National Substation Physical Design Sub-Business Class Leader

HDR•Portland, OR

12d

About The Position

At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts, and artists. That’s why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We believe electricity powers modern life. As part of our Power sector, you’ll help shape how electricity is generated, transmitted and delivered as global energy demands grow. From massive data centers to modernizing transmission systems, our industry-recognized engineers and scientists have been at the forefront of grid transformation for more than a century. You’ll work side-by-side with these experts and contribute to reliable, resilient and sustainable power systems, helping communities thrive and industries expand. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to drive infrastructure forward, power innovation and leave your mark on our energy future. We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That idea inspires positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward. HDR Engineering is looking for a national Substation Physical Design Sub-Business Class Leader. This position will directly report to corresponding Area Operations Leadership and have a dashed reporting line up to our national Substation Business Class Lead. This position will focus on the protection and control design matters within the power delivery substation business class. Professional Services is the “technical and consulting leadership” element of the Resources Business Group -- the entity responsible to the Business Group President for creating a group of industry recognized professional practitioners that is a competitive advantage in the marketplace, capable of solving the client’s problems at competitive costs, reliable in the execution of quality professional services and client deliverables, and successful in the project management and delivery of contracted services. The Substation Physical Design Sub-Business Class Leader provides subject-matter expertise, an industry recognized reputation for professional accomplishment, and a strongly recognized internal reputation of leadership within HDR. The Substation P&C Sub-Business Class Leader provides the Substation Business Class with a company-wide, coordinated talent pool with the technical profile necessary to serve the client base, and right-sized to allow commercial success. In the role of National Substation Physical Design Sub-Business Class Leader, we'll count on you to: Duties also include:

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
10 years of experience
Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience
Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Nice To Haves

Active participant in ongoing technical working groups (both internally and externally)
Subject Matter Expert or strong knowledge of a variety of physical / outdoor design concepts. Including but not limited to:
Substation arrangements
Constructability and design criteria
Bus Span Calculations
AC and DC sizing and loading
Raceway design
Cable design
Material selection
BOM development
Grounding Design
Lightning Protection Design
Substation Lighting Design
Major Substation Equipment Specification development
Experience designing and/or reviewing General Arrangements, Cross-sectional Arrangements, Substation clearance checks, Grounding packages, Lightning protection studies (Rolling Sphere and Fixed Angle), Lighting studies, Raceway systems, Cable design, Rigid and Strain bus design, Insulator selection, Arrester selection, etc…
Experience mentoring and coordinating Physical design workshare with multiple area offices.
Strong knowledge of best practices, industry standards, and codes related to Substation Outdoor / Physical Design
General knowledge of substation design software such as CDEGS, WinIGS, etc.

Responsibilities

Drive development and implementation of a quality program within our business class to foster physical design technical growth for our junior engineers.
Drive development and implementation of a physical design training and career development program for our national business class.
Quarterly training / meetings with EITs and junior engineers across the practice to discuss overall issues, success, project experience, and lessons learned.
Technical Career path encouragement.
Creates and maintains the technical practices, standards and expectations to accomplish market sector visions, and solve client problems. Supports the technical development within the Business Class that drives marketing and commercial success. Possesses and maintains a worldclass understanding of Physical Design issues and current professional-practice approaches; and has the ability to package HDR design expertise as client solutions within the appropriate “consulting” context. This includes the development and application of technical tools, standards and techniques to enhance service quality and efficiency. Ensures that technical staff are aware of and monitoring emerging technologies.
Develop a network of technical experts / SME’s to help drive technical goals for our national practice / business class
Actively supports the open communication of current/projected production needs through the Business Class organization; collaborates with BCL to influence staffing and expertise levels.
Supports the professional development of staff and the development of production tools: Best Practices, Technical Policies & Procedures, Papers & Presentations, Professional Associates credentialing, recognition of technical achievement, Practice Group activities, and Information Management and Automation Tools.
Leads proposal technical reviews (i.e. Blue Team Reviews)
Participates in root cause analysis and helps provide solutions for challenging project issues.
Participates and may lead PARR’s (Project Approach Resource Review).
Achieves a 70%25 to 75%25 utilization goal by supporting projects.