Substation Engineering Manager

HDR•Tampa, FL

About The Position

HDR Engineering is currently seeking a Substation Engineering Manager (EM) to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals. As a Substation Engineering Manager (EM) in a well-established Power Delivery practice, you’ll draw upon your broad technical knowledge and experience in design and construction of high voltage substation projects to lead, guide, and advise clients, projects, and teams. Having previously performed a leading technical role on increasingly complex substation projects, you’ll be ready to undertake greater challenges and responsibilities. You will develop a partnership with the Project Manager (PM), whereas the PM is responsible for scope, schedule, budget, and overall client management, you will be responsible for technical execution of the project.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline
A minimum of 10 years of management experience.
Substation design experience, including both indoor and outdoor experience is also required
Strong communication and listening skills
Ability to handle multiple assignments
Good leadership and organizational skills
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Nice To Haves

PE license
8+ years of technical design experience with high voltage electrical switchyard and substation projects of varying complexity up to 500kV preferred, including at a minimum, conceptual knowledge of physical, electrical, civil, and structural design components, and knowledge of IEEE, ANSI, and other applicable design and equipment standards.
Track record of working cooperatively with diverse teams, regional, department, technical managers and project staff.
Experience using industry standard design software.
Proficient with Microsoft Office and conferencing platforms (Zoom, WebEx, Teams, etc.).
Strong conceptual, organizational, problem solving, and collaboration skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
An attitude and commitment to be an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.
Previous consulting firm experience desired.
Self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills preferred.
Some travel may be required.
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or other Engineering Degree
Professional Engineering License

Responsibilities

Develops a partnership with a PM, whereas the PM is responsible for scope, schedule, budget, and client management, and the EM is responsible for leading the technical team and execution of the project deliverables.
Develops and implements a project execution plan for the technical aspect of projects.
Assigns project tasks and provides technical guidance to project team members.
Supports the technical aspect of scope, schedule, and budget, including proposal development, work breakdown structure development and implementation, progress assessment, risk assessment/mitigation, change management, and schedule management.
Works independently and will direct, mentor, and/or train, one or more Project Engineers, EIT’s, or CADD/Designers.
Coordinates and/or performs quality checks and reviews for all project deliverables per the HDR Quality Management Systems (QMS) requirements, processes, and procedures to deliver a world class quality product to the client.
Performs quality checks and/or reviews of projects from other teams on an as needed basis.
Ability to lead multiple projects concurrently, utilizing teams in different locations.
Works with senior engineers and technical leaders to identify and develop specific technical expertise and will attend training and seminars focused on further development and understanding of complex concepts related to their discipline.
May also assist with developing technical papers and/or presentations that showcase HDR’s technical capabilities at industry conferences or other events.
Participates in project reviews as needed.