Senior Mechanical Power Engineer

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The power generation market continues to grow and evolve with strong capacity demand signals that haven’t existed for over a decade. Our national Power Generation team is poised for monumental growth. We are seeking a qualified Senior Mechanical Engineer to help our clients develop, contract, and implement natural gas and potentially renewable energy generation projects while serving as Engineer of Record or Owner’s Engineer.

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)
• Richmond
• Raleigh
• Sacramento/Folsom
• San Diego
• Seattle
• Spokane
• St Louis
• Syracuse

HDR is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our national Power Generation team. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be joining a highly capable, multi-discipline team that supports power and energy projects primarily within the utility, IPP, industrial, and institutional sectors. Primary duties typically involve leadership of the project mechanical team, coordination with other engineering disciplines, monitoring, and communication of project status, and providing mechanical engineering support for detailed design and owner’s engineer projects on both a technical and contractual level.

• Lead the project mechanical team and coordinate with other engineering disciplines
• Monitor and communicate project status
• Provide mechanical engineering support for detailed design and owner s engineer projects on both technical and contractual levels
• Develop construction drawings, bid specifications, mechanical equipment sizing calculations, technical memos, bid evaluations, code reviews, feasibility studies, reports, and cost estimates
• Design and specify power generation systems for simple cycle, combined cycle, distributed generation, and RICE projects
• Project roles may include lead mechanical engineer, project engineering manager, and may include project manager; most tasks are collaborative with engineers from several other disciplines

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
• Minimum 15 years of experience in power generation design
• Gas turbine, steam turbine and/or large reciprocating engine experience or subject matter expertise
• Design experience with simple cycle and combined cycle power generation
• Previous experience with an engineering power consulting or EPC firm desired
• Minimum 10 years of experience, ideally in the fossil power industry with a blend of design and owner s engineer projects
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Willing to mentor less experienced engineers and EITs
• Proficient at working within an established schedule and budget
• Travel expected to be less than 10% for client and vendor meetings and project site visits

• 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 CADD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPIPE, and Revit)
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture

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