Senior Electrical Power Engineer

HDR; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Electrical Power Engineer to lead and mentor teams in power generation design projects. This role requires extensive experience in electrical power generation and project execution within the Power Market Sector. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and a Professional Engineer license, with a commitment to the firm's employee-owned culture and exceptional communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the Power Market Sector.
• Professional Engineers (PE or P.Eng) license is required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Power Market Sector design software.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams for power generation design projects.
• mentor young engineers and manage client relationships.
• Support in proposal technical writing and fee builds.

Skills

Power generation and distribution

Mentoring young engineers

Client relationship management

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLS CAD

AutoCAD

Plant 3D

Revit

Job description

Overview

Join HDR as a Senior Electrical Power Engineer. 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. The power generation market continues to grow and evolve given strong capacity demand signals that haven’t existed for over a decade. As a result, our national Power Generation team is poised for monumental growth. We are seeking a qualified Senior Electrical Power Engineer to help our clients develop, contract, and implement natural gas and potentially renewable energy generation projects while serving as Owner’s Engineer and/or Advisor. The Senior Electrical Power Engineer candidate should have experience within the utility scale power and renewable energy industry. Opportunities are available in these preferred locations: Austin, Ann Arbor, Boise, Bismarck, Billings, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Irvine, Fort Worth, Houston, Honolulu, Kansas City, Madison, Minneapolis, Missoula, Omaha, Phoenix, Portland (OR & ME), Sacramento/Folsom, San Diego, Seattle, Spokane, St Louis, Syracuse.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams for power generation design projects including supporting in a traditional Owner’s Engineering role.
• Extensive experience in power generation and distribution, protection and motor control design, power system studies, construction and equipment specification development, and balance of plant designs such as raceway, lighting, and grounding systems.
• Mentor young engineers, support in managing client relationships, and lead marketing activities including proposal technical writing, fee builds, and work breakdown structure development in response to requests for proposals.
• A significant level of design and engineer of record work experience with power plant systems is required.
• Travel: less than 10% for meetings with clients and vendors as well as project site visits.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• A minimum of 10 years of experience
• Professional Engineers (PE or P.Eng) license
• Extensive experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited program with an Electrical Power emphasis.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Control Systems Engineering with an Electrical Power emphasis.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in electrical power generation design.
• Design experience with simple cycle and combined cycle power generation.
• Previous experience with an engineering power consulting or EPC firm desired.
• Excellent communication, written and organizational skills.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work independently, as a lead on a multi-discipline consulting team, or as a lead on a small team.
• Extensive knowledge of three-phase electrical power, protection and control design and settings development, system grounding, physical design, and experience with other activities such as lighting and grounding design, including instrumentation and control and life safety systems.
• Work with Project Manager and Project Controller on project reviews with management as needed.
• Direct the activities of other engineering professionals and act as a mentor to other staff members as needed.
• Position will include an expectation of less than 10% travel for meetings with clients and vendors as well as project site visits.

HDR is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.