East Region Alternative Delivery Lead (Tampa)
DescriptionAt HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.HDR is seeking an East Region Alternative Delivery Lead within the Power Sector, Power Delivery Practice to be part of our national Alternative Delivery (AD) Leadership Team. Within HDR, AD consists of collaborative delivery models such as Design-Build (DB) / Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC), Progressive Design-Build (PDB), Construction Manager-General Contractor (CMGC) / Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), and/or Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). This position will be involved with all aspects of our power delivery AD program. The successful candidate will drive collaboration between HDR’s global power delivery staff and our construction teaming partners, focusing on mitigating the inherent engineering risks associated with AD projects. The primary duties of this position include planning, pursuing, managing, and delivering all aspects of power delivery AD projects within the electric transmission, substation, distribution, and renewables (medium/high voltage) markets.Primary responsibilities include:In collaboration with Power Sector AD Director, provide overall leadership and responsibility for elevating the power delivery AD program within HDR’s East Region, which includes Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. Partner with business development, operations and technical leadership to develop new opportunities, markets and staffing plans.In coordination with AD Director, operations and legal counsel, drive teaming agreement negotiations with potential construction partners that align with HDR’s business goals and initiatives. Lead and drive development of a power delivery front-end engineering and design (FEED) team that evaluates and mitigates technical risk of AD opportunities prior to and during the Go/No-Go evaluation. The FEED team may include discipline specific practitioners such as substation physical, substation electrical, transmission structural/foundation, distribution and/or site civil individuals.In collaboration with technical teams, review AD project intel, opportunities and RFPs to estimate technical investments prior to the Go/No-Go discussion.Assist in Go/No-Go discussions, project risk assessments, SOQs, proposals, interviews, and negotiations as required.While working with pursuit teams, drive development of scope, schedule, and budget, with a focus on activities and risks unique to AD projects (e.g. procurement support, construction support, critical path scheduling, etc.).Provide AD best practice guidance to pursuit and project delivery teams.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, geospatial and construction support services for power delivery AD projects.Drive development of AD project teams, including AD project managers, technical leaders, project controls and commercial managers. Specific skillsets will be identified in coordination with the AD leadership team.Actively serve as a senior advisor during AD project execution. Provide project delivery support including contract administration and management.Serve as the Project Manager or Engineering Manager on select power delivery projects, including both AD and traditional design-bid-build delivery.Provide oversight of a production section including project delivery, staffing, recruiting, quality, utilization, workload forecasting, work-sharing, safety and morale.Mentor and develop other employees.Perform other duties as needed.Report to Power Sector Alternative Delivery Director.Preferred QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Electrical, Civil and/or Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or similar combination of relevant education and experience.Minimum 15 years of power delivery experience.Minimum 5 years building and/or managing engineering teams on EPC projects.Strong leadership skills and project management experience with multiple remote teams is preferred.Understands contractual risk and mitigation strategies in AD models.Proven experience managing projects, client relationships, proposal development, and business development. 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, etc.).Position requires up to 30% travel.Professional Engineer licensure or DBIA certification is preferred.LI-MB1, *LI-MB1QualificationsRequired Qualifications Bachelor's degree in related field 10 years related experience A minimum of 5 years of project management experience Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management softwareMust have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a mustWhat We BelieveHDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.Our CommitmentAs employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.Job Field: PowerSchedule: Full-timeEmployee Status: Regular
