Senior Power Generation Project Manager

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Senior Power Generation Project Manager to join our Michigan-based Power Generation team. You will lead multi-discipline projects for utility-scale power, coordinate client relationships, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while developing strategies and plans for complex design and consulting assignments.

The ideal candidate has a PE license, a bachelor's degree in engineering, 10 years of related experience, and at least 5 years in project management, with proficiency in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• Minimum 10 years related experience.
• At least 5 years of project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate multi-discipline teams through the project lifecycle.
• Manage large multidiscipline projects with high technical complexity.
• Produce and coordinate multiple projects concurrently.
• Maintain client relations and participate in marketing, contractual and design meetings.
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development with stakeholders.
• Coordinate staffing and workload to meet schedule and budget.
• Track project financials and adjust effort to stay within budget.
• Collaborate with accounting and leadership for periodic reviews.
• Implement QA/QC procedures.
• Mentor less-experienced project managers.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Strategic planning

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

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 Affirmitive Action and Equal Opportunity Employe r.

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.