Alternative Financing Program Manager

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Program Manager/Client Manager (Alternative Financing) to advise clients and develop marketing efforts for new clients on the technical, regulatory, financial facets of Alternative Financing Strategies for Infrastructure, specifically with a focus on Public-Private Partnership (P3) relationships with the Federal Government. You will also serve as HDR Practice Group Leader / Cross Sector Leader for Long-term infrastructure financing intended to support ongoing major initiatives on Federal Planning (Sec 203) and Cross Sector Resilience.

Responsibilities

• Advises clients and develops marketing efforts for new clients on the technical, regulatory, financial facets of Alternative Financing Strategies for Infrastructure, specifically with a focus on P3 relationships with the Federal Government.
• Serves as HDR Practice Group Leader / Cross Sector Leader for Long-term infrastructure financing intended to support ongoing major initiatives on Federal Planning (Sec 203) and Cross Sector Resilience.
• Assumes leadership responsibilities for the management of multidisciplinary infrastructure programs with a high degree of technical complexity and non-technical intricacies.
• Advise clients on the technical, regulatory, financial, and community facets of infrastructure programs, which are all critical to program success.
• Leverages lessons learned from other programs and industry best management practices to address the specific needs of each client.
• Plans, directs, and monitors all aspects of program execution.
• Anticipates and identifies potential issues and risks that may impact program implementation, and assists the client with problem-solving, issues resolution, risk mitigation, and timely decision-making.
• Provides strategic advice and thought leadership.
• Deploys the required resources to address various program challenges and unanticipated events.
• Develops and implements various plans (program management plans, startup plans and work plans), business processes, and tools to drive efficiencies, emphasize accountability, bring team alignment, and promote transparency.
• Directs the services provided by multiple program teams or a single large program team comprised of HDR and subconsultants staff.
• Promotes alignment within the team through effective and regular communications.
• Secures the resources required to deliver services specified in the contract scope with a focus on contract compliance.
• Maintains a robust Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) program to meet client expectations.
• Maintains the financial performance of the program against pre-established financial metrics and adjusts as necessary to meet earnings and profitability targets, and control losses.
• Contributes to the growth of HDR’s program management services by building a long-term trusted advisory relationship with clients, expanding services to address the needs of existing clients, pursuing new program contract opportunities, mentoring and training staff working on programs, and supporting practice-wide initiatives.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Sciences, Planning, Business Administration or closely related field.
• Experience leading the consultant or owner program management team of at least one water/resources infrastructure program(s) with a capital value of $500 million.
• Knowledgeable of other alternative delivery/contract models, such as public-private partnership (P3), design-build-finance-operate-maintain (DBFOM), and engineering procurement construction (EPC).
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, Sciences, Business Administration or a closely related field.
• Professional Engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading the consultant or owner program management team of at least one water/resources infrastructure program(s) with a capital value of $500 million.
• Knowledgeable of other alternative delivery/contract models, such as public-private partnership (P3), design-build-finance-operate-maintain (DBFOM), and engineering procurement construction (EPC).
• Experience leading as a Program Manager or serving in a similar role on the delivery of two or more programs, each with a capital value of $350 million or more.
• Experience delivering concurrent programs with a total value of $350 million or more qualifies as one of the required programs.
• Strong leadership skills with experience building a cohesive team culture and managing team members located in various locations.
• Excellent communication skills. Comfortable presenting to client executives and in front of a large audience in a public setting.
• Management experience with the implementation of projects or programs using alternative and collaborative delivery methods, including design-build (DB), progressive design-build (PDB), and/or construction management at-risk (CMAR).
• Familiar with the various types of tools used to manage large programs - PMIS, CMIS, scheduling, cost control, document management, risk management, asset management, dashboard analytics, etc.
• Experience working in an integrated fashion within a Program Management Office (PMO) comprised of both consultant and client staff.