Senior Engineering Project Manager - Alternative Delivery Experience

HDR; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Short and long-term disability

Life insurance

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid time away and holidays

Job summary

HDR, Inc. seeks a Senior Engineering Project Manager - Alternative Delivery Experience to lead multidisciplinary engineering projects for U.S. government clients across multiple western states.

You will coordinate with the design-builder, Federal owner, and partners to ensure timely, quality deliverables from preconstruction to closeout. You will drive design-to-budget activities, manage scope boundaries, and facilitate risk and schedule management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• 10 years related experience.
• Minimum 5 years project management experience.
• Professional engineering license (PE or equivalent) required.
• MS Office and MS Project experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead Federal DB and PDB assignments from capture through design, construction support and closeout.
• Serve as primary interface with design-builder, Federal owner, and subconsultants.
• Define PM, Design Manager, QA Manager, and lead responsibilities clearly.
• Integrate design progress with estimate maturity, procurement and scheduling.
• Mentor Federal PMs and Design Managers in contractor-led delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Strategic planning

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, Business Administration, Sciences, or closely related field

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA)

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

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 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.

HDR is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager - Alternative Delivery Experience, to lead multidisciplinary engineering projects for U.S. government clients. This role will work closely with project teams to deliver projects across California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah.

Project assignments may include multidisciplinary design services from schematic design and design development through preparation of construction documents for federal facility and infrastructure projects of varying sizes and complexity. Develop and maintain integrated controls connecting design progress, estimate maturity, procurement milestones, construction sequencing, staffing, risk, changes, and forecast-to-complete performance. Provide timely, decision-oriented reporting to HDR leadership and the design-builder.

The portfolio includes horizontal and vertical construction; military, international, and interagency support projects; facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization (FSRM); asset management; and military planning. Assignments are delivered under architect-engineer (A-E) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts or Other Transaction Authority (OTA) solicitations.

In the role of Senior Engineering Project Manager - Alternative Delivery Experience, we'll count on you to:

• Lead Federal DB and PDB assignments from capture and preconstruction through design, construction support, and closeout.
• Serve as the primary interface with the design-builder, Federal owner, internal alternative delivery project team, teaming partners, and subconsultants.
• Establish clear Project Manager, Design Manager, Quality Manager, and discipline-lead responsibilities.
• Integrate design progress with estimate maturity, procurement, construction sequencing, staffing, and risk.
• Lead design-to-budget, constructability, value-analysis, design-validation, and package-release activities.
• Manage designer-of-record scope boundaries, contract flow-downs, change entitlement, contingency, and commercial exposure.
• Coordinate delegated-design requirements and design integration with trade partners and specialty designers.
• Drive timely decisions and accelerate unresolved technical, commercial, quality, or schedule risks.
• Apply HDR’s quality, safety, and project management requirements, including quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate project staffing and workload with operational and business leadership to effectively utilize resources and meet project commitments.
• Lead pursuit-to-project transition so proposal commitments, assumptions, innovations, exclusions, and risks are transferred into the execution plan.
• Develop relationships with priority Federal design-build contractors and support opportunity-specific positioning.
• Mentor Federal PMs and Design Managers in contractor-led delivery.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to the Federal DB playbook, tools, and delivery standards.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, Business Administration, Sciences, or a closely related field.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA)
• Professional certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Design-Build Professional (DBIA), or Certified Construction Manager (CCM).
• Experience with collaborative and alternative project delivery methods, including Design-Build (DB), Progressive Design-Build (PDB), and/or Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR).
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing complex federal design projects, including projects with construction values exceeding $25 million.
• Project management experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) clients, with direct experience working with NAVFAC, USACE, and/or AFCEC strongly preferred.
• Proven record of building and maintaining strong client relationships, delivering excellent client service, and achieving high levels of client satisfaction.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams, including internal staff, teaming partners, and subconsultants.
• Ability to develop and manage project scopes, fees, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and contract requirements for complex federal projects.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to successfully complete required background screening and obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC).
• Willingness and ability to travel to client sites, project locations, and HDR offices to support project delivery and client engagement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 10 years related experience
• A minimum 5 years project management experience
• 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 (Access experience would be plus)
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning 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.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. The expected compensation range for this position in Northern CA: $155, 285.00 - $241,125.00 annually, Southern CA: $148,533.00 - $221,835.00 annually depending upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.

Primary Location: United States-California-Folsom

Other Locations: United States-Arizona-Phoenix, United States-California-Los Angeles, United States-California-Walnut Creek, United States-California-Long Beach, United States-California-San Diego, United States-California-Irvine, United States-California-Sacramento, United States-California-Ventura

Industry: Federal

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

BusinessClass: Federal Project Management

Job Posting: Nov 3, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.