Principal Project Manager (Transportation Infrastructure)

Overview

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?

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HDR is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Principal Project Manager-Engineering to join our growing Northern California Transportation Business Group. The ideal candidate will have experience working with transportation agencies and local municipalities in the Northern California area, delivering a variety of infrastructure improvement projects. Experience in delivering projects with multi-modal transportation elements, managed lanes improvements, safety improvements, and grade separations, for complete project lifecycle from feasibility, planning, design, through construction is desirable. The ideal candidate will have familiarity with Caltrans project development processes and various project delivery models such as design-bid-build, design-build, and CMGC.

In the role of Principal Project Manager-Engineering , we\'ll count on you to:

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project\'s lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out)

• Responsible for any project assignment regardless of size, visibility, number of disciplines, technical complexity or number of staff.

• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently

• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings

• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders

• Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule

• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule

• Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews

• Implement QA/QC procedures

• Supervise large project staffs and act as mentor for less-experienced Project Managers

• Lead pursuit of new project opportunities and lead proposal development efforts in a Contract or Project Manager capacity.

• Lead and or support client development for specific transportation clients in the Northern California area, working in collaboration with the Market Sector Leads, Business Development Leader and Client Development Leaders.

• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Master\'s degree

• Developed business relationships with Federal, State, and regional agencies

• Demonstrated experience in successfully leading project pursuits

• PMP certification

• Participation with industry organizations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering

• 15 years related experience

• A minimum 7 years project management experience

• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.

• MS Office and MS Project experience is required (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

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.