Sustainability & Resiliency Project Manager

HDR; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination and delivery of engineering and consultancy projects, typically up to £2M in value. You will manage scope, programme, risks, resources and financial performance while supporting client satisfaction and technical excellence.

You will work under the direction of senior leadership, coordinating project teams and ensuring delivery aligns with HDR quality procedures, governance and project objectives, in an employee-owned culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; minimum 15 years related experience and 2 years project management experience preferred.
• Experience in a consultancy environment is essential.
• Chartered status or working towards chartered status is required or desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management and delivery of projects, typically up to £2M in value.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules and resource plans.
• Coordinate project teams to achieve project objectives.
• Ensure deliverables are on time, within budget and to required quality standards.
• Monitor progress against programme and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Direct and coordinate work across single or multi-discipline teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Establish client relations and be involved in meetings across contractual, design and production discussions.

Skills

Organisation

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline

Chartered Engineer (CEng) / Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) or working towards chartered status

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS PowerPoint

MS Project

Job 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?

Watch Our Story

https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story

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 building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s more 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.

About the Role

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for the successful planning, coordination and delivery of engineering and consultancy projects, typically up to £2M in value. You will manage project scope, programme, risks, resources, information flow and financial performance whilst supporting client satisfaction and technical excellence. Working under the direction of a Senior Project Manager and / or Project Principal, you will coordinate project teams and ensure delivery is aligned with contractual requirements, project objectives and HDR quality management processes.

About You

We are seeking someone with strong organisation, communication (written and verbal) and stakeholder management skills, who has the ability to co-ordinate across disciplines and manage competing priorities in a delivery environment. You should be comfortable supporting meeting management (actions/decisions) and information control (transmittals/registers), whilst being able to maintain a positive, professional attitude with a collaborative working style, and have a commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management and delivery of projects, typically up to £2M in value.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules and resource plans.
• Coordinate project teams to achieve project objectives.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Monitor progress against programme and implement corrective actions where required
• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out)
• Be responsible for any project assignment regardless of size, visibility, number of disciplines, technical complexity or number of staff.
• Develop and maintain clear project scopes, assumptions and deliverables.
• Facilitate project risk identification and assessment.
• Monitor project budgets, resource utilisation and forecasts.
• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings.
• Ensure compliance with HDR Integrated Management Systems and project procedures and implement QA/QC procedures.
• Provide leadership and direction to project delivery teams including Associate Directors, Associates, Senior Consultants, Consultants and Graduates.
• Manage project closeout activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years related experience; minimum 2 years project management experience.
• Experience working within a consultancy is essential.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) or equivalent, or working towards chartered status.
• Competent in MS Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint; MS Project desirable.

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.