Power Delivery Structural Engineer

HDR, Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. is seeking a Power Delivery Civil/Structural Engineer in Portland, OR. The role focuses on structural design for transmission lines and substations up to 500kV, including foundations, steel structures, and detailed fabrication drawings.

The engineer will lead tasks, mentor staff, and collaborate with PMs across multiple offices. The candidate should have a Bachelor's in Civil/Structural Engineering, PE license or the ability to obtain, and experience with AutoCAD, RISA, Staad, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering required.
• Professional engineer license preferred or able to obtain (PE) for location.
• Experience with high voltage transmission line, substation, and structural design is expected.
• Familiarity with industry standards (NESC/IEEE) and design software is required.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, RISA, Staad, and related tools is essential.
• Strong communication and team leadership abilities are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee structural engineering tasks for transmission line and substation projects.
• Design foundations (drilled piers, spread footings, piles) and steel structures.
• Perform PLS-CADD modeling, structure spotting, and BOM reviews.
• Assist with substation layout designs and related drawings.
• Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and factory testing.
• Mentor junior engineers and coordinate project tasks across teams.
• Ensure QA/QC per HDR processes and collaborate across locations.
• Support technical papers and industry presentations as needed.

Skills

Civil/Structural engineering

PE license

MS Office

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Master's degree in Structural Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

RISA

Staad

SAP

Tedds

RAM

ETABS

SAFE

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'

HDR Engineering is looking for a Power Delivery Civil/Structural Engineer (for both our Transmission Line and Substation teams) to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals. The Power Delivery Civil/Structural Engineer has broad technical knowledge and experience with the structural design components of high voltage electrical transmission lines, switchyards, and substation projects up to 500kV, including physical substation design, steel structure calculations and design, and foundation design. Leveraging that knowledge and experience, they work in close coordination with Project Managers (PM) and project teams in multiple office locations to lead, oversee, review, and/or execute the structural engineering and design components of transmission line and substation projects. The Senior Civil/Structural Engineer may also train, mentor, and guide junior engineers across the practice and help develop and implement best practices to advance our capabilities across this discipline.

In the role of Power Delivery Structural Engineer, we'll count on you to:

• Lead, oversee, review, and/or execute structural engineering tasks for a variety of transmission line and substation structural members, utilizing folded plate tubular steel, lattice, and/or standard shapes. Engineering duties may include detailed design, calculations, and detailing for fabrication or development of loading and concept drawings for submittal to a steel manufacturer to design and fabricate.

• Lead, oversee, review, and/or execute foundation design tasks for transmission line and substation structures, including drilled piers, spread footings, grillage, driven piles, and potentially other types, using industry standard software.

• May support, lead, or review transmission line design tasks, including PLS-CADD modeling, structure spotting and design, and associated bills of materials.

• May support physical substation layout designs, plans, elevations/sections, details, and associated bills of materials.

• Prepare equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing

• Assigns project tasks and provides technical guidance to project team members.

• Coordinates and/or performs quality checks and reviews for 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.

• Collaborate with transmission line civil/structural engineers to cross-train and share resources.

• Works independently and may direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise one or more Project Engineers, EIT's, or CADD/Designers.

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Structural Engineering.

• SE license or ability to obtain preferred. SE license in Hawaii and California is a plus.

• Technical design experience with high voltage electrical transmission line, switchyard and/or substation projects of varying complexity, including foundation and steel structural design

• Familiarity with the latest NESC, NEC, IEEE, and other power industry standards.

• Familiarity with the latest AISC, ASCE, ANSI, and other industry standards.

• Experience using industry standard design software, including PLS-Tower and Mathcad Prime.

• Experience using industry standard design software such as L-Pile and MFAD.

• Due to client contract requirements US Born Citizenship required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• Previous structural engineer experience
• Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, RISA, Staad, SAP, Tedds, RAM, ETABS, SAFE or similar
• Previous experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm
• 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.) {Spokane, WA}: $93,670 - $126,730 {Seattle, WA}: $97,440 - $139,200

Primary Location: United States-Oregon-Portland

Other Locations: United States-Washington-Seattle, United States-Washington-Spokane

Industry: Power

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

BusinessClass: Substation Engineering

Job Posting: Sep 25, 2026