Senior Mechanical Power Engineer
About the role
The power generation market is growing and evolving, driven by strong capacity demand signals. HDR's national Power Generation team is poised for significant growth and is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to support our clients in developing, contracting, and implementing natural gas and potentially renewable energy generation projects.
Responsibilities
- Leadership of the project mechanical team
- Coordination with other engineering disciplines
- Monitoring and communication of project status
- Providing mechanical engineering support for detailed design and owner’s engineer projects on both a technical and contractual level
Requirements
- Significant experience with utility-scale power generation systems and equipment
- Proven ability to plan, schedule, and lead design projects
- Experience with simple cycle and combined cycle power generation
- Design experience with distributed generation and RICE projects
Preferred Qualifications
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university
- Minimum 15 years of experience in power generation design
- Gas turbine, steam turbine, and/or large reciprocating engine experience or subject matter expertise
- Previous experience with an engineering power consulting or EPC firm
- Minimum 10 years of experience in the fossil power industry with a blend of design and owner’s engineer projects
- Able to handle multiple concurrent assignments
- Excellent communication and analytical skills
- Able to mentor less experienced engineers and EITs
- Proficient at working within an established schedule and budget
Benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement.
Pay
The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location. The targeted salary range for this position (based on experience and location) is $108,661 - $204,250.
Schedule
This position is full-time and regular.
Business Class
The business class for this position is Power Generation.
Job Posting
The job posting was last updated on Jun 4, 2025.