Electrical Distribution Project Manager/Team Lead

About the role

We are seeking an Electrical Distribution Project Manager/Team Lead to join our Power Delivery team. This role offers the opportunity to manage and lead distribution projects, build a team, and support business development.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead distribution projects throughout the entire project life cycle, including scope and/or proposal development, project team development and assignment, project execution, project closeout, quality control, schedule, and budget management.
• Work independently and/or direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise one or more Project Engineers, EITs, Designers, CADD Technicians and administrative staff.
• Interact with utility and developer clients. Lead the QA/QC process on projects per HDR’s Quality Management Systems (QMS) requirements with a commitment to delivering world class quality.
• Build, develop, and supervise a local distribution team and provide oversight over workload, quality, utilization, team morale, training, and perform annual performance and compensation reviews of team members.
• Leverage existing staff across the company to execute work and deliver world class services to clients in the region.
• Perform client management, project management, staff supervision, and/or technical support activities.
• Coordinate with HDR’s Talent Acquisition team and leadership to develop a hiring plan to help build and grow a group of distribution professionals.
• Support and engage in broader business development activities with existing and target national clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of distribution design experience.
• Excellent client management skills, marketing, and business development skills in addition to contacts/relationships with power delivery clients.
• PE license in applicable engineering field.
• Previous experience managing staff, clients, contracts and hiring staff for an engineering consulting firm.
• Track record of working cooperatively with diverse teams, regional, department, technical managers and project staff.
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
• PMP
• Experience with data center and renewables projects.
• Development of technical papers and/or presentations that showcase technical capabilities at industry conferences or other events.
• Experience providing estimated costs, development of a BOM.
• Experience with electrical and planning analysis software i.e. CYM, ETAP or Milsoft.
• Experience with design tools for pole loading analysis: i.e. PLS-CADD, O-calc, SpidaCalc or Pole Foreman.
• Experience using Cad software packages for Electrical Distribution Example, PLS-CADD, MicroStation/AutoCAD/ArcGIS.
• Experience with New Business Designs for Residential, Commercial, and industrial Projects.
• Experience with reliability, grid modernization, and conversion projects.