Assistant Project Manager - Power

HDR•Tampa, FL

23d

About The Position

HDR is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support its Power Program Management team in delivering complex power and energy infrastructure projects and programs. Working alongside experienced Project and Program Managers, this role supports project planning, coordination, communication, progress tracking, and execution across the project lifecycle, from development and design through construction and closeout. The position may involve transmission and distribution, power generation, renewable energy, and other major energy projects, and includes responsibility for defined project scopes, workstreams, or management functions within larger projects and programs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related professional experience.
Five years of related experience.
Ability to interact with various design teams.
Excellent organizational, project management, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
Commitment to actively participating in HDR's employee-owned culture.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting power, energy, utility, engineering, construction, or other complex infrastructure projects.
Experience supporting large capital programs or multidisciplinary projects involving multiple contractors, consultants, or stakeholder groups.
Understanding of project management fundamentals, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, change management, quality, and document control.
Experience with project management systems and tools such as Oracle Primavera P6, Procore, e-Builder, Kahua, InEight, Microsoft Project, Power BI, SharePoint, or similar platforms.
PMP certification or demonstrated progress toward a project management certification.

Responsibilities

Support Project and Program Managers with planning, coordination, and execution of power infrastructure projects.
Coordinate single-discipline and multidisciplinary teams throughout project development, initiation, design, construction, and closeout.
Take ownership of assigned project responsibilities, workstreams, scopes, or management functions.
Support day-to-day communication and coordination with clients, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
Organize and facilitate project meetings, including preparing agendas and materials, documenting decisions and action items, and coordinating follow-up.
Coordinate project interfaces and help identify dependencies among contractors, engineering disciplines, workstreams, and stakeholder groups.
Maintain project management tools and tracking logs for action items, decisions, risks, changes, interfaces, deliverables, and stakeholder commitments.
Work with project controls teams to monitor scope, schedule, cost, risk, and project performance against requirements and metrics.
Assist with contractor schedule reviews and coordinate milestones, dependencies, interfaces, and upcoming activities.
Support risk management, including identification, workshops, mitigation planning, documentation, ownership tracking, and follow-up.
Assist with change management by tracking potential changes, coordinating schedule and cost impact evaluations, and maintaining documentation.
Support project document and information management, including correspondence, transmittals, deliverables, collaboration platforms, and document control.
Prepare reports, dashboards, presentations, and project communications covering project health, progress, risks, decisions, and priorities.
Help manage workload and coordinate deliverables to meet scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations.
Support project reviews and assist with contract and financial management activities in coordination with relevant teams and business leaders.
Assist with proposals and pursuits, including project approaches, staffing plans, schedules, fees, and other proposal materials.
Perform other duties as needed.