Senior Structural Engineer
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![]() United States, Michigan, Ann Arbor | |
![]() 5405 Data Ct (Show on map) | |
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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? HDR Engineering is looking for a Substation Senior Structural Engineer to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals. The Substation Senior Structural Engineer has broad technical knowledge and experience with the structural design components of high voltage electrical switchyard and substation projects up to 500kV, including steel structure and foundation analysis & design. Leveraging that knowledge and experience, they work in close coordination with Project Managers (PM) and project teams in multiple office locations to lead, oversee, review, and/or execute the structural engineering and design components of substation projects. The Substation Sr. SE may also train, mentor, and guide junior engineers across the practice and help develop and implement best practices to advance our capabilities across this discipline. Specific duties include: * Lead, oversee, review, and/or execute structural engineering tasks for a variety of substation structural members such as rolled steel shapes, lattice steel framing, and folded plate tubular steel shapes. Engineering duties include detailed design, calculations, and detailing for fabrication or development of loading and concept drawings for submittal to a steel fabricator to design and fabricate. * Lead, oversee, review, and/or execute foundation design tasks for substation structures, including drilled piers, spread footings, driven piles, and potentially other types, using industry standard software. * Support physical substation layout designs, plans, elevations/sections, details, and associated bills of materials. * Prepare and /or review specifications for construction & materials. * Assign project tasks and provides technical guidance to project team members. * Coordinates and/or performs quality checks and reviews for project deliverables per the HDR Quality Management Systems (QMS) requirements, processes, and procedures to deliver a world class quality product to the client. Performs quality checks and/or reviews of projects from other teams on an as needed basis. * Collaborate with transmission line civil/structural engineers to cross-train and share resources. * Collaborate with other engineers to develop and maintain standards. * Work independently and direct, mentor, train, and/or supervise one or more Project Engineers, EIT's, or CADD/Designers. * Ability to lead multiple projects concurrently, utilizing teams in different locations. * Work with senior engineers and technical leaders to identify and develop specific technical expertise and will attend training and seminars focused on further development and understanding of complex concepts related to their discipline. * May also assist with developing technical papers and/or presentations that showcase HDR's technical capabilities at industry conferences or other events. * Participate in project reviews as needed. * Some travel may be required. Preferred Qualifications
Required Qualifications
What We Believe Primary Location
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United States-Michigan-Ann Arbor
Industry
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Power
Schedule
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Full-time
Employee Status
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Regular
BusinessClass
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Power Generation
Job Posting
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Oct 17, 2025 |