Electric Transmission Line Siting Senior Project Manager

Electric Transmission Line Siting Senior Project Manager

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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. We believe electricity powers modern life. As part of our Power sector, you'll help shape how electricity is generated, transmitted and delivered as global energy demands grow. From massive data centers to modernizing transmission systems, our industry-recognized engineers and scientists have been at the forefront of grid transformation for more than a century.

You'll work side-by-side with these experts and contribute to reliable, resilient and sustainable power systems, helping communities thrive and industries expand. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to drive infrastructure forward, power innovation and leave your mark on our energy future.

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 a growing company.

As a Senior Project Manager, you are an experienced leader and contributor who develops buildable solutions for electric transmission routing and siting projects. You will be responsible for developing buildable routing and siting solutions to support utility and developer infrastructure. You will work with project teams including utility and developer staff and consultants. You will work with stakeholders including government agencies, regulators, communities and landowners.

You will prepare testimony and technical documentation including studies to present defensible line route and facility site selection. You will prepare and monitor project scope, schedule, and budget. You will work with and develop newer staff to produce client deliverables. You will build key relationships with HDR and utility staff. You will perform other duties as needed.

The ideal candidate has prior experience managing and providing technical leadership on projects and is looking for a broader leadership role overseeing all aspects of larger and more complex projects. Candidates have the desire and drive to grow a high-performing team to help execute these projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in routing, siting and supporting regulatory approvals for electric facilities.

Expert witness testimony experience is desired. The successful candidate will be expected 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. This position requires the ability to work independently and as part of a team as well as complete tasks within tight deadlines.

Applicants must be detail-oriented, organized, effective communicators, and a 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. 8+ years writing proposals, developing scopes of work, budget, and schedules for complex environmental projects with multi-disciplinary 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…