HDR · 17 hours ago
National Substation Physical Design Sub-Business Class Leader
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $203K/yr
10+ years expHDR is a company specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. The National Substation Physical Design Sub-Business Class Leader will provide technical leadership and expertise within the power delivery substation business, focusing on the development and implementation of quality and training programs for junior engineers.
ArchitectureConsulting
Hiring Manager
Jennifer Marshall-Lakin, CIR
Responsibilities
Drive development and implementation of a quality program within our business class to foster physical design technical growth for our 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 and maintains a worldclass understanding of Physical Design issues and current professional-practice approaches; and has the ability to package HDR design expertise as client solutions within the appropriate “consulting” context
This includes the development and application of technical tools, standards and techniques to enhance service quality and efficiency
Ensures that technical staff are aware of and monitoring emerging technologies
Develop a network of technical experts / SME’s to help drive technical goals for our national practice / business class
Actively supports the open communication of current/projected production needs through the Business Class organization; collaborates with BCL to influence staffing and expertise levels
Supports the 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 (i.e. Blue Team Reviews)
Participates in root cause analysis and helps provide solutions for challenging project issues
Participates and may lead PARR’s (Project Approach Resource Review)
Achieves a 70% to 75% utilization goal by supporting projects
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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: Substation arrangements, 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
Benefits
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
Tuition reimbursement
Company
HDR
HDR is an employee-owned design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We’re ranked No.
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