PA-OH-WV-DE Power Market Lead

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HDR is looking for a Power Market Sector Leader to provide oversight and direction for the growth of HDR’s Power program in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Delaware. HDR is recognized by Engineering News Record in the Top 20 ranking for Power. With over 1,000 professionals working within the Power Market Sector, we are leading siting and routing, environmental due diligence, transmission and distribution design, power generation, and hydropower.

HDR has established and growing offices in Bethlehem, Plymouth Meeting, Philadelphia, Mechanicsburg, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio and Charleston, West Virginia.

The Power Market Sector Leader will bring power generation, delivery, or comparable technical experience, with a seller/doer mindset to grow these services with power utilities, cooperatives, energy developers, industrial and technology companies. The primary duties include leadership and responsibility for program growth with an emphasis on client development, market diversification, and recruiting and developing talent to support project needs. This position will work closely with local, regional, and national leaders to influence the general direction of the Power program to ensure that the operations and growth expectations are met.

• Responsible for growing, monitoring, and participating in the execution of HDR’s portfolio of Power services in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Delaware. Partner with local and regional business development leaders to position ahead of market trends and implement strategies to diversify work and grow client relationships.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to deliver a variety of services including but not limited to design, consulting, advisory services, owners engineering, asset management, due diligence, and planning. Clients may include power utilities, cooperatives, energy developers, industrial and technology companies.
• Identify and establish effective external teaming relationships to support program growth. This includes developing relationships with industry counterparts and representing HDR in industry associations and as a role model in business and community organizations.
• Provide leadership and project management to ensure projects have appropriate staff and that work is executed in a quality manner. Perform client management, project management and/or technical support activities. Serve as a Principal-in-Charge or Project Manager.
• Coordinate closely with the PAOHWVDE Business Group Manager, Power Market Leaders, and Power Business Development Leaders, to align resources and technical expertise with workload and marketing efforts to deliver for the clients.
• Drive client growth, locally and regionally, including recruiting and hiring staff to support and implement business development and marketing plans.
• Coordinate with local operations, section managers, and business group leadership to support work sharing efforts.
• Lead and motivate the staff to meet growth goals.

• PE license, or Industry equivalent
• PMP Certification
• Ability to travel for client and project meetings (up to 25%), meeting with staff in area offices, and regional meetings with key Power Market Sector leadership

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering, planning or a related field
• A minimum of 10 years of industry experience
• Experienced in development and management of strategic marketing programs…