Electrical Distribution Project Manager/Team Lead

HDR; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Electrical Distribution Project Manager/Team Lead to join its growing team. This role offers the chance to lead a team of professionals in managing complex distribution line projects while fostering a culture of collaboration and inclusion. You will be responsible for overseeing project life cycles, ensuring quality control, and engaging in business development activities. If you have a passion for engineering and a commitment to excellence, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact in the power delivery sector and contribute to meaningful projects that enhance communities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of distribution design experience with a focus on project management.
• PE license and PMP certification are preferred qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage distribution projects from proposal to closeout, ensuring quality and budget adherence.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers and technicians in project execution.

Skills

Client Management

Project Management

Leadership

Business Development

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

CAD Software (MicroStation/AutoCAD/ArcGIS)

CYM

ETAP

PLS-CADD

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully 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 ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

HDR Engineering is currently seeking an Electrical Distribution Project Manager/Team Lead to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals.

Primary Responsibilities

As part of a well-established Power Delivery practice, you will have the opportunity to build and lead your own team of overhead and underground line design professionals while managing 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 have the desire and drive to grow a high performing team of professionals and leverage existing staff across the company to deliver projects. You will support business development for new opportunities in the Colorado Area and nationally as needed including supporting proposal development within the practice.

As a Distribution Project Manager/Team Lead your role will encompass the following:

• 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.
• Interacting with utility and developer clients.
• Leading the QA/QC process on projects per HDR’s Quality Management Systems (QMS) requirements with a commitment to delivering world class quality.
• 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.
• Building, developing and supervising a local distribution team and providing oversight over workload, quality, utilization, team morale, training, and performing annual performance and compensation 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 help build and grow a group of distribution professionals.
• Supporting and engaging in broader business development activities with existing and target national clients.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 4 years of distribution design experience.
• Excellent client management skills, marketing, and business development skills in addition to contacts/relationships with power delivery clients.
• PE license in applicable engineering field.
• 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.
• PMP certification.
• Act as client manager and/or project manager for select clients.
• Experience with data center and renewables projects.
• Development of technical papers and/or presentations that showcase technical capabilities at industry conferences or other events.
• Experience providing estimated costs, development of a BOM.
• Experience with electrical and planning analysis software i.e. CYM, ETAP or Milsoft.
• Experience with design tools for pole loading analysis: i.e. PLS-CADD, O-calc, SpidaCalc or Pole Foreman.
• Experience using CAD software packages for Electrical Distribution Example, PLS-CADD, MicroStation/AutoCAD/ArcGIS.
• Experience with New Business Designs for Residential, Commercial, and industrial Projects.
• Experience with reliability, grid modernization, and conversion projects.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 7 years related experience.
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be a plus).
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.