Transmission EPC Project Engineering Lead

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Pursuit Champion / Manager on Transmission 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 discussion on technical risk analysis and mitigation, preliminary routing 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, distribution, substation, 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 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.
• Serve in project technical leadership roles, including engineering manager, discipline lead, technical advisor, or other.
• Optimize pole design and foundation design.
• Work with environmental, real estate and GIS teams.
• 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.).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil and/or Mechanical Engineering.
• Professional Engineering License.
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in transmission design.
• Minimum 5 years building and leading engineering teams on EPC projects.
• Minimum 5 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 transmission line design, procurement and construction including: Estimating, engineering design, procurement, and construction specifications, and detailed design and drawing development for transmission projects up to 500kV.
• Understanding of transmission line routing, structure spotting, material selection, wire sagging, and foundation plans.
• 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 pole design and foundation design.
• Experience working with environmental, real estate and GIS teams.
• 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.).

Benefits

The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) The targeted salary range for this position (based on experience and location) is $160,090 - $228,700.