Project Manager - Building Engineering

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Project Manager for Building Engineering to lead multi-disciplinary teams from planning through commissioning, delivering complex projects for diverse markets.

The role emphasizes client development, schedule management, and coordination of design teams across Healthcare, Civic, Sports, Transportation, Aerospace, and Commercial Real Estate sectors. Some travel to client sites or HDR offices is required.

Qualifications

• Proven background delivering complex projects in healthcare, civic, sports, transportation, aerospace, or commercial real estate.
• Strong leadership and client-relations skills with ability to develop new work.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams across project lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multi-discipline teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage all aspects of complex small to medium projects or large routine projects.
• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently.
• Establish and maintain client relations and participate in meetings with marketing, contracts, design and production teams.
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development with staff and stakeholders.
• Coordinate staffing and workload through project life cycle and ensure on-time deliverables.
• Track financials and adjust effort to meet budget and schedule.

Job description

Project Manager - Building Engineering - ( 196532 )

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.
This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.

HDR is looking for a project manager whose experience focuses on client development and delivery of large, complex projects. The ideal candidate should have a proven background in successfully delivering various Healthcare, Civic, Sports, Transportation, Aerospace, and/or Commercial Real Estate projects ranging from upfront planning and pre-design activities through detail design, construction support and commissioning. In addition to managing and delivery projects (which is the primary focus of this role), the successful candidate must possess the drive, experience and charisma needed to develop and secure work from a robust global client base and expand upon HDR’s reputation within these markets. This individual will manage multi-disciplinary design teams from project conception to completion. Keen focus on organizational skills and follow-through are required to be successful in this role. This person will work closely with the Regional Building Engineering Services Business Group Managers as well as our global client management team. Some travel to client sites or other HDR offices is required.

In the role of Project Manager, we’ll count on you to:

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project’s lifecycle (from development and initiation to close-out)
• Responsible for all aspects of complex small to medium projects or routine large projects
• Produce and coordinate several small to medium projects concurrently
• Establish and maintain client relations, and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders
• Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule