Substation Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) Lead
HDR, Kalispell, MT, United States
Role Overview
HDR is seeking a national Substation Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) Lead within our Power Delivery Practice to be part of our national Alternative Delivery (AD) Leadership Team. This position focuses on technical risk aspects of power delivery AD programs, including medium voltage through 500kV, and involves collaboration with HDR’s global power delivery staff and construction partners across utility, developer, renewable, battery energy storage, and data center markets.
Primary Responsibilities
Develop, lead, and oversee technical aspects of substation AD proposals, including risk analysis, preliminary layout and design, contractor bill‑of‑material takeoff support, and HDR scope, schedule and budget development with a focus on activities and risks unique to AD projects.
Review AD project intel, opportunities, and RFPs to evaluate technical and commercial risk and estimate technical investments prior to Go/No‑Go discussions.
Interface with construction contractors and HDR subconsultants during the pursuit and project to drive risk identification and mitigation.
Assist in Go/No‑Go discussions, project risk assessments, SOQs, proposals, interviews, and negotiations.
Perform technical resource planning, workload forecasting, and staff assignment on AD projects; develop and oversee multiple substation FEED teams as the program grows.
Serve in project technical leadership roles such as engineering manager, discipline lead, or technical advisor; manage handoffs from FEED to construction.
Identify and mitigate technical risks through appropriate measures, including QA/QC, subcontracting, and assignment of technical expertise.
Develop templates, standards, specifications, drawings, processes and procedures to support substation AD pursuits and projects; maintain a database of best practices.
Lead team development, mentorship, and leadership for discipline‑specific practitioners such as substation site/civil, structural/foundation, environmental, real estate, and GIS.
Collaborate with HDR regional and area operations leaders, market sector leaders, practice leaders, project managers, commercial managers, and project teams to deliver world‑class quality in engineering, environmental, real estate, GIS and construction support services for power delivery AD projects.
Perform other duties as needed.
Report to Substation Business Class Lead.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering.
Professional Engineering License.
Minimum 10 years of experience in substation design.
Minimum 5 years of building and leading engineering teams on EPC projects.
Proficient in CDEGS, BIM Software (Autodesk, Revit, Bentley).
Minimum 5 years of experience developing engineering scope, schedule and budget estimates on EPC projects.
Experience developing EPC design and construction packages.
Experience performing all aspects of substation design, procurement and construction up to 500kV.
Understanding of oneline and general arrangement drawings, equipment selection, and value‑engineering solutions.
Experience optimizing substation designs with discipline‑specific SME teams.
Experience working with environmental, real estate and GIS teams.
Strong leadership and engineering management experience with multiple remote teams.
Self‑starter with excellent writing and communication skills.
Strong conceptual, organizational, problem‑solving and collaboration skills.
Proficient with Microsoft Office and conferencing platforms (Zoom, WebEx, Teams).
Position requires up to 20% travel.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
10 years experience in related field.
Maintains a professional or Engineering registration and has related technical experience.
Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
Works cooperatively with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
Active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.
Benefits & Compensation
We provide a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The targeted salary range is $160,090 – $228,700.
