Electrical Distribution Project Manager

HDR Engineering is currently seeking an Electrical Distribution Project Manager to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals. Opportunities are available in these preferred locations:
Austin, Ann Arbor, Boise, Bismark, Billings, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Irvine, Fort Worth, Houston, Honolulu, Kansas City, Madison, Minneapolis, Missoula, Omaha, Phoenix, Portland (OR & ME), Richmond, Raleigh, Sacramento/Folsom, San Diego, Seattle, Spokane, St Louis, Syracuse.

At HDR, our employee-owners are engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask:
What is our impact on the world?

As part of a well-established Power Delivery practice, you will have the opportunity to manage overhead and/or underground distribution line projects in the local region and beyond. You will likely have prior experience managing and providing technical leadership on small/medium projects and are now ready to take on a broader role overseeing all aspects of larger and more complex distribution line projects.

Additionally, you will leverage existing staff across the company to deliver projects and support business development for new opportunities and proposal development within the practice.

• Managing and leading distribution projects throughout the entire project life cycle, including scope and/or proposal development, project team development and assignment, project execution, project closeout, quality control, schedule, and budget management.
• Working independently and/or directing, mentoring, training, and/or supervising one or more Project Engineers, EITs, Designers, CADD Technicians and administrative staff.
• Leading the QA/QC process on projects per HDR’s Quality Management Systems (QMS) requirements with a commitment to delivering world class quality.
• Overseeing non-engineering components of projects, including public involvement, environmental permitting, right of way acquisition, construction management, and other services as needed.
• Providing project team member oversight over workload, quality, utilization, team morale, training, and performing annual performance reviews of team members.
• Leveraging existing staff across the company to execute work and deliver world class services to clients in the region.
• Performing client management, project management, staff supervision, and/or technical support activities.
• Coordinating with HDR’s Talent Acquisition team and leadership to develop a hiring plan to build and grow a group of distribution professionals.
• Supporting and engaging in broader business development activities with existing and target clients in the region.

• BS degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 years of distribution design experience.
• Minimum 6 years of overall experience including prior project management and staff management experience.
• Excellent client management skills, marketing, and business development skills with contacts/relationships with power delivery clients.
• Previous experience managing staff, clients, contracts and hiring staff for an engineering consulting firm.
• Track record of working cooperatively with diverse teams, regional, department, technical managers and project staff.
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
• FE, PE license preferred; PMP in lieu of PE acceptable.
• Ability to act as client manager and/or project manager for select clients.
• Development of technical papers and/or presentations for industry conferences or events.
• Experience providing estimated costs and developing a BOM.
• Experience with electrical and planning analysis software (e.g., CYMCAP, ETAP, Polywater Pull Planner).
• Experience with design tools for pole loading analysis (e.g., O-calc, Spida Calc, Pole Foreman).
• Experience using CAD software for electrical distribution (e.g., PLS-CADD, Micro Station, AutoCAD, ArcGIS).
• Experi…