Senior Project Manager - Transmission Routing and Siting

About the role

We are seeking transmission routing and siting professionals to support HDR’s expanding power practice. This is a great opportunity to join one of the top employee-owned companies in the US and work on exciting regional and national projects while developing skills, growing your career and playing a key role in a growing practice in a nationally ranked team of Environmental and Power Delivery professionals in our Southwest Region.

Responsibilities

• Develop buildable routing and siting solutions to support utility and developer infrastructure
• Work with project teams including utility and developer staff and consultants
• Work with stakeholders including government agencies, regulators, communities and landowners
• Prepare testimony and technical documentation including studies to present defensible line route and facility site selection
• Prepare and monitor project scope, schedule, and budget
• Build key relationships with HDR and utility staff
• Strategic thinking, networking, client relations and lead development
• Travel on average 10-20% of the time expected

Requirements

• Prior experience managing and providing technical leadership on projects
• Minimum 10 years of experience in linear projects involving land acquisition, routing or environmental planning
• Minimum 8 years experience writing proposals, developing scopes of work, budget, and schedules for complex environmental projects with multi-disciplinary teams and multi-agency efforts with a strong focus on siting and routing studies
• Experience preparing applications for submittal to state utility regulatory agencies and system operators
• Experience preparing and providing expert witness testimony
• Experience and understanding of permit requirements
• Strong conceptual, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and research abilities
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team as well as complete tasks within tight deadlines
• A detail-oriented, organized, effective communicator, and a team player with a strong focus on quality and client service

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Minimum 10 years related experience
• A minimum of 5 years of project management experience
• Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
• The ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Skills

• Expertise in routing, siting and supporting regulatory approvals for electric facilities
• Experience with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
• Excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• The ability to interact with various design teams
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team as well as complete tasks within tight deadlines
• A detail-oriented, organized, effective communicator, and a team player with a strong focus on quality and client service

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which 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

• Expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.

Schedule

• Full-time

Location

• United States-California-Sacramento
• United States-Arizona-Phoenix
• United States-California-Riverside
• United States-California-Walnut Creek
• United States-California-Claremont
• United States-California-Long Beach
• United States-California-Folsom
• United States-California-Los Angeles
• United States-Arizona-Tucson
• United States-Utah-Salt Lake City
• United States-Nevada-Las Vegas
• United States-California-San Diego
• United States-New Mexico-Albuquerque
• United States-California-Irvine