MN/WI Substation Business Class Leader

About the role

This position will directly report to corresponding Area Operations Leadership and have a dashed reporting line up to our Global Substation Business Class Lead. This position will focus on technical excellence within the Substation Business Class in their respective area/region as well as technical deliver of projects.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for staff development and mentorship including deploying technical onboarding, internal and external technical and/or business class training content, and technical mentorship for Area BC staff.
• Participates in internal and/or external technical working groups or practice groups.
• Led the implementation of technical standards, guidelines, tools, and recommended practices within their respective Area.
• Facilitates project-level lessons learned meetings or workshops.
• Facilitates the identification of project delivery team requirements (experience, expertise, availability) for critical projects.
• Pairs with Area Leadership to support area level technical and delivery staff recruitment and retention.
• Participates and supports the local area/region in Go/No-Go’s, proposal development, and strategic pursuits within the Substation Business Class.
• Leads proposal technical reviews.
• Drives HDR’s Quality Processes and Procedures including implementing business class specific quality process enhancements and leading Project Approach and Resource Review (PARR) meetings.
• Achieves a 70% to 75% utilization goal by actively leading or supporting projects.

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications: Active participant in ongoing technical working groups (both internally and externally); Subject Matter Expert or strong knowledge of a variety of substation design concepts; Experience designing and/or reviewing Substation Design packages; Experience mentoring and coordinating workshare with multiple area offices; Strong knowledge of best practices, industry standards, and codes related to Substation Design; General knowledge and experience with substation design software; Knowledge and experience that align with Area and Regional clients, stakeholders, and regional industry standards/committees.
• Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field; 10 years of experience; Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values; Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience; Experienced in development and management of diverse teams; Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts; An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.