Area Power Generation Business Class Manager

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 foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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We believe electricity powers modern life. As part of our Power sector, you’ll help shape how electricity is generated, transmitted and delivered as global energy demands grow. From massive data centers to modernizing transmission systems, our industry-recognized engineers and scientists have been at the forefront of grid transformation for more than a century. You’ll work side-by-side with these experts and contribute to reliable, resilient and sustainable power systems, helping communities thrive and industries expand. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to drive infrastructure forward, power innovation and leave your mark on our energy future.

HDR is seeking a dynamic and experienced Power Generation Business Class Manager to lead and grow our Power Generation team in North Carolina. This role is focused on strategic management, team development, and operational excellence within our nationally ranked Power Generation discipline. As a key member of our NC management team, the Power Generation Business Class Manager will be responsible for:

• Team Management & Development: Building and managing a high-performing power generation engineering team. This includes recruiting talent, assigning responsibilities, mentoring senior staff, and fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
• Project Oversight & Resource Allocation: Overseeing the execution of power generation projects, ensuring quality, timeliness, and budget adherence. The manager will allocate resources, assign qualified resources per the scope of work, and ensure resources are following HDR’s project execution process.
• Strategic Growth & Business Planning: Supporting regional and national growth strategies by identifying market opportunities, developing client relationships, and aligning team capabilities with business objectives. This will include creating annual area power generation vision statements that aligns team goals with overall company goals to include resource growth, bookings, revenue, and profit targets.
• Client Engagement & Relationship Management: Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with key clients in the area. Understanding client goals and translating them into effective execution strategies that deliver value and build long-term partnerships.
• Technical Leadership & Innovation: Work with the national technical leaders to guide the technical direction of the power generation discipline, promoting continuous improvement, and supporting the development of specialized expertise. This may include contributing to industry professional organizations through technical papers, presentations, and participation in industry conferences.
• Collaboration & Integration: Work with Client Managers, Operational Managers, and Technical Leaders to ensure seamless integration of services and consistent delivery of world-class solutions.

This role requires a self-motivated, strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of power generation engineering, and the ability to manage teams and projects. The successful candidate has the opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of HDR’s Power Generation practice in North Carolina and beyond.

This position is subject to a preemployment drug test.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous staff supervision experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Design experience in thermal generation, solar, battery energy storage, and central energy facilities, as well as consulting and design for distributed generation, district energy, renewables, energy storage, and microgrid applications.
• Experience using industry standard design software
• Ability to travel, less than 10%
• Actively engaged in professional or industry associated to enhance HDR’s technical expertise and brand

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

What We Believe HDR 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 Commitment As 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.