Substation Engineering Project Manager

Description

• Working independently and/or directing, mentoring, training, and/or supervising one or more Project Engineers, EITs, Designers, CADD Technicians and administrative staff.
• Managing and leading substation 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.
• At times, being responsible for overseeing non-engineering components of projects, including public involvement, environmental permitting, right of way acquisition, construction management, and other services.
• Leveraging existing staff across the company to execute work and deliver world class services to clients in the Texas 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 help build and grow a group of substation professionals.
• At times, supporting and engaging in broader business development activities with existing and target clients in the region.
• Building, developing and supervising a local substation team and providing oversight over workload, quality, utilization, team morale, training, and performing annual performance reviews of team members.
• Leading the QA/QC process on projects per HDR’s Quality Management Systems (QMS) requirements with a commitment to delivering world class quality.

Requirements

• Experience with transmission, distribution, communication, and system protection and planning projects, as well as public involvement, environmental permitting, and real estate acquisition.
• 7 years related experience
• MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or ability to obtain it within 6 months, together with experience using project management tools, such as MSProject.
• Ability to effectively understand and apply many of the following project management concepts is strongly preferred: project life cycle, contract terms and project risk, work breakdown structures, project scope/schedule/budget, project initiation, project planning, financial management and controls, including earned value, internal/external communication, team management, change management, and project closeout.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
• Track record of working cooperatively with diverse teams; regional, department, and technical managers; and project staff preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• A minimum 2 years project management experience
• Experience working with Renewables developers and/or the interconnection of Renewables
• Demonstrated leadership skills

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance