Substation EPC Project Engineering Lead

About the role

HDR is seeking a national Substation EPC Project Engineering Lead within our Power Delivery Practice to be part of our national Alternative Delivery (AD) Leadership Team. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to drive infrastructure forward, power innovation and leave your mark on our energy future.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Pursuit Champion / Manager on Substation EPC projects.
• Transition management duties to Project Manager and execution team once project is awarded.
• Ensure a clear transition of scope, schedule and budget expectations.
• Facilitate discussions on technical risk analysis and mitigation, preliminary layout and design, and bill-of-material takeoff support.
• Offer value engineering and constructability solutions.
• Lead HDR scope, schedule and budget development with a focus on activities and risks unique to AD projects (e.g. procurement support, construction support, critical path scheduling, etc.).
• Coordinate with land survey, geotechnical, transmission line, environmental, real estate and geographic information system (GIS) staff.
• Estimate technical investments prior to the Go/No-Go discussion.
• Risk evaluation will be shared with commercial, business development and operations leaders to determine if/how to pursue opportunities.
• Interface with construction contractors and HDR subconsultants during the pursuit and project while driving conversations on risk identification and mitigation.
• Avoid involvement in Go/No-Go discussions, project risk assessments, SOQs, proposals, interviews, and negotiations as required.
• Assist in Go/No-Go discussions, project risk assessments, SOQs, proposals, interviews, and negotiations as required.
• Work with power delivery and operations leadership to buildout front-end engineering and design (FEED) teams.
• Perform project technical leadership roles, including engineering manager, discipline lead, technical advisor, or other.
• Optimize substation designs (site layouts, foundations, automation, etc.) in tandem with discipline specific subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Develop and manage diverse teams.
• Provide EPC best practice guidance to pursuit and project delivery teams.
• Team development, mentorship and leadership, including Project Managers, Engineering Managers, and discipline specific practitioners such as substation site/civil, structural/foundation, environmental, real estate and GIS individuals.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineering License.
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in substation design.
• Minimum 5 years building and leading engineering teams on EPC projects.
• Proficient in CDEGS, BIM Software (Autodesk, Revit, Bentley).
• Minimum 3 years of experience developing engineering scope, schedule and budget estimates on EPC projects.
• Experience developing EPC design and construction packages.
• Specific experience performing all aspects of substation design, procurement and construction including: Estimating, engineering design, procurement, and construction specifications, and detailed design and drawing development for substation projects up to 500kV.
• Understanding of on-line and general arrangement drawings, equipment selection and the benefits/drawbacks of various physical arrangements.
• Has experience offering value engineering solutions that align with industry best practices while leading discussions with material vendors and subcontractors on such topics.
• Experience optimizing substation designs (site layouts, foundations, automation, etc.) in tandem with discipline specific subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Strong leadership skills and engineering management experience with multiple remote teams.
• Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills.
• Strong conceptual, organizational, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and conferencing platforms (Zoom, WebEx, Teams, etc.).
• Up to 20% travel required.