Transmission Project Manager/ Team Lead

About the role

HDR Engineering is seeking a Transmission Project Manager/Team Lead to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery Professionals in Billings, MT. This role involves managing high voltage electric transmission line projects of all sizes and complexity, leading a local team, and engaging in business development.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead transmission projects throughout an entire project life cycle
• Coordinate with marketing and technical leadership for business development
• Leverage and/or develop client relationships to develop new transmission opportunities
• Build, develop and supervise a local transmission team and provide oversight over workload, quality, utilization, team morale, training, and performing annual performance reviews of team members
• Lead the QA/QC process on projects and is committed to delivering world class quality
• May also be responsible for overseeing non-engineering components of projects, including public involvement, environmental permitting, right of way acquisition, construction management, and other services
• Direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise one or more PM's, Project Engineers, EIT’s, CADD/Designers, and administrative staff

Requirements

• FE license required, PE license strongly preferred
• 4 years of transmission line design experience required, distribution line design experience an added benefit
• 7 years of overall experience including prior project management and staff management experience preferred
• Strong client management, marketing, and business development skills in addition to contacts/relationships with transmission clients preferred
• Previous experience managing staff, clients, contracts and hiring staff for an engineering consulting firm desired
• Track record of working cooperatively with diverse teams, regional, department, technical managers and project staff preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 7 years related experience
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience
• 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

Preferred qualifications include FE license, PE license, 4 years of transmission line design experience, 7 years of overall experience, and strong client management, marketing, and business development skills. Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree in a related field, 7 years related experience, and a minimum of 2 years project management experience.

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. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.)

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular