Senior Project Manager – Transmission Routing and Siting

We are seeking transmission routing and siting professionals to support HDR’s expanding power practice. This is a great opportunity to join one of the top employee‑owned companies in the US and work on exciting regional and national projects while developing skills, growing your career, and playing a key role in a growing practice in our North Central Region (CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD, WI, WY).

What it means for you:

• 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
• Opportunity and exposure to projects in different sectors including water, waste, and transportation, for example
• 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

What you will do:

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

Ideal Candidate

• Prior experience managing and providing technical leadership on projects, looking for a broader leadership role overseeing all aspects of larger and more complex projects, with the desire and drive to grow a high‑performing team
• Strong background in routing, siting, and supporting regulatory approvals for electric facilities; expert witness testimony experience is desired
• Ability to perform non‑routine tasks on multiple projects simultaneously; contribute to researching and writing concise technical documents; assist with diverse projects and innovate and follow through to completion of all assigned and delegated tasks
• Detail‑oriented, organized, effective communicator, and team player with a strong focus on quality and client service

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental planning, environmental science, community planning, engineering, landscape architecture, or related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience in linear projects involving land acquisition, routing or environmental planning
• Minimum 8 years of experience writing proposals, developing scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for complex environmental projects with multidisciplinary teams and multi‑agency efforts with a strong focus 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

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 10 years related experience
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience
• Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
• Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, and possess excellent organizational, project management, and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• Demonstrated commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture