Power Project Manager (Hydroelectric/Hydropower)
Description
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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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.
We believe electricity powers modern life. As part of our Power sector, you’ll help shape how electricity is generated, transmitted and delivered as global energy demands grow. From massive data centers to modernizing transmission systems, our industry-recognized engineers and scientists have been at the forefront of grid transformation for more than a century. You’ll work side-by-side with these experts and contribute to reliable, resilient and sustainable power systems, helping communities thrive and industries expand. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to drive infrastructure forward, power innovation and leave your mark on our energy future.
Join HDR as a Power Project Manager and help deliver dynamic, multidisciplinary projects that support power, hydropower, dam safety, and water infrastructure clients throughout Northern California and the West. You will work with talented technical teams and clients to keep projects organized, moving forward, and aligned with scope, schedule, budget, quality, and delivery goals. The work offers variety, collaboration, and opportunities to contribute across power delivery, renewable energy, water resources, and critical infrastructure assignments.
In the role of Power Project Manager, we'll count on you to\:
Lead moderate to large projects, multidisciplinary programs from scoping and proposal development through closeout.
Serve a diverse client base, including electric utilities, public power agencies, municipalities, and water agencies.
Maintain a high level of client engagement through responsive communication, planning, and decision-making.
Develop clear scopes, budgets, schedules, staffing plans, and delivery strategies aligned with client needs.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to manage priorities, workloads, interfaces, and deliverables.
Anticipate and address quality, schedule, budget, risk, and change issues before they affect delivery.
Support proposals, project reviews, performance reporting, and evolving team needs.
- Perform other duties as needed
7 or more years related experience of project management experience
Drives project quality through effective planning and follow-through.
Communicates schedule risks early to meet client commitments.
Manages scope, budget, schedule, staffing, risk, and change.
Delivers multidisciplinary power or infrastructure projects.
Demonstrates a commitment to continual learning, applying lessons learned, and improving processes.
- PE, PMP or similar project delivery credential
- Experience in advancing digital delivery and AI-supported workflows in infrastructure projects
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