Senior Transmission EPC Leader

HDR; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Retirement plan with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

HDR is a nationally focused engineering firm seeking a Transmission EPC Principal in its Power Delivery Practice. The role leads pursuit activities, guides risk analysis, and coordinates with partners and HDR staff across multiple locations to transition pursuits into EPC projects.

The successful candidate brings 10+ years in transmission design, 5+ years leading EPC engineering teams, and strong leadership, communication, and client-facing skills. Travel up to 20% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Civil and/or Mechanical Engineering.
• Professional Engineering License.
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in transmission design.
• Minimum 5 years building and leading engineering teams on EPC projects.
• Proficient in PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole, PLS-Tower, MFAD, and LPILE.
• Minimum 5 years of experience developing engineering scope, schedule and budget estimates on EPC projects.
• Experience developing EPC design and construction packages.
• Experience performing all aspects of transmission line design, procurement and construction including: Estimating, engineering design, procurement, and construction specifications, and detailed design and drawing development for transmission projects up to 500kV.
• Understanding of transmission line routing, structure spotting, material selection, wire sagging, and foundation plans.
• Has experience offering value engineering solutions that align with industry best practices while leading discussions with material vendors and subcontractors on such topics.
• Experience optimizing pole design and foundation design.
• Experience working with environmental, real estate and GIS teams.
• Strong leadership skills and engineering management experience with multiple remote teams.
• Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills.
• Strong conceptual, organizational, problem solving, and collaboration skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and conferencing platforms (Zoom, WebEx, Teams, etc.).
• Position requires up to 20% travel.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Pursuit Champion / Manager on Transmission EPC projects.
• Lead HDR scope, schedule and budget development with a focus on AD projects.
• Coordinate with land survey, geotechnical, distribution, substation, environmental, real estate and GIS staff.
• Assist in Go/No-Go discussions, project risk assessments, SOQs, proposals, interviews, and negotiations.
• Develop FEED templates, standards, specifications and templates for EPC pursuits and projects.
• Mentor and lead Project Managers and discipline practitioners across teams.
• Report to Alternative Delivery Director.

Skills

Leadership

Risk analysis

Project management

Communication

Budgeting

Team leadership

Education

Electrical engineering

Civil engineering

Mechanical engineering

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-Pole

PLS-Tower

MFAD

LPILE

Job description

HDR is a nationally focused engineering firm seeking a Transmission EPC Principal in its Power Delivery Practice. The role leads pursuit activities, guides risk analysis, and coordinates with partners and HDR staff across multiple locations to transition pursuits into EPC projects.

The successful candidate brings 10+ years in transmission design, 5+ years leading EPC engineering teams, and strong leadership, communication, and client-facing skills. Travel up to 20% is required.