West Region Alternative Delivery Lead

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HDR is seeking a West Region Alternative Delivery Lead within the Power Sector, Power Delivery Practice to be part of our national Alternative Delivery (AD) Leadership Team. AD includes design-build (DB)/engineer-procure-construct (EPC), progressive design-build (PDB), construction manager-general contractor (CMGC)/construction manager at risk (CMAR), and/or integrated project delivery (IPD). The position involves all aspects of HDR’s power delivery AD program, driving collaboration between HDR’s global power delivery staff and construction partners, and mitigating engineering risks on AD projects.

Primary duties include planning, pursuing, managing, and delivering power delivery AD projects in the electric transmission, substation, distribution, and renewables (medium/high voltage) markets.

• Provide leadership for elevating HDR’s power delivery AD program in the West Region (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii).
• Partner with business development, operations, and technical leadership to develop new opportunities, markets, and staffing plans.
• Drive teaming agreement negotiations with potential construction partners in alignment with HDR’s goals.
• Lead development of a FEED team to evaluate and mitigate technical risk for AD opportunities before and during Go/No-Go decisions.
• Review AD project intel, opportunities, and RFPs to estimate technical investments prior to Go/No-Go discussions.
• Assist in Go/No-Go discussions, project risk assessments, SOQs, proposals, interviews, and negotiations as needed.
• Work with pursuit teams to develop scope, schedule, and budget for AD projects, addressing procurement, construction, critical path, and related risks.
• Provide AD best-practice guidance to pursuit and project delivery teams.
• Collaborate with HDR regional leaders, market sector leaders, practice leaders, project managers, and teams to deliver engineering, environmental, real estate, geospatial, and construction support services for AD projects.
• Develop AD project teams, including AD project managers, technical leaders, project controls, and commercial managers, with roles identified in coordination with the AD leadership team.
• Act as a senior advisor during AD project execution, including contract administration and management.
• Serve as Project Manager or Engineering Manager on select power delivery projects (AD and traditional delivery).
• Oversee a production section including project delivery, staffing, recruiting, quality, utilization, workload forecasting, work-sharing, safety, and morale.
• Mentor and develop other employees.
• Perform other duties as needed and report to the Power Sector Alternative Delivery Director.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of power delivery experience.
• Minimum 5 years building and/or managing engineering teams on EPC projects.
• Strong leadership and project management experience with multiple remote teams preferred.
• Understanding of contractual risk and mitigation in AD models.
• Proven experience in project management, client relationships, proposal development, and business development.
• Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills.
• Strong conceptual, organizational, problem solving, and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and conferencing platforms (Zoom, Web Ex, Teams, etc.).
• Travel up to 30% may be required.
• Professional Engineer licensure or DBIA certification is preferred.
• Required:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in related field; 10 years related experience; minimum 5 years of project management experience; familiarity with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software; strong organizational and communication skills; commitment to HDR’s employee-owned culture.

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