Montana Power Market Sector Leader

HDR; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 144,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Montana Area Power Market Sector Leader to oversee growth of HDR’s Power program in Montana. You will lead market development, client relationships, and staff growth to deliver reliable, sustainable power solutions.

Work closely with regional leaders to align resources, drive opportunities from utilities to industrial clients, and ensure projects are staffed and executed to HDR's standards. HDR offers an employee-owned culture with inclusion and opportunity for impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, planning or a related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of industry experience.
• Experience developing and managing strategic marketing programs for planning/engineering services.
• Experience managing a broad range of client relationships and program/project pursuits.
• Experience developing staff, recruiting, and fostering professional growth.
• Active involvement with industry associations and a visible market sector profile.
• Ability to collaborate with HDR leaders at multiple levels.
• Commitment to HDR values and employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Grow HDR's Power services portfolio in Montana and diversify work.
• Identify opportunities to deliver consulting, advisory, owners engineering, asset management, due diligence and planning.
• Assist clients with energy system portfolios from microgrid to large utility scale.
• Establish effective external teaming relationships and represent HDR in industry groups.
• Provide leadership and project management; serve as Principal-in-Charge on select projects.
• Coordinate with Business Group Manager, Practice Leaders, and Marketing to align resources.
• Drive local and regional client growth and recruitment to support business plans.
• Lead staff to meet growth goals.

Skills

10+ years experience

Stakeholder management

Business development

Market growth leadership

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering, planning or related field

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 foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story: https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story

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.

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.

HDR is looking for a Montana Area Power Market Sector Leader to provide oversight and direction for the growth of HDR’s Power program in Montana.

The primary duties of the Power Market Sector Leader include leadership and responsibility for program growth and operational management 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.

Specific duties include:

• Responsible for growing, monitoring, and participating in the execution of HDR’s portfolio of Power services in the area. Partner with 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 a variety of services including but not limited to consulting, advisory services, owners engineering, asset management, due diligence, and planning. Clients may include power utilities, cooperatives, developers, industrial and technology companies.
• Assist clients with the formulation, assessment, and implementation plans of energy systems and portfolios ranging from microgrid scale to large scale utility systems.
• Identify and establish effective external teaming relationships to support program growth. This includes developing relationships with industry counterparts and representing HDR in industry associations and as a role model in business and community organizations.
• Provide leadership and project management support 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 on select projects.
• Coordinate closely with the Business Group Manager, Power Practice Leaders, and Power Business Development Leaders, to align resources and technical expertise with workload and marketing efforts to deliver for the 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 the staff to meet growth goals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering, planning or a related field
• A minimum of 10 years of industry experience
• Experienced in development and management of strategic marketing programs for planning and/or engineering services
• Experienced in development and management of a wide range of client relationships and specific program and/or project pursuits
• Experienced in overall staff development to include recruiting, career path and professional growth
• Experienced with industry associations and maintains a visible profile in the market sector
• 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. 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.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.

The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.)

Montana: $144,000 - $206,000 Primary Location:United States-Montana-Billings Other Locations:United States-Montana-Helena, United States-Montana-Bozeman, United States-Montana-Missoula, United States-Montana-Butte Industry:Power Schedule:Full-time Employee Status:Regular BusinessClass:Substation Engineering Job Posting:Sep 18, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.