Data Center Assistant Project Manager

HDR, Inc.; Saint Louis Park (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Saint Louis Park is seeking an experienced Assistant Project Manager to join their Building Engineering Services Group. This role involves managing project tasks including proposal generation, quality control, and client engagement. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and five years of experience, with strong project management and communication skills required. The firm promotes a culture of inclusion and employee ownership, providing opportunities to contribute to innovative projects in an inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years related experience in project management.
• Ability to interact with various design teams effectively.
• Commitment to active participation in employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's life cycle.
• Responsible for many aspects of a small project or a single aspect of a larger project.
• Track financial aspects of projects and coordinate work to meet budget and schedule.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Estimating software

Project management software

Job description

life insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement

United States, Minnesota, St. Louis Park

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 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.

Assistant Project Manager – Building Engineering Services

HDR is currently seeking an Assistant Project Manager for our Building Engineering Services Business Group located in Minnesota. Our team is an integrated facility and infrastructure design team consisting of core services of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Structural and Site Civil Engineering. While we work in a wide variety of markets this role will be focused on Tech/Media/Telecom, Data Centers, and Mission Critical buildings and infrastructure.

The Assistant Project Manager is responsible for the execution of HDR's project management tasks including proposal generation, quality control, risk assessment, and on-time design deliverable execution. This dynamic individual will be engaged with clients and will require leadership and communication skills that facilitate team collaboration. In this role, you will collaborate with the project PM's to support their efforts, build strong external client relationships, and internal bond with other HDR PMs. Additional responsibilities include participating in marketing and project planning and serving as a representative of HDR to the local industry.

Travel and extended stay at project site locations is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's life cycle (from development and initiation to close-out), while under supervision of a Project Manager
• Responsible for many aspects of a small project or a single aspect of a larger project
• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently
• Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, ensuring completion of deliverables on schedule
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure 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

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification
• Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
• Experience designing complex and large-scale healthcare, laboratory, and/or mission critical data center facilities

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 5 years related experience
• Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) 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 each 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.

Primary Location: United States-Minnesota-Saint Louis Park

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