Senior Project Manager - Transmission Routing and Siting

Senior Project Manager – Transmission Routing and Siting

Description - External

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.

• 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

• 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
• Engage 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
• Strategic thinking, networking, client relations, and lead development
• Travel on average 10-20% of the time expected
• 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.

• 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 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 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
• Excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• Commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture

• United States – Ohio – Cincinnati
• United States – Virginia – Vienna
• United States – Ohio – Columbus
• United States – Virginia – Roanoke
• United States – Virginia – Virginia Beach

Full‑time;
Regular

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal‑opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.