DEA's Energy Business Unit is seeking a Power Delivery Team Leader or Project Manager with a sales focus to help grow our power delivery business and lead projects in DEA's Inland Northwest Area. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing client relationships in the power delivery industry, managing all aspects of power delivery projects, and developing and leading multi-disciplinary project teams. In addition, the successful candidate will establish and maintain new and existing client relationships, develop a strong understanding of clients' needs, and build local teams and/or leverage resources across the company to deliver projects. The responsibilities for this role will be diverse and will include participating in both business development activities and project management.

This hybrid-friendly position can be based in DEA's Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, or Boise Office and includes growth opportunities for professional advancement, leadership, and increased responsibility.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Exemplify DEA's Cultural Drivers internally and externally
• Serve as a pursuit champion and project manager for power delivery projects
• Provide leadership and mentoring to project teams
• Develop the project understanding, approach, and work plan
• Support proposal efforts for new projects
• Manage the scope of services, schedule, and budget including project setup, execution, change management, and closeout
• Manage communications among the project team and client
• Promote effective team working relationships
• Attain or exceed project profitability expectations
• Maintain the technical quality of the work
• Implement the project QA/QC plan
• Manage status reporting, invoicing, accounts receivable and unbilled for each project
• Adhere to firmwide tools, processes, and policies including project accounting, workload planning, revenue forecasting, contracting, and quality requirements
• Some travel for business development and project execution may be required

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in civil or electrical engineering (or closely related field)
• Seven (7) + years of applicable industry experience working on substation, transmission, or studies projects
• Four (4) + years of relevant project management experience
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain client relationships and generate new sales
• Strong understanding of substation or transmission system design, construction, and commissioning
• Demonstrated proficiency with project management processes and tools including CPM scheduling, budget analysis and controls, change management, and team management
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Strong leadership, written and oral communication, and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relationships and project experience with Bonneville Power Administration
• Seven (7) + years of project management experience
• Three (3) + years of business development experience with power utility clients
• Experience working with power utilities in Oregon and Southwest Washington
• Experience working in an A&E consulting firm
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
• Professional Engineer license (PE)

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
• Health Savings and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contribution
• Support for continuing education and training opportunities
• Paid Time Off (PTO)/Holiday Pay
• 401k and Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Ownership opportunities afforded by working at an employee-owned company
• Flexible 9/80 (every other Friday off) work schedule
• Holistic Wellbeing Program with a focus on physical, emotional, financial, career and community health
• Opportunity for growth with support and mentoring to help with professional goals
• Ability to work in a hybrid in-office/remote work setting

Energy Jobs with DEA:

David Evans and Associates, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned, multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm with offices throughout the United States. Our Energy Business Unit exists to provide resilient power delivery and renewable energy infrastructure design solutions so our communities can access safe, reliable, cost-effective, responsibly generated power. We plan and design medium to high voltage substation, transmission, distribution, and storage systems to support the development of power delivery and renewable energy infrastructure for utilities, renewable developers, data center owners, and contractors. For more than 45 years, David Evans and Associates, Inc. offers a dedicated team of creative people who work together to understand client needs, provide creative thinking and technical excellence, and deliver extraordinary service that exceeds expectations.

Potential office locations include: Spokane, WA, Boise, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID.