Area Power Market Lead

Overview

HDR is looking for a Power Market Sector Leader to provide oversight and direction for the growth of HDR’s Power program in Kentucky and Tennessee. HDR is recognized by Engineering News Record in the Top 20 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 growing offices in Lexington, Louisville, Nashville, Chattanooga, Paducah, Memphis, and Elizabethtown and we are well positioned to support our state’s design demands for utilities, data centers, and renewable energy.

The Power Market Sector Leader will bring power generation, power delivery, or comparable technical experience to the area, with a seller/doer mindset to grow these services with power utilities, cooperatives, energy developers, industrial and technology companies. The primary duties of the Power Market Sector Leader 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 Kentucky and Tennessee. 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 services including 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 external teaming relationships to support program growth, including developing relationships with industry counterparts and representing HDR in industry associations and other 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 with Area 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 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 staff to meet growth goals.

• PE license, or industry equivalent
• PMP Certification
• Ability to travel for client and project meetings (up to 25%)

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering, planning or related field
• Minimum of 10 years of industry experience
• Experience in development and management of strategic marketing programs for planning and/or engineering services
• Experience in development and management of a wide range of client relationships and program/project pursuits
• Experience in staff development including recruiting, career path, and professional growth
• Experience with industry associations and a visible market sector profile
• Ability to work cooperatively with Regional Market Sector Directors, Market Sector Directors, Business Class Directors, Regional Business Group Directors, Area Business Group Managers, Area Marketing Managers and Area Managers
• Demonstrated commitment to HDR values and active participation in our employee-owned culture

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