Principal Project Manager (Transportation Infrastructure)

HDR • Walnut Creek, CA

96d

About The Position

HDR is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Principal Project Manager-Engineering to join our growing Northern California Transportation Business Group. The ideal candidate will have experience working with transportation agencies and local municipalities in the Northern California area, delivering a variety of infrastructure improvement projects. Experience in delivering projects with multi-modal transportation elements, managed lanes improvements, safety improvements, and grade separations, for complete project lifecycle from feasibility, planning, design, through construction is desirable. The ideal candidate will have familiarity with Caltrans project development processes and various project delivery models such as design-bid-build, design-build, and CMGC.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 15 years related experience
• A minimum 7 years project management experience
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus)
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree
• Developed business relationships with Federal, State, and regional agencies
• Demonstrated experience in successfully leading project pursuits
• PMP certification
• Participation with industry organizations

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out)
• Responsible for any project assignment regardless of size, visibility, number of disciplines, technical complexity or number of staff.
• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently
• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders
• Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule
• Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
• Implement QA/QC procedures
• Supervise large project staffs and act as mentor for less-experienced Project Managers
• Lead pursuit of new project opportunities and lead proposal development efforts in a Contract or Project Manager capacity.
• Lead and or support client development for specific transportation clients in the Northern California area, working in collaboration with the Market Sector Leads, Business Development Leader and Client Development Leaders.
• Perform other duties as needed

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees