Power Generation Senior Project Manager

HDR•Boise, ID

22h

About The Position

HDR is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join its West Region Power Generation team. The role supports power and energy projects across industrial, institutional, municipal, independent power producer (IPP), and utility sectors. The Senior Project Manager is a seller-doer who maintains client relationships, develops business, plans and leads project work, monitors project status, and guides multidisciplinary teams through successful project completion. The position involves significant client interaction from pre-positioning through project completion, along with regular communication with project staff, marketing staff, and operations leadership. The ideal candidate has experience with utility-scale power generation systems and equipment, exposure to emerging trends such as distributed generation and combined heat and power, and the ability to plan, schedule, and lead complex design and consulting assignments. The role also includes performing design or consulting work within the manager’s engineering expertise, mentoring project staff, and handling multiple concurrent projects. HDR describes an employee-owned, collaborative culture focused on inclusion, respect, and empowering employees to contribute their perspectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
10 years of related experience.
A minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
Experience with MS Office and MS Project.
Demonstrated leadership, business development, and strategic planning skills.
Strong organizational, project management, and written and verbal communication skills.
Commitment to active participation in HDR’s employee-owned culture.

Nice To Haves

Access experience is a plus.
Significant experience with utility-scale power generation systems and equipment.
Exposure to emerging market trends, including distributed generation and combined heat and power technologies and projects.
Experience planning, scheduling, and leading complex design and consulting assignments.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain positive and proactive client relationships.
Achieve project schedule, quality, and profitability goals.
Serve as proposal champion or manager; assist with proposal preparation, review contract terms and conditions, and evaluate risks associated with services offered.
Provide daily leadership to project teams and technical staff in completing project activities.
Coordinate and communicate with the project team and client to align the project work plan and expectations for deliverables.
Monitor project deliverables for quality, completeness, and conformance to client expectations.
Monitor and maintain project budgets and schedules, and develop recovery plans when potential shortfalls arise.
Monitor contracted scope of work and identify scope changes.
Train and mentor project team staff on project management and consulting issues.
Perform design or consulting work in the manager’s area of engineering expertise.
Report project progress routinely to local and regional accounting and operations teams.
Handle multiple concurrent projects.
Apply business development and strategic planning skills.
Perform other duties as assigned.