Power Project Manager (Hydroelectric/Hydropower)

HDR • Sacramento, CA

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About The Position

HDR is seeking a Power Project Manager to deliver multidisciplinary projects for power, hydropower, dam safety, and water infrastructure clients throughout Northern California and the West. The role works with technical teams and clients to keep projects organized and progressing in alignment with scope, schedule, budget, quality, and delivery goals. Assignments may span power delivery, renewable energy, water resources, and critical infrastructure.

The Project Manager leads moderate to large projects and multidisciplinary programs from scoping and proposal development through closeout, serving clients such as electric utilities, public power agencies, municipalities, and water agencies. The position requires ongoing client engagement, coordination of multidisciplinary teams, and management of project plans and delivery issues.

HDR describes its culture as employee-owned, collaborative, and committed to inclusion. Employees are encouraged to contribute their perspectives and participate in the company’s employee-owned culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related professional experience.
• At least 7 years of related experience.
• At least 2 years of project management experience.
• Ability to interact with various design teams.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to active participation in HDR’s employee-owned culture.

Nice To Haves

• Seven or more years of project management experience.
• PE, PMP, or similar project delivery credential.
• Experience advancing digital delivery and AI-supported workflows in infrastructure projects.
• Drives project quality through effective planning and follow-through.
• Communicates schedule risks early to meet client commitments.
• Manages scope, budget, schedule, staffing, risk, and change.
• Delivers multidisciplinary power or infrastructure projects.
• Commitment to continual learning, applying lessons learned, and improving processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead moderate to large projects and multidisciplinary programs from scoping and proposal development through closeout.
• Serve electric utilities, public power agencies, municipalities, and water agencies.
• Maintain client engagement through responsive communication, planning, and decision-making.
• Develop scopes, budgets, schedules, staffing plans, and delivery strategies aligned with client needs.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to manage priorities, workloads, interfaces, and deliverables.
• Anticipate and address quality, schedule, budget, risk, and change issues.
• Support proposals, project reviews, performance reporting, and evolving team needs.
• Perform other duties as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level