South Central Region Power Delivery Practice Lead

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The electric energy industry is rapidly changing. Our Power Delivery practice continues to experience growth opportunities driven by our focused client service approach and our commitment for delivering quality solutions. The increasing infrastructure build out continues to drive market opportunities throughout the United States and an increased in regional focus we will be positioned to support the growth of our practice.

HDR is seeking a strategic-minded South-Central Region Delivery Practice Lead to partner with our internal client, project, and operational teams and with our clients to sculpt the strategies around diversification and growth of power delivery services to support the evolution of the power grid.

You are an industry leader and knowledgeable about the power delivery market. You are passionate about being a strategic, comprehensive solutions provider recognizing the growth and evolution of the power delivery market. You are an enthusiastic leader of futuristic ideas and have the ability to lead teams of all generations in a rapidly evolving and complex industry. You are a driver who makes things happen and ultimately deliver on your promises.

You’re an ‘ideas’ person with high levels of emotional intelligence which helps you gain greater insight into client needs and leverage high performance technical teams to achieve a goal. You’re just as comfortable having an in-depth one‑on‑one discussion as you are presenting in front of a board room or making a technical presentation in a crowded convention center. You are as dedicated to the success of your co‑workers and your clients as you are your own.

Things don’t ‘sit’ with you – you have a natural fire within yourself to keep things moving and to keep others focused on the goals of our team in the more respectful, professional manner. You are a difference maker.

The South-Central Region Power Delivery Practice Lead is a regional role and part of the overall power delivery leadership team  primary responsibilities of this role include:

• Develop strategy, set goals and drive results for HDR’s power delivery practice of the future. These actions are achieved through HDR’s matrix structure with partnership with peer practice and technical leaders in hydropower, renewable generation, thermal generation, and grid modernization.
• Collaborate with peer leaders in business lines across the engineering and architecture business lines at HDR.
• Represent HDR as our regional power delivery lead in the industry. This includes with key clients, at industry conferences and as a thought leader in technology development circles.
• Nurture relationships with clients to understand their challenges and strategies as they continue to evolve and align for the future.
• Create a cohesive practice across multiple offices, disciplines, and power delivery services. Build and maintain unity around long-term strategies with diverse teams.
• Establish and drive objectives that support the HDR annual and the five-year strategic plans for the power delivery business. This includes client development, strategic recruitment initiatives and client satisfaction.
• Collaborate with local and regional operations, client development leaders, and power delivery leadership team on staffing, workload, and workshare with other offices across the practice to support both regional client growth and current and potential workshare.
• Partner with HDR stakeholders and clients to explore and execute on HDR’s priorities for capital deployment…