Civil/Structural Section Manager
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HDR is seeking a Civil/Structural Section Manager to join our Michigan-based Power Generation team. Our services encompass Owner’s Engineer (OE) work for large generation and central energy facilities, as well as consulting and design for distributed generation, district energy, renewables and microgrid applications.
The primary role of the Civil/Structural (C/S) Section Manager is as a Senior Power Generation Civil/Structural Engineer supporting design, Owner’s Engineer (OE) and consulting assignments for Clients; the secondary role (but equally important), is personnel management with responsibility for operations of the C/S Section, which encompasses: strategic growth of the size and capabilities of the group, staff recruiting/development/retention, staff workload management, quality control and marketing support.
As the Civil/Structural Section Manager we will count on you to oversee the operations of the local Area power generation Civil/Structural Section. Responsibilities may include:
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage the operational activities of the Michigan Area Power Generation C/S Section including staff retention, recruiting, mentoring, assigning staff to projects, maintaining accurate workload forecasts, and quality control of deliverables.
- Provide civil/structural expertise in support of consulting projects.
- Perform and/or check design calculations and prepare deliverables in support of design projects, including construction drawings, bid specifications, pipe stress analyses, mechanical equipment sizing calculations, technical memos, bid evaluations, code reviews, feasibility studies, reports and cost estimates.
- Plan, schedule, and lead work for design and other projects.
- Work in a collaborative manner involving engineers and designers from other disciplines.
- Function as Project Manager and/or Discipline Lead Engineer and take responsibility for production on projects.
- Support proposal development via staff assignments and preparation/review of project specific scopes of work and engineering man-hour estimates.
- Take administrative responsibility for Section staff and technical service functions, and lead and coordinate services with other sections.
- See that all Section work is planned, organized, controlled and evaluated through proactive project management system
- Work with Section staff to establish short- and long-term goals. Regularly conduct employee performance reviews.
- Advance the skill level of personnel through training, education, experience, etc.
- Identify the need for key hires and/or workshare agreements as needed to support the anticipated project assignments for the Civil/Structural Section.
- Schedule and conduct regular team meetings to discuss productivity, work load, and quality control.
- Schedule and conduct regularly held one-on-one meetings with direct reports and also team meetings to discuss productivity, workload, and quality control.
- Implement, monitor and support company policy
- Select, train, develop and manage technical personnel
- Monitor changes in applicable codes, regulations, and client standards; and subsequently implement changes into the Mechanical/Chemical Section’s design standards, procedures, and deliverables as needed.
- Actively support HDR’s WorkShare culture through technical collaboration across HDR’s Power Generation practice interfacing with peers in other relevant teams and offices.
- Perform other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering
- Ideally over 10 years Civil/Structural engineering experience as it relates to design of power projects, industrial facilities, and equipment installation
- Computer knowledge Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, STAAD, RISA or similar analytical software
- Working knowledge of relevant codes and standards
- Experience in design calculations and preparing bid and construction documents for utility, industrial and institutional power and energy projects.
- Leadership, personnel management and organizational skills
- Bachelor's degree
- A minimum of 10 years experience
- Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role
- Strong communication and listening skills
- Ability to handle multiple assignments
- Good leadership and organizational skills
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
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