Transmission EPC Project Engineering Lead

About the role

The Transmission EPC Project Engineering Lead will play a key role in shaping the future of power generation, transmission, and delivery. This position is part of the HDR Power Delivery Practice, which focuses on innovative solutions for the utility, developer, renewable, battery energy storage system, and data center markets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Pursuit Champion / Manager on Transmission EPC projects.
• Ensure a clear transition of scope, schedule, and budget expectations.
• Facilitate discussions on technical risk analysis and mitigation, preliminary routing, and design.
• Support bill-of-material takeoffs and offer value engineering solutions.
• Lead HDR scope, schedule, and budget development for AD projects.
• Develop and manage diverse teams, including remote teams.
• Work with HDR subconsultants and construction contractors during pursuit and project phases.
• Assist in Go/No-Go discussions, project risk assessments, SOQs, proposals, interviews, and negotiations.
• Build out FEED teams and serve in project technical leadership roles.
• Provide EPC best practice guidance to pursuit and project delivery teams.
• Perform team development, mentorship, and leadership activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Professional Engineering License.
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in transmission design.
• Minimum 5 years of experience building and leading engineering teams on EPC projects.
• Proficient in PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole, PLS-Tower, MFAD, and LPILE.
• Experience developing engineering scope, schedule, and budget estimates on EPC projects.
• Experience with transmission line design, procurement, and construction specifications.
• Understanding of transmission line routing, structure spotting, material selection, wire sagging, and foundation plans.
• Experience offering value engineering solutions that align with industry best practices.
• 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.
• Up to 20% travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering, or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience in related fields.
• Maintains a professional or Engineering registration and has related technical experience.
• Works cooperatively with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• Committed to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.