Substation Senior Structural Engineer
About the role
HDR is seeking a Substation Senior Structural Engineer (Substation Sr. SE) to join our Power Delivery team. This role involves leading, overseeing, reviewing, and executing structural engineering tasks for high voltage electrical switchyard and substation projects up to 500kV. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in steel structure and foundation analysis and design.
Responsibilities
- Ledesign and detailing of substation structural members such as rolled steel shapes, lattice steel framing, and folded plate tubular steel shapes.
- Ledesign and detailing of foundation tasks for substation structures, including drilled piers, spread footings, driven piles, and other types.
- Supports physical substation layout designs, plans, elevations/sections, details, and associated bills of materials.
- Prepares and/or reviews specifications for construction & materials.
- Assigns project tasks and provides technical guidance to project team members.
- Coordinates and/or performs quality checks and reviews for project deliverables.
- Collaborates with transmission line civil/structural engineers to cross-train and share resources.
- Collaborates with other engineers to develop and maintain standards.
- Leads multiple projects concurrently, utilizing teams in different locations.
- Attends training and seminars focused on advancing technical expertise.
- Develops and presents technical papers and/or presentations at industry conferences.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
- A minimum of 10 years structural engineering experience with high voltage electrical switchyard and substation projects of varying complexity.
- Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered.
- Experience using industry standard design software, including PLS-Tower and Mathcad Prime.
- Track record of working cooperatively with diverse teams, regional, department, and technical managers and project staff.
- Strong conceptual, organizational, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Structural Engineering.
- SE license or ability to obtain preferred.
- SE license in Hawaii and California is a plus.
- Familiarity with the latest NESC, NEC, IEEE, ANSI, ASCE-113 and other industry standards.
- Previous consulting firm experience.
- Experience with AISC-360, ASCE-7, ACI-318, and other industry standards.
- Working knowledge of the latest AISC-360, ASCE-7, ACI-318, and other industry standards.
- Experience using industry standard design software, including STAAD, RISA, MFAD, L-Pile, or Equivalent.
- Ability to design and detail in steel, concrete, masonry and wood.
- Understanding of gravity analysis and lateral analysis.
- Experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm.
Skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-starter with strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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 $132,107 - $204,500.
Schedule
This is a Full-time Employee Position.
Business Class
Substation Engineering