Water Project Manager
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HDR is seeking an experienced Project Manager to help lead water projects in our Idaho Area. Candidates for this position should desire a role in the water engineering industry that includes working closely with both clients and internal staff to build successful teams. The candidates experience and interests will determine whether project work is within the drinking water, wastewater, or water resource markets. In this position, you will have the opportunity to work within an established Water Practice, support and manage various water projects in Idaho and lead new business development opportunities with water clients. Our diverse clientele includes municipal, county, state, and federal governments, districts, utilities, industry, and private entities.
As a Project Manager, you will provide project management and technical expertise for key projects; lead multi-disciplinary project teams; help to promote and advance HDR’s national and regional business development strategies, pursue new clients and project opportunities; develop, maintain and strengthen client relationships; and support staff development.
Responsibilities include:
- Participate in delivery of engineering services to meet client expectations, including technical and design leadership, and project management.Develop and manage projects with technical complexity, requiring coordination from multiple disciplines.
- Track and manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and deliverables throughout the project’s lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out).
- Coordinate staffing and workload balance through the project life cycle to ensure successful completion of deliverables.
- Maintain quality in project delivery and implement QA/QC procedures.
- Work closely with the Accounting, Operational, and Business leadership for periodic project reviews.
- Establish, maintain, and strengthen client relationships; contribute to and lead client management activities.
- Collaborate with other Water Market Sectors and business groups within HDR to meet client needs and expand HDR’s services with existing clients.
- Participate in developing and advancing corporate and regional water initiatives to identify and capture market opportunities.
- Participate in internal and external professional discipline groups, project teams, and activities to continually improve standards and best practices including presentations for professional associations.
- Collaborate with other Business Class and Marketing staff in the pursuit of new projects, taking a champion role in selected key pursuits.
- Serve as Project Manager for key/strategic projects, provide technical input for Business Class, and assist in developing capabilities of Business Class staff.
- Supervise and mentor staff.
- Perform other duties as needed.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 7 years related experience
- A minimum 2 years project management experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus)
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
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