Senior Electrical Power Engineer

Join HDR as a Senior Electrical Power Engineer in our employee-owned environment committed to inclusion and impact. We seek a qualified 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.

HDR’s Power Generation team is growing to meet capacity demand signals across the market. Opportunities are available in multiple locations (listed below).

• Lead utility-scale power generation design projects including power generation and distribution, protection and control design, power system studies, and balance of plant design (such as raceway, lighting, and grounding).
• Serve as Owner’s Engineer or Advisor; mentor engineers; manage client relationships; lead marketing activities including proposal writing, fee development, and WBS development in response to RFPs.
• Verify design and engineer of record work; coordinate with Project Manager and Project Controller during project reviews; manage multi-discipline teams or act as lead on a small team.
• Travel: less than 10% for client meetings and site visits.

• 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
• 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, lighting and grounding design, instrumentation and control, and life-safety systems
• Experience with project reviews with Project Manager and Project Controller; directing activities of other engineers and mentoring staff
• Position will require travel