advisor for an assigned Marketing & Communications specialty. The role translates business priorities, communication objectives, and user or audience needs into compelling, accessible, and scalable visual or digital experiences. Beyond delivering complex creative work, the Digital Creative Lead establishes creative direction, design systems, visual or interaction standards, reusable resources, and governance practices that improve quality, consistency, usability, and efficiency across Corporate Marketing & Communications. The role influences stakeholders, leads complex initiatives from concept through implementation, and mentors designers and project teams. 

Key Responsibilities

Creative Direction & Design Strategy

• Lead creative direction for complex enterprise communications, campaigns, presentations, digital experiences, or strategic initiatives.
• Translate business requirements, audience or user needs, brand standards, and communication objectives into effective visual strategies.
• Present creative concepts, explain design rationale, and guide stakeholders toward solutions that improve clarity, engagement, usability, and impact.

Design Systems, Standards & Governance

• Establish and evolve design systems, templates, component libraries, visual frameworks, accessibility practices, and reusable assets.
• Define standards and governance that promote quality, consistency, scalability, brand alignment, and efficient implementation.
• Monitor application of standards and recommend improvements based on user insight, analytics, stakeholder feedback, and emerging practices.

Complex Project Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead complex design initiatives from discovery and concept through production or implementation while balancing quality, scope, timelines, technical constraints, and stakeholder expectations.
• Collaborate with team members, IT, platform owners, business partners, and vendors.
• Coordinate handoffs and implementation, resolve design issues, and maintain creative intent through delivery.

Capability Development & Innovation

• Provide creative guidance, coaching, mentorship, and subject-matter expertise to designers and project teams.
• Evaluate emerging design, UX, AI, accessibility, presentation, and creative technologies and introduce practical improvements.
• Develop reusable resources and share best practices that strengthen department-wide capability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in graphic design, visual communications, brand design, UX/UI, digital experience, or a related creative discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading creative direction for enterprise-level communications, digital experiences, or strategic initiatives.
• Experience establishing design systems, creative standards, reusable frameworks, component libraries, or governance practices.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic design, visual storytelling, creative problem solving, and high-quality execution.
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud; specialty tools such as Figma are required when assigned to UX/UI and digital experience work.

• Experience presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders and incorporating feedback without compromising quality or objectives.
• Experience providing creative guidance, coaching, or mentorship to other designers.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility, usability, brand stewardship, and cross-channel design practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting executive communications, enterprise campaigns, websites, intranets, digital products, or organizational transformation.
• Experience with user research, journey mapping, wireframing, prototyping, analytics, or usability testing for digital assignments.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365, SharePoint, content-management platforms, or digital experience platforms.
• Experience integrating AI-assisted design tools into responsible creative workflows.

Physical Requirements

Light Work. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

• The individual in this position will periodically walk, kneel, sit, crouch, reach, stoop, read/see, speak, push, pull, lift, stand, and finger/type.
• The frequency of each action varies by workflow and office activity.
• Walking - The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, boxes, cabinets, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, phone, computer, and computer printer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and external stakeholders regarding a variety of topics related to office administration.
• Constantly computes, analyzes, and conceptualizes mathematical calculations and formulas
• Constantly reads written communications and views email submissions.
• The person in this position regularly sits in a stationary position in front of a computer screen
• Visual acuity and ability to operate a vehicle as certified and appropriate.

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design, Visual Communications, User Experience Design, Digital Design, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Compensation Data (Colorado Only)

Base: $83,400 - $87,570

Auto: $8,400

Phone: $900

Total Compensation: $92,700 - $96,870

Benefits

At Hensel Phelps, we invest in our people—professionally, personally, and financially. Employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support long-term well-being and career growth. Benefits offerings include medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; accidental death and dismemberment coverage; long-term disability; a 401(k)-retirement plan; and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

We believe time away from work is essential to doing your best work. Employees are eligible for paid time off beginning upon hire, supporting rest, flexibility, and work-life balance.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Hensel Phelps is an equal opportunity employer. Hensel Phelps is committed to engaging in affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Hensel Phelps shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, domestic partner status, pregnancy, disability, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.