Senior Project Manager – Power Generation

Overview

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, and where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work. This role supports the power generation market and involves developing, contracting, and implementing natural gas and potentially renewable energy generation projects while serving as Owner’s Engineer and/or Advisor.

The Senior Project Manager will join a national, multi-discipline team that supports power and energy projects within the industrial, IPP, developer, and utility sectors. The role is a seller-doer who maintains client relationships, brings in projects, develops strategies and work plans, monitors status, and leads multi-discipline project teams to successful completion. Significant client interaction and strong verbal and written communication skills are required throughout the project lifecycle.

Locations for this role include (preferred):
Austin, Ann Arbor, Boise, Bismarck, Billings, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Irvine, Fort Worth, Houston, Honolulu, Kansas City, Madison, Minneapolis, Missoula, Omaha, Phoenix, Portland (OR & ME), Richmond, Raleigh, Sacramento/Folsom, San Diego, Seattle, Spokane, St. Louis, Syracuse.

• Develop and maintain positive and proactive client relationships.
• Achieve project schedule, quality, and profitability goals.
• Serve as proposal champion/manager; assist with proposal preparation, review of contract terms and conditions, and evaluation of risks associated with the services offered.
• Provide daily leadership to the project team and technical staff in completing project activities.
• Provide regular communication and coordination within the project team and with the client to ensure the work plan and deliverables meet expectations; monitor deliverables for quality and conformance.
• Proactively monitor and maintain the project budget and schedule; develop recovery plans as needed.
• Monitor the contracted scope of work and identify scope changes.
• Provide training and mentoring to project team staff on project management and consulting issues.
• Guide design or consulting work in the manager’s engineering discipline.
• Routinely report project progress to local and regional accounting and operations teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; or a combination of degree and relevant project experience.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant power generation project experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer
• PMP Certification
• Experience designing or managing simple cycle and combined cycle EPC projects as owner, owner’s engineer, OEM, or EPC contractor.
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects; demonstrated business development skills.
• Strong communication, leadership, planning, and mentoring skills.
• MS Office, Adobe, and other relevant software experience.

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 10 years related experience
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience
• Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, and project management software
• Ability to interact with various design teams; excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Commitment to being an active participant in HDR’s employee-owned culture

HDR is our company. We build on each other’s life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day, shaping a collaborative culture, fostering trust, and connecting us with clients and communities we serve. As employee owners, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcomed, valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

HDR supports eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) open to all employees, with executive sponsorship to foster a sense of belonging and contribution.

Primary

Location:

United States (various locations listed).

Schedule:

Full-time. Employee Status:
Regular. Industry: Power Generation. Job Posting:
Jan 29, 2026.

HDR is committed to employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer; we consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories.