Transmission Line Owner's Engineer

Henningson, Durham & Richardson, PC • Billings, MT • 1h ago

At 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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the 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 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

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