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.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead transmission projects throughout an entire project life cycle.
• Understand and apply basic project management tools and techniques including the project life cycle, client goals and objectives, contract terms and project risk, work breakdown structures, project scope/schedule/budget, project initiation, project planning, financial management and controls, earned value, internal/external communication, team management, change management, and project closeout.
• Collaborate with marketing and technical leadership for business development.
• Engage in business development activities to support new and existing clients.
• 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.
• Leverage and/or develop client relationships to develop new transmission opportunities.
• Coordinate with company recruiting staff and leadership to develop a hiring plan and grow a group of transmission professionals based on client and work-sharing needs.
• Lead the QA/QC process on projects and commit to delivering world-class quality.
• 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.

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.

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.

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular