Mission Critical Due Diligence & Planning Program Manager

About the role

HDR is seeking a Due Diligence and Planning Program Manager with extensive experience in site selection, land development due diligence, and master planning. This role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team to deliver projects for mission-critical data centers and other advanced technology facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain program tools for governance, staff onboarding, forecasting, KPI tracking, resource allocation, and hiring.
• Develop and maintain program templates, tools, and collaboration sites aimed at creating a consistent and efficient program.
• Lead site selection, due diligence, and master planning efforts as a program leader and/or project manager.
• Manage projects and support overall client management activities.
• Provide project and task management; conduct process engineering for projects and proposals; collect, assimilate, and present data in reports; and lead preparation of planning documents, engineering plans, and specifications for major land development projects.
• Collect, assimilate, and present data in reports, planning documents, and potential design for major land development projects.
• Possess strong oral and written communication and leadership skills.
• Manage projects and support overall client management activities.
• Manage projects and support overall client management activities.
• Manage projects and support overall client management activities.
• Manage projects and support overall client management activities.

Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, Sciences, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• Program management experience consistent with one of the following requirements:
• A minimum of three (3) years of program management experience in a deputy role to the Program Manager for the delivery of one or more programs, with a cumulative capital value of $200 million or more,
• A minimum of five (5) years of program management experience as a Project Manager or Project Controls Manager for the delivery of one or more programs, each with a capital value of $200 million or more,
• A minimum of ten (10) years of project management experience as a Project Manager directing a multi-disciplinary team for the delivery of at least two (2) projects, each with a capital value of $50 million or more.
• Strong leadership skills with experience building a cohesive team culture and managing team members 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).
• Familiarity with tools used to manage large programs - PMIS, CMIS, scheduling, cost control, document management, risk management, asset management, dashboard analytics, etc.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multidisciplinary projects that include, at a minimum, civil engineering, entitlements, utility consulting and interconnection, utility design, environmental and local permitting, and subcontractor management (surveying and geotechnical investigation).
• Significant land development experience.
• Site selection and due diligence experience (project management, engineering, and/or planning).
• Experience developing and implementing client engagement and client management planning, with sector and regional leadership, to define and drive strategies for growing business with industrial key clients.
• Overall accountability of the program to both clients and internal leadership and project stakeholders.
• Strong internal business management skills including proposal/fee development, resource and cost tracking, and QA/QC processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing programs strongly desired.
• Proven track record of program management.
• Proficient with online communication and collaboration tools (Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Chime, WebEx, Skype).
• Certified project/program management professional, licensed professional engineer, or certified planner strongly desired.
• Current relationships with other due diligence professionals (A/E firms, general contractors, developers, etc).

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement.