Senior Project Manager – Power Generation

About the role

The power generation market is growing and evolving, driven by strong capacity demand signals. HDR's national Power Generation team is poised for significant growth and is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support the development, contracting, and implementation of natural gas and potentially renewable energy generation projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain positive and proactive client relationships.
• Achieve project schedule, quality, and profitability goals.
• Serve as proposal champion/manager and assist with proposal preparation, contract review, and risk evaluation.
• Provide daily leadership to the project team and technical staff, ensuring project activities are completed successfully.
• Communicate regularly with the project team and client about project progress, aligning expectations on deliverables.
• Monitor project deliverables for quality, completeness, and alignment with client expectations.
• Proactively manage the project budget and schedule, developing recovery plans for potential shortfalls.
• Identify and manage scope changes, guiding design or consulting work in areas of engineering expertise.
• Routinely report project progress to the local and regional accounting and operations team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or relevant field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant power generation project experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.).
• Significant experience with utility-scale power generation systems, including simple cycle and combined cycle plants.
• Experience designing or managing EPC projects as owner, owner’s engineer, OEM, or EPC contractor.
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated business development skills.
• Good communication, leadership, planning, and mentoring skills.
• MS Office, Adobe, and other relevant software experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, and project management software.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills (written and verbal).
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in HDR's employee-owned culture.

Skills

• Strong client interaction and communication skills.
• Project management and leadership abilities.
• Technical expertise in utility-scale power generation systems.
• Business development and strategic planning skills.

Benefits

At HDR, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• An employee assistance program.
• Paid time off, including holidays and vacation days.
• Parental leave.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Our targeted salary range for this position varies based on experience and location, ranging from $118,703 - $223,125 in New Jersey to $92,736 - $144,000 elsewhere. HDR is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.