Senior Electrical Power Engineer

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At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
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The power generation market continues to grow and evolve with strong capacity demand signals. Our national Power Generation team is poised for growth. We are seeking a qualified Senior Electrical 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.

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
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The Senior Electrical Power Engineer candidate should have experience within the utility-scale power and renewable energy industry and be capable of leading teams for power generation design projects including supporting in a traditional Owner’s Engineering role. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in power generation and distribution, protection and motor control design, power system studies, construction and equipment specification development, and balance of plant designs such as raceway, lighting, and grounding systems.

In addition, the candidate will mentor young engineers, support client relationships, and lead marketing activities including proposal technical writing, fee builds, and work breakdown structure development in response to requests for proposals. A significant level of design and engineer of record work experience with power plant systems is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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 desired.
• 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, and experience with lighting and grounding design, including instrumentation and control and life safety systems.
• Ability to work with Project Manager and Project Controller on project reviews with management as needed.
• Direct the activities of other engineering professionals and mentor staff as needed.
• Travel is expected to be less than 10% for client meetings, vendor meetings, and project site visits.

Required Qualifications

• 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 in Microsoft Office and standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS-CADD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, Auto Pipe, and Revit).
• Commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture.

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