Senior Power Generation Project Manager

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment and nurturing innovation in the Power sector. As a Senior Project Manager in our South Carolina team, you will develop, contract and implement natural gas and renewable energy generation projects, serving as Owner’s Engineer and/or Advisor.

This role requires strong client interaction, effective communication, and experience with utility‑scale power generation systems, including simple‑cycle and combined‑cycle plants.

• 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, review of contract terms and conditions, and evaluate risks associated with the services being offered.
• Provide daily leadership to the project team and technical staff in completion of project activities.
• Provide regular communication and coordination within the project team and with the client such that the project work plan and the client’s expectations on deliverables are understood and aligned. Monitor project deliverables for quality, completeness and conformance to the client’s expectations.
• Proactively monitor and maintain the project budget and schedule. Develop appropriate recovery plans in the event of potential shortfalls.
• Monitor the contracted scope of work and identify scope changes.
• Provide training and mentoring to project team staff on project management and project consulting issues.
• Guide design or consulting work in the manager’s area of engineering expertise.
• Routinely report project progress to the local and regional accounting and operations team.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Experience specific to power generation projects, particularly in South Carolina.
• 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.
• Good communication, leadership, planning, and mentoring skills.
• Local candidates preferred.
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• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 10 years related experience.
• Minimum 5 years project management experience.
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered (e.g., PE or P.Eng).
• MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience a plus).
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills.
• Active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

Primary location:
Columbia, South Carolina. Other location options:
Greenville, Fort Mill, Charleston.

Posted:
Dec 17 2025. Full‑time;
Regular employee status.