Senior Project Manager

HDR•Chicago, IL

48d

About The Position

HDR is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager for our Building Engineering Services Business Group located in Chicago, IL. Our team is an integrated facility and infrastructure design team consisting of core services of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Structural and Site Civil Engineering. While we work in a wide variety of markets this role will be focused on Tech/Media/Telecom, Data Centers, and Mission Critical buildings and infrastructure. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the execution of HDR’s project management tasks including proposal generation, quality control, risk assessment, and on time design deliverable execution. This dynamic individual will be engaged with clients and will require leadership and communication skills that facilitate team collaboration. In this role, you will collaborate with the BES Business Group Manager to build strong external client relationships as well as internal bond with the other HDR PMs. Other responsibilities include participating in marketing and project planning and serving as a representative of HDR to the local industry. Travel to project site locations throughout IL/IN locations is required. In the role of Senior Project Manager, we'll count on you to:

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related field
10 years related experience
A minimum of 5 years of project management experience
Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Nice To Haves

A license/certification
PMP certification
Familiar with Primavera P3 or SureTrak software preferred
Familiar with Prolog software preferred
Ability to manage, lead and mentor other team members
Preference given to local candidates
Experience designing complex and large-scale healthcare, laboratory, and / or mission critical data center facilities

Responsibilities

Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out)
Responsible for all aspects of large multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity, involving a large project staff
Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently
Establish and maintain 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
Perform other duties as needed