Senior Power Generation Project Manager

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Senior Power Generation Project Manager to join our Michigan-based team. You will lead a multi-discipline group, manage complex power projects from development through close-out, and maintain strong client relationships while driving schedules and budgets.

The role requires a PE licence, 10 years of related experience, and 5+ years in project management, with proficiency in MS Office and MS Project. We value leadership and strategic planning in an employee-owned culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• 10 years related experience required.
• 5+ years project management experience required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• MS Office and MS Project experience required; Access is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate work of multi-discipline teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead large, multi-discipline projects with high technical complexity and significant staff.
• Develop strategies, plans and budgets; monitor progress and schedule.
• Maintain client relations and participate in marketing, contractual, and design meetings.
• Coordinate staffing and workload; ensure deliverables meet schedule and budget.
• Oversee QA/QC procedures and mentor other project managers.

Skills

PMP certification

Leadership

Strategic planning

Business development

Employee-owned culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Access (plus)

Job description

Senior Power Generation Project Manager - ( 195447 )

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?

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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 an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Michigan-based Power Generation team. As a Senior Project Manager, you will be joining a highly capable, multi-discipline team that supports power and energy projects within the industrial, institutional, municipal, IPP and utility power and energy industry. The Senior Project Manager will be a seller-doer who helps maintain client relationships, brings in projects, develops strategies 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 significant experience with both utility scale power generation systems and equipment as well as exposure with emerging market trends, including distributed generation and combined heat and power technologies and projects, as well as proven ability to plan, schedule, and lead complex design and consulting assignments.

In the role of Senior Power Generation Project Manager, we'll count on you to:

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project’s lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out)
• Responsible for all aspects of large multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity, involving a large project staff
• Produce and coordinate several 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
• Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
• Implement QA/QC procedures
• Supervise large project staffs and act as mentor for less-experienced Project Managers
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification

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.

Primary Location

Other Locations

Industry

Power

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

BusinessClass : Power Generation

Job Posting

Aug 19, 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.