Transmission Line Owner’s Engineer

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HDR Engineering is currently seeking a Transmission Line Owner’s Engineer (T-Line OE) to join our growing local and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals.

 You’ll be part of a rapidly growing team ready to take your career to the next level.  Having developed broad expertise in high voltage transmission line siting, routing, permitting, right of way acquisition, design, and procurement and construction support, you are ready to undertake the role of Owner’s Engineer for the largest and most complex transmission line or substation projects in the industry. 

The primary duties of the T-Line OE are to lead a team of experts who are an independent advocate for the Owner in the development, design, and construction of high voltage transmission line and substation projects. The jobs performed by the T-Line OE can be large or small and can range from playing a narrowly defined role as a technical reviewer to being a full-scale, start-to-finish extension of the owner’s staff. 

Projects could be in the public/private utility or renewable/industrial/data center private development space and are likely to include green field or brown field projects and/or bundled upgrade programs, but could include other scopes of work.  Delivery models could be EPC, Progressive Design Build, Design-Bid-Build, or other models.

Specific duties of the T-Line OE could include: 

• Develop a keen understanding of owner objectives and a close relationship with the owner.
• Serve as an advocate for the owner’s business objectives and identify skill gaps in the owner’s staff that can be filled by the T-Line OE team.
• Advise the owner on contracting and delivery models and provide analysis and recommendations.
• Identify cost savings through tight control of the schedule, scope management, change orders, and overall project controls.
• Work with the Owner, local utilities, and internal discipline leads to develop the technical Basis of Design and Performance Specification bridging documents to be included in a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) transmission or substation projects up to 765kV.
• Manage internal engineering disciplines to provide RFI responses during the bid process, support the Owner with contractor selection, oversee Owner and internal engineering disciplines for design RFI’s and submittal review/responses, conduct stakeholder meetings, and manage scope, schedule, and assist Owner with budget management.  Travel to project sites for in person meetings may be required.   
• Interface with project stakeholders, including the Owner, the serving utilities, Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), and/or the construction contractor throughout the phases of project development and execution.
• Understands the PM nuances of working for the Owner and has experience assessing and managing contract risk and scope creep with the Owner.
• Responsible for proposal development, including scope in Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) format, budget, and schedule.
• Understands and has experience with basic project management tools and techniques in a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) format and Earned Value financial management.
• Responsible for leading internal engineering support during the RFP development, bid and contractor procurement, engineering, construction and commissioning phases.
• May also be a PM for traditional engineering only projects in a design-bid-build delivery model.
• Represents HDR to support marketing and proposal development for power delivery opportunities.
• May supervise staff and/or serve as a mentor for junior PM’s.
• Some travel for business development and execution may be required.  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• BSEE, BSCE, BSME or related degree or experience.
• Owner’s Engineer experience on multi-discipline EPC transmission line or substation projects.
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience.
• Minimum 3 years of traditional design-bid-build PM and EPC PM experience.
• Experience reviewing EPC contract terms and managing scope change.
• Strong desire to lead project teams.
• Strong client and project management skills.
• Strong conflict management and negotiation skills.
• Critical thinker and proactive, responsive, and clear communicator.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or ability to obtain is desired.
• Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) certification is welcomed.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or Engineer in Training (EIT) and active commitment to obtain P.E.
• OE experience on 100-mile multi-discipline transmission line and substation projects up to 500kV.
• Minimum 5 years of engineering design of transmission lines or substations
• Ideal candidate will have Project Management, Owners Engineering, EPC project development, business development and engineering execution experience.

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