Project Manager - Facilities Design

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead facilities design projects in Charlotte. This role involves managing multi-discipline teams, ensuring timely project delivery, and fostering client relationships. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, the company offers a collaborative environment where your skills will directly impact innovative projects across various sectors, including aerospace and commercial developments. If you are passionate about project management and want to contribute to meaningful design initiatives, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10 years of engineering experience with 5 years in project management.
• Ability to manage and develop multi-discipline teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design teams through project phases from planning to construction.
• Prepare contracts, budgets, and ensure project quality control.

Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

HDR is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support our facilities design projects within the Building Engineering Services Business Group in Charlotte or Raleigh, NC. This individual must have at least 10 years of relative experience leading design teams focused on facility projects through the planning, design, permitting and construction phases. We support the delivery of datacenter projects, development and commercial projects throughout the Southeast, projects supporting the aerospace industry, as well as projects supporting the breadth of HDR’s suite of services. This person will perform client development and management activities to support our Building Engineering Services team. They will need to be skilled in communicating with clients, leading multi-discipline design teams through large projects, coordinating with sub-consultants, delivering projects on time and within budget. On a day-to-day basis, they will be expected to:

• Function as Project Manager, and take responsibility for executing projects and managing and developing multidiscipline teams, utilizing HDR’s business systems and project management tools.
• Build team technical expertise and design production capacity through recruitment, staff development and training.
• Have the opportunity to lead and mentor other staff.
• Participate in leadership for external marketing and planning.
• Travel regionally/nationally as needed.
• Perform contract preparation and negotiation, scheduling, budgeting, invoicing, and project quality control.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline.
• 10 years of related engineering experience, 5 in project management.
• Microsoft Office Suite experience is required.
• Excellent communication, leadership and planning skills, and the ability to thrive in a team environment.
• Strong skills in preparing client presentations, project memoranda and reports.
• Local candidates are preferred.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 7 years related experience.
• A minimum of 2 years project management 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 every day.

Ready to learn more? Let's work together to make great things possible.