Project Manager - Building Engineering Services
Summary
A Mechanical Project Manager at HDR's Building Engineering Services Group who leads multidisciplinary design teams delivering large, complex building projects (healthcare, civic, sports, transportation, aerospace, commercial) from planning through design, construction support, and commissioning. Day to day they manage budgets, schedules, QA/QC, client relationships, and business development.
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We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. From high-performance data centers driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience. We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration. Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.
HDR is looking for a project manager whose experience focuses on project delivery and technical excellence of large, complex projects. The ideal candidate should have a proven background in successfully delivering various Healthcare, Civic, Sports, Transportation, Aerospace, and/or Commercial Real Estate projects ranging from upfront planning and pre-design activities through detail design, construction support and commissioning. In addition to managing and delivery projects (which is the primary focus of this role), the successful candidate must possess the drive, experience and charisma needed to develop and secure work from a robust global client base and expand upon HDR’s reputation within these markets. This individual will also support engineering production of design drawings, calculations and specifications at a high level of understanding.
This individual will manage multi-disciplinary design teams from project conception to completion. Keen focus on organizational skills and follow-through is required to be successful in this role. Some travel to client sites or other HDR offices is required.
Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project’s lifecycle (from development and initiation to close-out)
Responsible for all aspects of complex small to medium projects or routine larger projects
Engineer, produce and coordinate several small to medium projects concurrently
Establish and maintain 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
Perform other duties as needed
- Master's degree
PMP certification
Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
- Interest in advancing digital delivery and AI-supported workflows in infrastructure projects
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