Senior Federal Engineering Project Manager

About the role

Position Overview
We are currently seeking a Senior Federal Project Manager – Engineer to join our Hawai‘i-Guam team. This individual will be responsible for managing and delivering high-quality engineering projects for DoD clients, including NAVFAC, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Air Force, and other military and federal agencies. Projects may include the design of barracks, family housing, wastewater and water treatment facilities, water resource systems, fuel storage infrastructure, airfield pavements, and DD1391 documentation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multidiscipline design teams across various DoD projects throughout the Pacific region.
• Oversee all phases of project development—from planning and design through construction support—ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Develop and review scopes of work, cost estimates, and schedules; monitor progress and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Cook up and manage internal design activities and external subconsultants to meet project objectives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring expectations are met or exceeded.
• Supervise and mentor multiple project teams across geographies; ensure coordination of deliverables and consistent communication between team members.
• Conduct team meetings to discuss productivity, workload distribution, and quality control.
• Provide leadership in employee development, including training, performance evaluations, and goal setting.
• Collaborate with HDR leadership to monitor regional project workload and resource needs.
• Remain current with changes to applicable codes, standards, and client requirements, and integrate those into project deliverables.
• Conduct quality control reviews and perform project engineering duties as necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of project management experience, preferably in the Pacific region
• State of Hawai‘i Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
• Extensive experience managing civil engineering design projects for federal agencies
• Familiarity with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent schedules

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 10 years related experience
• A minimum 5 years project management experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• MS Office and MS Project experience (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