Power Generation Senior Project Manager

HDR•Boise, ID

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 for industrial, institutional, municipal, independent power producer (IPP), and utility clients. The Senior Project Manager is a seller-doer who maintains client relationships, brings in projects, develops strategies and plans for performing the work, monitors and communicates project status, and leads multidisciplinary project teams through successful completion. The position involves significant client interaction from pre-positioning through project completion, along with regular communication with internal project team members, marketing staff, and operations leadership. The ideal candidate has significant 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. HDR describes itself as an employee-owned company committed to an inclusive, collaborative culture in which employees are welcomed, valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their perspectives. Its Employee Network Groups support belonging and participation across the organization.

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.
Excellent organizational, project management, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
Commitment to actively participating in HDR’s employee-owned culture.

Nice To Haves

Experience with MS Access.
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.

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 offered services.
Provide daily leadership to the project team and technical staff in completing project activities.
Coordinate and communicate regularly 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.
Proactively monitor and maintain project budgets and schedules, and develop recovery plans for potential shortfalls.
Monitor contracted scope of work and identify scope changes.
Train and mentor project team staff on project management and project consulting issues.
Perform design or consulting work in the manager’s area of engineering expertise.
Routinely report project progress to the local and regional accounting and operations team.
Handle multiple concurrent projects.
Demonstrate business development and strategic planning skills.
Perform other duties as assigned.