Assistant Project Manager

HDR is currently seeking a Project Manager General Assistant to join our team. This individual will be responsible for working closely with our project teams to deliver high-quality engineering projects for US Government clients across multiple agencies located in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and South Korea.

Project assignments may include multidisciplinary design activities including schematic design development and the preparation of construction documents to support large, medium, and small‑scale federal facility and GIS projects. Projects include horizontal and vertical construction for military and international and interagency support, facilities, sustainment, restoration and modernization (FSRM), as well as other federal projects such as asset management and military planning. Most of these projects are performed under architect‑engineer (A‑E) IDIQ contracts with varying degrees of technical complexity and project team size.

• Work under the direction of a Project Manager to support the management of multidisciplinary design teams across various Department of Defense (DoD) projects throughout the Southwestern United States.
• Support 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.
• Remain current with changes to applicable codes, standards, and client requirements, and incorporate those into project deliverables.
• Support quality control reviews and perform project engineering duties as necessary.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) license.
• PMP certification.
• Experience designing and/or delivering projects for federal agencies.
• Familiarity with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC).
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent schedules.
• Interest in advancing digital delivery and AI‑enabled workflows in infrastructure projects.
• 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 a related field.
• 5 years related experience.
• Ability to interact with various design teams, with excellent organizational, project management, and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• Attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture.

The expected compensation range for this position in California is $–$ annually, depending on skills, experience, education and geographical location.