South Central Region Power Delivery Practice Lead

HDR; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic-minded leader for its Power Delivery Practice in the South-Central Region. This role involves driving innovative strategies, fostering collaboration across diverse teams, and enhancing client relationships in a rapidly evolving power delivery market. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in engineering and strategic leadership, with a passion for developing comprehensive solutions that meet the challenges of the energy sector. Join a forward-thinking firm committed to making a positive impact on the world through sustainable power delivery solutions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of strategic leadership in power delivery projects.
• Experience in developing and managing diverse technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategy and drive results for HDR’s power delivery practice.
• Collaborate with peer leaders and nurture client relationships.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Power Delivery Market Knowledge

Team Management

Client Relationship Management

Technical Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Professional Engineering License

Job description

South Central Region Power Delivery Practice Lead

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The electric energy industry is rapidly changing. Our Power Delivery practice continues to experience growth opportunities driven by our focused client service approach and our commitment for delivering quality solutions. The increasing infrastructure build out continues to drive market opportunities throughout the United States and an increased in regional focus we will be positioned to support the growth of our practice.

HDR is seeking a strategic-minded South-Central Region Delivery Practice Lead to partner with our internal client, project, and operational teams and with our clients to sculpt the strategies around diversification and growth of power delivery services to support the evolution of the power grid.

Who You Are

You are an industry leader and knowledgeable about the power delivery market. You are passionate about being a strategic, comprehensive solutions provider recognizing the growth and evolution of the power delivery market. You are an enthusiastic leader of futuristic ideas and have the ability to lead teams of all generations in a rapidly evolving and complex industry. You are a driver who makes things happen and ultimately deliver on your promises. You’re an ‘ideas’ person with high levels of emotional intelligence which helps you gain greater insight into client needs and leverage high performance technical teams to achieve a goal. You’re just as comfortable having an in-depth one-on-one discussion as you are presenting in front of a board room or a making a technical presentation in a crowded convention center. You are as dedicated to the success of your co-workers and your clients as you are your own. Things don’t ‘sit’ with you – you have a natural fire within yourself to keep things moving and to keep others focused on the goals of our team in the more respectful, professional manner. You are a difference maker.

Primary Responsibilities

The South-Central Region Power Delivery Practice Lead is a regional role and part of the overall power delivery leadership team at HDR. The primary responsibilities of this role include:

• Develop strategy, set goals and drive results for HDR’s power delivery practice of the future. These actions are achieved through HDR’s matrix structure with partnership with peer practice and technical leaders in hydropower, renewable generation, thermal generation, and grid modernization.
• Collaborate with peer leaders in business lines across the engineering and architecture business lines at HDR.
• Represent HDR as our regional power delivery lead in the industry. This includes with key clients, at industry conferences and as a thought leader in technology development circles.
• Nurture relationships with clients to understand their challenges and strategies as they continue to evolve and align for the future.
• Create a cohesive practice across multiple offices, disciplines, and power delivery services. Build and maintain unity around long-term strategies with diverse teams.
• Establish and drive objectives that support the HDR annual and the five-year strategic plans for the power delivery business. This includes client development, strategic recruitment initiatives and client satisfaction.
• Collaborate with local and regional operations, client development leaders, and power delivery leadership team on staffing, workload, and workshare with other offices across the practice to support both regional client growth and current and potential workshare.
• Partner with HDR stakeholders and clients to explore and execute on HDR’s priorities for capital deployment models.
• Develop strategy and identify teaming partner relationships that enhance HDR’s market position. Support the development of these relationships.
• Support staff development. Assess HDR’s power delivery staff and partner with leadership to position HDR’s talent to match the needs of the future through technical and leadership development programs.
• Participate in power market sector efforts such as strategic planning initiatives, business development, and internal operations synergies to maximize client satisfaction and HDR success.
• Partner with HDR operations leadership to implement strong staffing and financial goals.
• Serve as principal project manager on select projects and an advisor to more junior staff.
• Perform other duties as needed
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering related discipline
• Minimum of 12 or more years strategic leadership experience focused on developing and leading technical teams providing solutions for large scale power delivery projects and programs
• Maintain Texas Professional Engineering License or ability to obtain reciprocity
• Preferred experience working with a variety of client types including regulated and non-regulated utilities, Independent Power Producers, municipalities, mission-critical facility owners/developers, and other public and private clients
• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• 10 years experience in related field
• Maintains a professional or Engineering registration and has related technical experience
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
• Works cooperatively with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
• Committed to quality, improvement and 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.

Primary Location:

United States-Texas-Dallas

Other Locations:

United States-Texas-Tyler, United States-Texas-Round Rock, United States-Texas-Corpus Christi, United States-Texas-Fort Worth, United States-Texas-Austin, United States-Texas-San Antonio, United States-Texas-Houston, United States-Texas-El Paso

Industry:

Power

Schedule:

Full-time

Employee Status:

Regular

BusinessClass:

Transmission/Distribution Eng

Job Posting:

Apr 24, 2025
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.

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