Project Development Project Manager

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking an experienced Project Development Project Manager to join our Michigan-based Power Generation team. You will lead multi-discipline projects, develop strategy, manage budgets, and maintain client relationships through pre-positioning to project completion.

The role requires strong communication, PE licensure, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 7 years related experience including 2 years in project management.
• Professional engineer license recognized by the licensing board (PE).
• MS Office and MS Project experience is required.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Active participant in an employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain positive and proactive client relationships.
• Achieve project schedule, quality, and profitability goals.
• Serve as proposal champion/manager and assist with proposal preparation, review of contract terms and conditions, and evaluate risks.
• Provide daily leadership to the project team and technical staff in completion of project activities.
• Provide regular communication and coordination within the project team and with the client such that the project work plan and the client’s expectations on deliverables are understood and aligned.
• Monitor project deliverables for quality, completeness and conformance to the client’s expectations.
• Proactively monitor and maintain the project budget and schedule. Develop appropriate recovery plans in the event of potential shortfalls.
• Monitor the contracted scope of work and identify scope changes.
• Provide training and mentoring to project team staff on project management and project consulting issues.
• Perform design or consulting work in the manager’s area of engineering expertise.
• Routinely report project progress to the local and regional accounting and operations team.
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Client relations

Budgeting

Proposal writing

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Adobe

Job description

Project Development Project Manager - ( 195204 )

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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HDR is seeking an experienced Project Development Project Manager to join our Michigan-based Power Generation team. As a Project Manager, you will be joining a highly capable, multi-discipline team that supports power and energy projects within the industrial, institutional, municipal, independent power producer (IPP) and utility power and energy industry. The Project Manager will be a seller-doer who helps maintain client relationships, brings in projects, develops strategy, and plans for performing the work, monitors and communicates status of the project, and leads multi-discipline project teams to successful completion of the work. This role requires significant client interaction (from pre-positioning for the work through project completion) and strong verbal and written communication skills as needed for regular interaction with internal staff such as project team members, marketing staff, and operations leadership.

The ideal candidate will have experience with developing conceptual drawings, heat balances, water balances, technology comparison tables, site due diligence assessments, project pro formas, air permit applications, generation interconnect agreements and applications, project schedules, project cost estimates, bid specifications, pipe and equipment sizing calculations, technical memos, bid evaluations, performance procedure and test reviews, feasibility studies, reports and consulting. Significant experience with the development, specification, and negotiation of power generation systems for simple cycle, combined cycle, cogeneration, distributed generation, reciprocating engine, combined heat and power, and renewables projects, as well as proven ability to plan, schedule, and lead complex design and consulting assignments.

Responsibilities include

• Develop and maintain positive and proactive client relationships.

Achieve project schedule, quality, and profitability goals.

Serve as proposal champion/manager and assist with proposal preparation, review of contract terms and conditions, and evaluate risks associated with the services being offered.

Provide daily leadership to the project team and technical staff in completion of project activities.

Provide regular communication and coordination within the project team and with the client such that the project work plan and the client’s expectations on deliverables are understood and aligned. Monitor project deliverables for quality, completeness and conformance to the client’s expectations.

Proactively monitor and maintain the project budget and schedule. Develop appropriate recovery plans in the event of potential shortfalls.

Monitor the contracted scope of work and identify scope changes.

Provide training and mentoring to project team staff on project management and project consulting issues.

Perform design or consulting work in the manager’s area of engineering expertise.

Routinely report project progress to the local and regional accounting and operations team.

All other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

PMP certification

Have the ability to handle multiple concurrent projects

Demonstrated business development and strategic planning skills

Good communication, leadership, planning and mentoring skills

Excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills

MS Office, Adobe and other relevant software experience is required

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 7 years related experience inclusive of a minimum 2 years experience in project management
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• MS Office and MS Project experience is required
• Demonstrated leadership 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 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.

Primary Location

Other Locations

Industry

Power

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

BusinessClass : Power Generation

Job Posting

Aug 11, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employe r.
We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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