Senior Project Manager

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR seeks a strategic-minded Senior Project Manager for the Alaska Resources Business Group in Anchorage. The role leads multidisciplinary teams and oversees public and private projects throughout Alaska, managing scope, schedule, budget, and QA/QC.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree, 10 years of related experience, and at least 5 years in project management, with strong client relationships and communication skills. Local candidates preferred for an on-site role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10 years related experience.
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience.
• Strong interaction with design teams and clients; excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Active participant in employee-owned culture is expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multidiscipinary project teams.
• Oversee all phases of project development within scope, schedule and budget.
• Develop and review scopes of work, cost estimates and schedules.
• Implement QA/QC procedures.
• Coordinate internal tasks and manage external subconsultants to meet objectives.
• Serve as primary point of contact for clients and maintain relationships.
• Ensure coordination of deliverables and communication between team members.
• Conduct team meetings on productivity, workload, and quality.
• Collaborate with leadership to monitor workload and resources.
• Work with accounting, operations, and leadership for project reviews.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Team leadership

Client relations

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Estimating software

Scheduling software

Project management software

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 seeks a strategic-minded Senior Project Manager to join our Alaska Resources Business Group and be a member of a high-performing team supporting development of public and private projects throughout Alaska.

Primary Responsibilities

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

• Lead and manage multidiciplinary project teams.
• Oversee all phases of projct development ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Develop and review scopes of work, cost estimates, and schedules.
• Implement QA/QC procedures.
• Coordinate internal project tasks and manage external subconsultants to meet project objectives.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for clients, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring expectations are met or exceeded.
• Ensure coordination of deliverables and consistent communication between team members.
• Conduct team meetings to duscuss productivity, workload distribution, and quality control.
• Collaborate with HDR leadership to monitor project workload and resource needs.
• Work with the Accounting, Operational, and Business leadership for periodic project reviews.

Perform other duties as needed.

Candidates must be able to work cooperatively with professional from other disciplines, staff at all levels, clients, other project managers, business development professionals, and operational leadership.

This is a full-time regular position based in our Anchorage, Alaska office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience leading engineering and/or environmental regulatory projects.
• Familiarity with estimating and scheduling software, and project management software.
• Local candidates are preferred.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 10 years related experience
• A minimum of 5 years of project management experience
• Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
• 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.

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

Anchorage, Alaska

Industry

Power

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Job Posting

Jul 28, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an Affir... Equal Opportunity Employe r.

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