Senior IT Project Manager

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story.

About the Role

Plan, manage, and deliver multiple large-scale IT projects of moderate to high complexity simultaneously. Ensure project outcomes meet agreed-upon scope, cost, schedule, quality, and performance objectives. Each role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed, integrated project plans, including milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, and delivery timelines.
• Define project scope, objectives, and success criteria in partnership with business and technical stakeholders, ensuring long-term technical feasibility.
• Identify, coordinate, and manage internal resources and third-party vendors to ensure successful project execution.
• Apply approved change control processes to manage and document changes to project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Monitor and measure project performance using appropriate metrics and tools; provide clear, timely status updates and executive-level reporting.
• Proactively identify, analyze, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies to keep initiatives on track.
• Create, maintain, and govern comprehensive project documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage multiple complex projects and initiatives with little to no supervision, exercising sound judgment and decision-making.
• Provide mentoring, coaching, and guidance to junior project managers and IT leads managing projects, promoting best practices and consistency across the portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Quality Assurance, or a closely related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of IT management experience, including management of multiple concurrent projects.
• Extensive knowledge of project management processes, systems development methods, organizational change management concepts, and business process improvement methods.
• Experience working with business users to establish priorities and manage expectations.
• Self-starter with the ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Excellent client service, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of performing tasks in a dynamic environment, often under tight delivery schedules.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture is a must.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and outsourced services.
• Background in IT infrastructure, applications, endpoint, or enterprise technology initiatives.
• Experience mentoring or leading other project managers.
• Engineering and/or construction background is a plus.

Schedule

This is an on-site role supporting a 24/7 operation through real-time collaboration. Standard working hours are scheduled within the 6:00 AM–6:00 PM timeframe, Monday through Friday. This position also requires participation in a scheduled on-call rotation and the ability to be reasonably reachable outside of standard hours to support critical business continuity needs.

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust, and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee-owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected, and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary location: United States-Nebraska-Omaha