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
• Previous experience with an engineering power consulting or EPC firm
• Minimum 10 years of experience, ideally in the fossil power industry with a blend of design and owner’s engineer projects
• Ability 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

Preferred Qualifications

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university
• Minimum 15 years of experience
• Professional Engineers (PE or P.Eng) license
• Extensive experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• An employee assistance program
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Paid holidays
• A retirement savings plan with employer match
• 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

This position is within the Power business class.