HDR
National Substation Physical Design Sub-Business Class Leader
HDR, Boise, Idaho, United States, 83708
National Substation Physical Design Sub-Business Class Leader
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Overview HDR is a leading engineering, architecture, environmental and construction firm. As part of our Power sector, we transform how electricity is generated, transmitted and delivered, ensuring reliable and sustainable power systems. This position focuses on protection and control design within the substation business class, working side‑by‑side with experts to drive infrastructure forward.
Responsibilities
Drive development and implementation of a quality program within our business class to foster physical design technical growth for junior engineers.
Drive development and implementation of a physical design training and career development program for our national business class.
Quarterly training/meetings with EITs and junior engineers across the practice to discuss overall issues, success, project experience, and lessons learned.
Technical career path encouragement.
Creates and maintains the technical practices, standards and expectations to accomplish market sector visions and solve client problems. Supports the technical development within the Business Class that drives marketing and commercial success. Possesses a world‑class understanding of Physical Design issues and current professional‑practice approaches, and packages HDR design expertise as client solutions within the appropriate consulting context, including the development and application of technical tools, standards and techniques to enhance service quality and efficiency. Ensures that technical staff monitor emerging technologies.
Develop a network of technical experts/SME’s to help drive technical goals for our national practice/business class.
Actively supports open communication of current and projected production needs and collaborates with the Business Class Lead to influence staffing and expertise levels.
Supports professional development of staff and the development of production tools: Best Practices, Technical Policies & Procedures, Papers & Presentations, Professional Associates credentialing, recognition of technical achievement, Practice Group activities, and Information Management and Automation Tools.
Leads proposal technical reviews ("Blue Team Reviews").
Participates in root cause analysis and provides solutions for challenging project issues.
Participates in and may lead PARR’s (Project Approach Resource Review).
Achieves a 70% to 75% utilization goal by supporting projects.
Preferred Qualifications
Active participant in ongoing technical working groups (both internally and externally).
Subject Matter Expert or strong knowledge of a variety of physical/outdoor design concepts, including but not limited to:
Constructability and design criteria
Bus Span Calculations
AC and DC sizing and loading
Raceway design
Cable design
Material selection
BOM development
Grounding Design
Lightning Protection Design
Substation Lighting Design
Major Substation Equipment Specification development
Experience designing and/or reviewing General Arrangements, Cross‑sectional Arrangements, Substation clearance checks, Grounding packages, Lightning protection studies (Rolling Sphere and Fixed Angle), Lighting studies, Raceway systems, Cable design, Rigid and Strain bus design, Insulator selection, Arrester selection, etc.
Experience mentoring and coordinating Physical design workshare with multiple area offices.
Strong knowledge of best practices, industry standards, and codes related to Substation Outdoor/Physical Design.
General knowledge of substation design software such as CDEGS, WinIGS, etc.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
10 years of experience.
Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience.
Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.
Benefits We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, health, performance and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full‑time regular positions. National average $142,240.00 to $203,200.00)
Location United States-Oregon-Portland
Other Locations
United States-North Dakota-Bismarck
United States-North Carolina-Charlotte
United States-Maine-Portland
United States-Texas-Austin
United States-California-Sacramento
United States-Florida-Orlando
United States-Illinois-Chicago
United States-Tennessee-Nashville
United States-Idaho-Boise
United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis
United States-North Carolina-Raleigh
United States-Michigan-Ann Arbor
United States-Texas-San Antonio
United States-Montana-Billings
United States-Washington-Spokane
United States-Texas-Houston
United States-California-Irvine
United States-Wisconsin-Madison
United States-Kentucky-Lexington
Industry Power
Schedule Full‑time
Employee Status Regular
Business Class Substation Engineering
Senior level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Management, Consulting, and Engineering
Industries Oil and Gas, Utilities, and Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
Job Posting Dec 22, 2025
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
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Overview HDR is a leading engineering, architecture, environmental and construction firm. As part of our Power sector, we transform how electricity is generated, transmitted and delivered, ensuring reliable and sustainable power systems. This position focuses on protection and control design within the substation business class, working side‑by‑side with experts to drive infrastructure forward.
Responsibilities
Drive development and implementation of a quality program within our business class to foster physical design technical growth for junior engineers.
Drive development and implementation of a physical design training and career development program for our national business class.
Quarterly training/meetings with EITs and junior engineers across the practice to discuss overall issues, success, project experience, and lessons learned.
Technical career path encouragement.
Creates and maintains the technical practices, standards and expectations to accomplish market sector visions and solve client problems. Supports the technical development within the Business Class that drives marketing and commercial success. Possesses a world‑class understanding of Physical Design issues and current professional‑practice approaches, and packages HDR design expertise as client solutions within the appropriate consulting context, including the development and application of technical tools, standards and techniques to enhance service quality and efficiency. Ensures that technical staff monitor emerging technologies.
Develop a network of technical experts/SME’s to help drive technical goals for our national practice/business class.
Actively supports open communication of current and projected production needs and collaborates with the Business Class Lead to influence staffing and expertise levels.
Supports professional development of staff and the development of production tools: Best Practices, Technical Policies & Procedures, Papers & Presentations, Professional Associates credentialing, recognition of technical achievement, Practice Group activities, and Information Management and Automation Tools.
Leads proposal technical reviews ("Blue Team Reviews").
Participates in root cause analysis and provides solutions for challenging project issues.
Participates in and may lead PARR’s (Project Approach Resource Review).
Achieves a 70% to 75% utilization goal by supporting projects.
Preferred Qualifications
Active participant in ongoing technical working groups (both internally and externally).
Subject Matter Expert or strong knowledge of a variety of physical/outdoor design concepts, including but not limited to:
Constructability and design criteria
Bus Span Calculations
AC and DC sizing and loading
Raceway design
Cable design
Material selection
BOM development
Grounding Design
Lightning Protection Design
Substation Lighting Design
Major Substation Equipment Specification development
Experience designing and/or reviewing General Arrangements, Cross‑sectional Arrangements, Substation clearance checks, Grounding packages, Lightning protection studies (Rolling Sphere and Fixed Angle), Lighting studies, Raceway systems, Cable design, Rigid and Strain bus design, Insulator selection, Arrester selection, etc.
Experience mentoring and coordinating Physical design workshare with multiple area offices.
Strong knowledge of best practices, industry standards, and codes related to Substation Outdoor/Physical Design.
General knowledge of substation design software such as CDEGS, WinIGS, etc.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
10 years of experience.
Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience.
Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.
Benefits We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, health, performance and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full‑time regular positions. National average $142,240.00 to $203,200.00)
Location United States-Oregon-Portland
Other Locations
United States-North Dakota-Bismarck
United States-North Carolina-Charlotte
United States-Maine-Portland
United States-Texas-Austin
United States-California-Sacramento
United States-Florida-Orlando
United States-Illinois-Chicago
United States-Tennessee-Nashville
United States-Idaho-Boise
United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis
United States-North Carolina-Raleigh
United States-Michigan-Ann Arbor
United States-Texas-San Antonio
United States-Montana-Billings
United States-Washington-Spokane
United States-Texas-Houston
United States-California-Irvine
United States-Wisconsin-Madison
United States-Kentucky-Lexington
Industry Power
Schedule Full‑time
Employee Status Regular
Business Class Substation Engineering
Senior level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Management, Consulting, and Engineering
Industries Oil and Gas, Utilities, and Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
Job Posting Dec 22, 2025
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
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