Location
Primary Location: United States, Nebraska, Omaha
United States, Texas, Round Rock
United States, North Carolina, Charlotte
United States, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem
United States, Oregon, Salem
United States, Maryland, Baltimore
United States, Montana, Missoula
United States, Texas, Houston
United States, California, Irvine
United States, Wisconsin, Madison
United States, New York, Buffalo
United States, Washington, Tacoma
United States, Nevada, Reno
United States, Colorado, Fort Collins
United States, California, Folsom
United States, Oregon, Portland
United States, Montana, Bozeman
United States, Colorado, Durango
United States, Washington, Seattle
United States, Nevada, Las Vegas
United States, Montana, Billings
United States, Texas, Dallas
United States, Montana, Helena
United States, Washington, Spokane
United States, Virginia, Arlington
United States, Washington, Pasco
United States, Texas, Austin
United States, California, Claremont
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
United States, Colorado, Denver
United States, Oregon, Bend
United States, Missouri, St Louis
United States, Arizona, Tucson
United States, Arkansas, Little Rock
United States, Pennsylvania, Mechanicsburg
United States, Washington, Olympia
United States, Washington, Vancouver
United States, Colorado, Colorado Springs
United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee
United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
United States, Maryland, Fulton
United States, Arizona, Phoenix
United States, Kentucky, Louisville
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
United States, South Carolina, Greenville
United States, Illinois, Rosemont
United States, California, Walnut Creek
United States, Tennessee, Memphis
United States, Montana, Kalispell
United States, Virginia, Richmond
United States, Washington, Gig Harbor
United States, Rhode Island, Providence
United States, Ohio, Cleveland
United States, Florida, Tampa
United States, Florida, West Palm Beach
United States, Ohio, Columbus
United States, Tennessee, Chattanooga
United States, Kentucky, Lexington
United States, Kansas, Olathe
United States, Georgia, Pooler
United States, Washington, Bellevue
United States, Missouri, Kansas City
United States, North Carolina, Wilmington
United States, Tennessee, Nashville
United States, California, San Jose
United States, New Jersey, Newark
United States, Florida, Pensacola
United States, New Mexico, Albuquerque
United States, New York, White Plains
United States, Minnesota, St. Paul
United States, California, San Francisco
United States, South Carolina, Charleston
United States, Virginia, Roanoke
United States, South Carolina, Columbia
United States, Virginia, Vienna
United States, Florida, Orlando
United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis
United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
United States, New York, Syracuse
United States, California, San Diego
United States, Virginia, Norfolk
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
United States, Virginia, Glen Allen
United States, California, Riverside
United States, Nebraska, Lincoln
United States, Montana, Butte
United States, Florida, Miami
United States, New Jersey, Pennington
United States, California, Sacramento
United States, Connecticut, Rocky Hill
United States, New York, New York
United States, Michigan, Ann Arbor
United States, North Carolina, Winston Salem
United States, Virginia, Alexandria
United States, Michigan, Detroit
United States, North Dakota, Bismarck
United States, Maine, Portland
United States, California, Oakland
United States, Idaho, Coeur d’Alene
United States, North Dakota, Fargo
United States, New Jersey, Woodcliff Lake
United States, Florida, Jacksonville
United States, Illinois, Chicago
United States, California, Los Angeles
United States, Idaho, Boise
United States, North Carolina, Raleigh
United States, Texas, San Antonio
United States, West Virginia, Charleston
United States, Connecticut, Hartford
Schedule & Employment Status
Full‑time, Regular
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
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HDR is seeking a national Substation Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) Lead within our Power Delivery Practice to be part of our national Alternative Delivery (AD) Leadership Team. This position focuses on technical risk aspects of power delivery AD programs, including medium voltage through 500kV, and involves collaboration with HDR’s global power delivery staff and construction partners across utility, developer, renewable, battery energy storage, and data center markets.
Primary Responsibilities
Develop, lead, and oversee technical aspects of substation AD proposals, including risk analysis, preliminary layout and design, contractor bill‑of‑material takeoff support, and HDR scope, schedule and budget development with a focus on activities and risks unique to AD projects.
Review AD project intel, opportunities, and RFPs to evaluate technical and commercial risk and estimate technical investments prior to Go/No‑Go discussions.
Interface with construction contractors and HDR subconsultants during the pursuit and project to drive risk identification and mitigation.
Assist in Go/No‑Go discussions, project risk assessments, SOQs, proposals, interviews, and negotiations.
Perform technical resource planning, workload forecasting, and staff assignment on AD projects; develop and oversee multiple substation FEED teams as the program grows.
Serve in project technical leadership roles such as engineering manager, discipline lead, or technical advisor; manage handoffs from FEED to construction.
Identify and mitigate technical risks through appropriate measures, including QA/QC, subcontracting, and assignment of technical expertise.
Develop templates, standards, specifications, drawings, processes and procedures to support substation AD pursuits and projects; maintain a database of best practices.
Lead team development, mentorship, and leadership for discipline‑specific practitioners such as substation site/civil, structural/foundation, environmental, real estate, and GIS.
Collaborate with HDR regional and area operations leaders, market sector leaders, practice leaders, project managers, commercial managers, and project teams to deliver world‑class quality in engineering, environmental, real estate, GIS and construction support services for power delivery AD projects.
Perform other duties as needed.
Report to Substation Business Class Lead.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering.
Professional Engineering License.
Minimum 10 years of experience in substation design.
Minimum 5 years of building and leading engineering teams on EPC projects.
Proficient in CDEGS, BIM Software (Autodesk, Revit, Bentley).
Minimum 5 years of experience developing engineering scope, schedule and budget estimates on EPC projects.
