Senior Project Manager - Transmission Routing and Siting

Senior Project Manager - Transmission Routing and Siting

Join HDR as a Senior Project Manager – Transmission Routing and Siting. This role is an exciting opportunity to support HDR’s expanding power practice, work on regional and national projects, and develop your career in a top employee‑owned company.

• Opportunity to have an impact on how regional and national energy needs are met
• Opportunity to own and develop your career with a variety of projects and challenges
• Opportunities and exposure to projects in different sectors including water, waste, and transportation
• Become an employee‑owner and share in HDR’s success—open to all employees
• Opportunity to participate in HDR’s practice group that develops and facilitates recommended practices and professional development

• Responsible for developing buildable routing and siting solutions to support utility and developer infrastructure
• Working with project teams including utility and developer staff and consultants
• Working with stakeholders including government agencies, regulators, communities, and landowners
• Preparing testimony and technical documentation including studies to present defensible line route and facility site selection
• Preparing and monitoring project scope, schedule, and budget
• Working with and developing newer staff to produce client deliverables
• Building key relationships with HDR and utility staff
• Strategic thinking, networking, client relations, and lead development
• Travel on average 10‑20% of the time expected
• Perform other duties as needed

At HDR, our employee‑owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected. We empower everyone to bring authentic selves and novel ideas to work daily, weaving diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and fostering a sense of belonging throughout the company and in the communities we serve.

The ideal candidate has prior experience managing and providing technical leadership on projects, a strong background in routing, siting, and regulatory approvals for electric facilities, and a desire to grow a high‑performing team. Experience with expert witness testimony is desired.

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental planning, environmental science, community planning, engineering, landscape architecture, or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience in linear projects involving land acquisition, routing, or environmental planning
• 8+ years writing proposals, developing scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for complex environmental projects with multidisciplinary teams and multi‑agency efforts focused on siting and routing studies
• Experience preparing applications for submittal to state utility regulatory agencies and system operators
• Experience preparing and providing expert witness testimony
• Experience and understanding of permit requirements
• Strong conceptual, organizational, analytical, problem‑solving, and research abilities
• Ability to support multiple complex and time‑sensitive projects effectively
• Identify and resolve issues effectively and efficiently
• Ability to interact with design and construction teams in a positive and proactive manner
• Preference given to local candidates

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 10 years of related experience
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, and project management software
• Ability to interact with various design teams, with excellent organizational, project management, and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our employee‑owned culture is a must

HDR is a company that builds on each others' life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day, shaping our collaborative culture, encouraging organizational trust, and connecting us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

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…