Federal Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams across various Department of Defense (DoD) projects throughout the Southwestern United States.
• Oversee all phases of project development—from planning and design through construction support—ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Develop and review scopes of work, cost estimates, and schedules; track progress and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Coordinate internal design activities and manage external subconsultants to meet project objectives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring expectations are met or exceeded.
• Supervise and mentor multiple project teams across geographies; ensure coordination of deliverables and consistent communication between team members.
• Conduct team meetings to discuss productivity, workload distribution, and quality control.
• Collaborate with HDR leadership to monitor regional project workload and resource needs.
• Remain current with changes to applicable codes, standards, and client requirements, and incorporate those into project deliverables.
• Conduct quality control reviews and perform project engineering duties as necessary.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Master's degree
• PMP certification
• Experience managing projects for Federal Clients
• Experience managing design-build projects
• Interest in advancing digital delivery and AI-supported workflows in infrastructure projects
• Strong track record of excellent client service and receiving strong CPARS ratings
• Willingness to travel including overnight trips
• Commitment to HDR's core values of quality work and continuous improvement
• This position is subject to a governmental background check

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 7 years related experience inclusive of a minimum 2 years experience in project management
• 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 is required
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

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 California is $ - $ annually depending upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.

• United States-California-Folsom
• United States-Arizona-Phoenix
• United States-California-Sacramento
• United States-California-San Diego