Planning Project Manager

Description

• Consistently adhere to and enforce internal HDR processes and policies such as business and contracting rules.
• Provide effective leadership of the project team. Supervise project engineers/scientists and subcontractors in the successful delivery of technical projects.
• Work in a manner to ensure personal safety and that of fellow employees by following HDR and client health and safety guidelines and policies.
• Serve as the project manager for water supply planning projects, maintaining task/project budgets and schedules, and mentoring junior-level staff.
• Establish strong, productive, collaborative relationships.
• Manage financial aspects of project contracts to protect HDR’s interests and simultaneously maintain good relationships with the client. Ensure that all project work is completed on time and within budget, with a focus on meeting contract scope and terms and conditions. Monitor significant deviations/inconsistencies and project progress and take corrective action when required.
• Prepare and periodically review/update project execution plans. Communicate progress effectively with team members and senior management.
• Work closely with client development leads, other project managers, other internal staff and client staff to define scopes of work, resources requirements, budgets, schedules and deliverables. Develop and maintain a backlog of planning project work
• Participate in regional and national conferences to promote HDR clients and projects
• Develop relationships with HDR clients to identify and develop new planning project opportunities Identify, develop, and lead pursuit of new planning work. Lead proposal and interview efforts to win new work
• Communicate efforts with client counterparts and ensure an ongoing positive relationship.
• Manage planning and preliminary design efforts for projects. Lead planning/pre-design efforts and coordinate with other project managers, client staff, and stakeholders, including written reports, meetings, and presentations
• Represent HDR in project meetings. Participate in or lead proposal preparation, presentations, contract negotiations, amendments, change notices, and contract claims. Understand and possess ability to communicate technical concepts to other staff and the client.
• Maintaining professional competency may require attending education classes and seminars, reading professional publications, and attending professional society meetings.

Requirements

• Experience with CAD and GIS.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication and negotiating skills.
• 5 years of experience in project management, planning, engineering, and/or construction on capital improvement projects with a track record of successful delivery of projects on time and within budget.
• This position may require out-of-office travel with occasional evening and overnight assignments;
• 7 years related experience
• Proven ability to managing multiple priorities and deadlines;
• Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• Candidates should be proficient using project control systems, problem solving, management and client relations.
• Must effectively communicate with all project team members;
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering.
• Excellent writing and communication skills are essential.
• Bachelor's degree in related field
• PE licensure in the State of California or ability to obtain PE licensure within 6 months of hire. PE licensure in other states that the firm is actively practicing may also be considered.
• Working knowledge of hydraulic modeling (InfoWater, WaterGEMS, InfoSWMM, InfoWorks CS, SewerGEMS) for planning and design highly desired.
• Proven ability to write technical information using appropriate grammar, punctuation and spelling for concise reader-friendliness and clarity.
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills, including team leadership, presentations, proposals, and managing client interactions.
• Experience with water/wastewater planning projects preferred.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize assignments and build strong client relationships.
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience
• Master’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance