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 growing company and nationally ranked team of Environmental and Power Delivery professionals in our Southwest Region (the states of AZ, CA, NM, NV, and UT).

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 environmental planning, environmental science, community planning, engineering, landscape architecture or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of 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.
• Strong conceptual, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and research abilities.
• The ability to support multiple complex and time sensitive projects effectively.
• The ability to identify and resolve issues effectively and efficiently.
• The ability to interact with design and construction teams in a positive and proactive manner.

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

• California Locations: $137,445 - $223,125
• Nevada Locations: $124,950 - $178,500

Schedule

• Full-time

Business Class

• Power Generation

Employee Status

• Regular

Primary Location

• United States-California-Sacramento

Other Locations

• 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