IT Project Manager

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?

The HDR IT Project Manager II delivers complex, higher risk IT projects independently and provides mentorship to junior project managers. This role is responsible for broad scope initiatives with significant business impact for multiple stakeholders.

• Lead medium to large IT projects with minimal oversight
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocations using project management tools (Service Now SPM). Manages dependencies, estimates, and replanning activities independently.
• Manage project budgets, track expenditures, and ensure financial accountability.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, resolve issues, and manage changes to project scope or timelines. Escalates appropriately based on impact thresholds.
• Proactively manages team communication, clarifying dependencies, risks, and changes as they arise. Tailor ceremonies to improve engagement and delivery effectiveness.
• Negotiates resources, timelines, and priorities across teams to meet project goals. Leverage KPIs to inform trade‑offs and actions.
• Track outcomes and validate delivered value.
• Facilitate executive level status reporting. Presents risks, impacts, and options to leaders with confidence.
• Leverage quantitative project data (e.g., schedule performance, cost variance, resource utilization, risk trends, and delivery metrics) to analyze project health, identify risks and opportunities early, and translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations that inform stakeholder decision‑making and improve delivery outcomes.
• Foster a high performing team environment by leading with emotional intelligence. Inspire, motivate, and support team members through change and challenges. Address delivery friction and reinforces accountability without formal authority.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, explain impacts, and adapt communication to audience needs.
• Incorporate change impacts and communications into project plans.
• Ensure adherence to and drive continuous improvement of established PMO processes

• PMP, PMI-ACP, or SAFe certification
• Experience managing vendor contracts and external partners

• Minimum 3 years of IT project management experience in a complex enterprise environment
• Proven success managing complex, cross functional projects on time and within budget
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Service Now).