Employee-Owned Project Manager - Water Solutions Leader

HDR; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 103,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

HDR's Water Business Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead multi-disciplinary engineering efforts across our growing water programs. You’ll manage scope, schedule, and budgets while mentoring engineers and building strong client relationships.

As an employee-owned firm, HDR emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and delivering sustainable water solutions. This role offers opportunities to influence projects from concept through completion in a nationally recognized team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 7 years related experience.
• Minimum 2 years project management experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be a plus).
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and manage small to medium-sized single-discipline projects and large-scale, multi-disciplinary engineering projects.
• Coordinate and balance work across planning and design teams to ensure seamless project execution throughout the project lifecycle.
• Build and maintain lasting client relationships, taking part in marketing, contract negotiations, and design and production meetings.
• Lead internal and external meetings, workshops, and technical discussions to align stakeholders and drive progress.
• Interface with governing agencies during project reviews and permitting processes.
• Conduct and facilitate work sessions focused on design development and contract documentation.
• Track project budgets, monitor financial performance, and align resources to keep deliverables on time and within scope.
• Partner with project controllers, business group leaders, and accounting teams to provide regular project status updates and financial reviews.
• Perform technical analyses and prepare clear, concise engineering reports.
• Mentor and provide leadership to junior engineers, with a focus on developing strong technical skills in water/wastewater engineering.

Skills

Leadership

Client relations

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Access (optional)

Job description

HDR's Water Business Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead multi-disciplinary engineering efforts across our growing water programs. You’ll manage scope, schedule, and budgets while mentoring engineers and building strong client relationships.

As an employee-owned firm, HDR emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and delivering sustainable water solutions. This role offers opportunities to influence projects from concept through completion in a nationally recognized team.