Experience developing EPC design and construction packages.
Experience performing all aspects of substation design, procurement and construction up to 500kV.
Understanding of oneline and general arrangement drawings, equipment selection, and value‑engineering solutions.
Experience optimizing substation designs with discipline‑specific SME teams.
Experience working with environmental, real estate and GIS teams.
Strong leadership and engineering management experience with multiple remote teams.
Self‑starter with excellent writing and communication skills.
Strong conceptual, organizational, problem‑solving and collaboration skills.
Proficient with Microsoft Office and conferencing platforms (Zoom, WebEx, Teams).
Position requires up to 20% travel.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
10 years experience in related field.
Maintains a professional or Engineering registration and has related technical experience.
Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
Works cooperatively with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
Active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.
Benefits & Compensation
We provide a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The targeted salary range is $160,090 – $228,700.
Location
Primary Location: United States, Nebraska, Omaha
United States, Texas, Round Rock
United States, North Carolina, Charlotte
United States, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem
United States, Oregon, Salem
United States, Maryland, Baltimore
United States, Montana, Missoula
United States, Texas, Houston
United States, California, Irvine
United States, Wisconsin, Madison
United States, New York, Buffalo
United States, Washington, Tacoma
United States, Nevada, Reno
United States, Colorado, Fort Collins
United States, California, Folsom
United States, Oregon, Portland
United States, Montana, Bozeman
United States, Colorado, Durango
United States, Washington, Seattle
United States, Nevada, Las Vegas
United States, Montana, Billings
United States, Texas, Dallas
United States, Montana, Helena
United States, Washington, Spokane
United States, Virginia, Arlington
United States, Washington, Pasco
United States, Texas, Austin
United States, California, Claremont
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
United States, Colorado, Denver
United States, Oregon, Bend
United States, Missouri, St Louis
United States, Arizona, Tucson
United States, Arkansas, Little Rock
United States, Pennsylvania, Mechanicsburg
United States, Washington, Olympia
United States, Washington, Vancouver
United States, Colorado, Colorado Springs
United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee
United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
United States, Maryland, Fulton
United States, Arizona, Phoenix
United States, Kentucky, Louisville
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
United States, South Carolina, Greenville
United States, Illinois, Rosemont
United States, California, Walnut Creek
United States, Tennessee, Memphis
United States, Montana, Kalispell
United States, Virginia, Richmond
United States, Washington, Gig Harbor
United States, Rhode Island, Providence
United States, Ohio, Cleveland
United States, Florida, Tampa
United States, Florida, West Palm Beach
United States, Ohio, Columbus
United States, Tennessee, Chattanooga
United States, Kentucky, Lexington
United States, Kansas, Olathe
United States, Georgia, Pooler
United States, Washington, Bellevue
United States, Missouri, Kansas City
United States, North Carolina, Wilmington
United States, Tennessee, Nashville
United States, California, San Jose
United States, New Jersey, Newark
United States, Florida, Pensacola
United States, New Mexico, Albuquerque
United States, New York, White Plains
United States, Minnesota, St. Paul
United States, California, San Francisco
United States, South Carolina, Charleston
United States, Virginia, Roanoke
United States, South Carolina, Columbia
United States, Virginia, Vienna
United States, Florida, Orlando
United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis
United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
United States, New York, Syracuse
United States, California, San Diego
United States, Virginia, Norfolk
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
United States, Virginia, Glen Allen
United States, California, Riverside
United States, Nebraska, Lincoln
United States, Montana, Butte
United States, Florida, Miami
United States, New Jersey, Pennington
United States, California, Sacramento
United States, Connecticut, Rocky Hill
United States, New York, New York
United States, Michigan, Ann Arbor
United States, North Carolina, Winston Salem
United States, Virginia, Alexandria
United States, Michigan, Detroit
United States, North Dakota, Bismarck
United States, Maine, Portland
United States, California, Oakland
United States, Idaho, Coeur d’Alene
United States, North Dakota, Fargo
United States, New Jersey, Woodcliff Lake
United States, Florida, Jacksonville
United States, Illinois, Chicago
United States, California, Los Angeles
United States, Idaho, Boise
United States, North Carolina, Raleigh
United States, Texas, San Antonio
United States, West Virginia, Charleston
United States, Connecticut, Hartford
Schedule & Employment Status
Full‑time, Regular
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
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