HDR

Agribusiness Controls & Automation Lead

HDR • $110K — $130K *
Portland, OR 97229In-Person
Food & Beverages
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • Professional or engineering registration/certificate or related technical experience.
  • 15 years of relevant industry experience in controls engineering, programming, and I&C projects.
  • Self-starter with a track record of completing projects with limited oversight.
  • Experience managing a team of engineers and programmers to ensure timely project completion.
  • Established network of clients and industry partners.
  • Strong financial acumen and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Drive market share and revenue growth in the Agribusiness sector.
  • Develop new client relationships in food, beverage, and dairy industries.
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships by understanding and addressing their needs.
  • Lead major pursuits and campaign strategies to secure proposals.
  • Provide technical oversight and management on control system projects.
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in Control Systems across Agribusiness.
  • Support and mentor teams in controls engineering and programming skills.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to attend industry conferences and participate in professional associations.
  • Possibility to elevate HDR's brand in target markets.
  • Engage in meaningful mentorship and training of colleagues.
  • Join a company with an employee-owned culture.
Full Job Description
In the role of Agribusiness Control Systems Lead, you will:

Lead Strategic Growth:

  • Drive HDR's market share and revenue growth across the Agribusiness market sector
  • Grow HDR's book of business and develop new client relationships in the Agribusiness market sector, with an emphasis on the food and beverage and dairy industries.
  • Meet with clients to build and maintain relationships, visit plant locations to understand client controls & automation system needs
  • Serve as a Client Manager (for assigned accounts), which includes maintaining strong client relationships and a deep understanding of the client's organization, trends/drivers, and upcoming opportunities.
  • Attend industry conferences
  • Actively participate in professional associations to elevate HDR's brand in target markets
  • Articulate HDR's capabilities and competitive advantages
  • Conduct market research
  • Meet with HDR personnel including Control Systems staff and Industrial leadership to learn about our capabilities and client relationships, and also educate our teams on Agribusiness Controls & Automation Systems and opportunities
  • Achieve regional or sector sales goals


Lead Pursuits and Proposals:

  • Lead major pursuits and campaigns, develop winning strategies, and guide proposal efforts that reflect deep client insight
  • Lead proposal development, developing scope and fee estimates
  • Attend Go No Go's - and prepare the required information for the GNG's


Provide Technical Oversight and Management of Control System Projects:

  • Interface with and utilize Controls & Automation resources in the BES group and Resources Industrial group to staff and execute projects.
  • Ensure the right talent and expertise are matched to the client and project specific needs
  • Provide technical advisory support for electrical engineering & I&C efforts across all BC 122 projects (Pipelines, Terminals, and Facilities Engineering)
  • Provide oversight of sub-contracted E-I&C services on Industrial projects
  • Serve as Subject Matter Expert for Control Systems work across the Agribusiness Practice.
  • Serve as Task Manager for Control Systems work across the Industrial Sector


Mentor and Train:

  • Support the maturation of controls engineering and programming skills across teams.
  • Train and mentor employees on the unique requirements of controls engineering and programming in the agribusiness market sector.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • Maintain a professional or engineering registration or certificate, or have related technical experience
  • A minimum of 15 years of relevant industry experience in controls engineering, programming, and I&C projects
  • Demonstrated "self-starter" with a history of completing projects with limited oversight
  • Ability to oversee and manage a team of engineers and programmers to successfully complete a project on time and on budget.
  • Demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire others
  • Deep knowledge of the A/E/C industry's standard approach to procurement of professional services
  • Demonstrated ability to build a network of clients and industry partners
  • Experience in sales and developing effective win strategies
  • Strong financial acumen and negotiation skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Ability and desire to travel and engage with others in-person


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Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Associate Degree in Engineering.
  • A minimum of 10 years experience in process control system programming • Supervisory Controls and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's), Human Machine Interface (HMI), Operator Interface Terminals (OIT's), Industrial communication networks set up and testing and assistance in start-up and commissioning.
  • Attitude and commitment to being an active participant of employee-owned culture.

About HDR

HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
Learn more about HDR
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Founded
1917
* Ladders Estimates

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