HDR · 2 weeks ago
Senior Utility Management Services Project Manager
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expHDR is a company focused on creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for its employee-owners. They are seeking a Senior Utility Management Services Project Manager to lead project services, develop business opportunities, and ensure client satisfaction in the water/wastewater engineering industry.
ArchitectureConsulting
Responsibilities
Participate in delivery of project services to meet client expectations, including project management
Market and deliver UMS services to existing and potential clients
Support other business classes with marketing efforts
Participate in internal and external professional discipline groups, project teams, and activities to continually improve standards and best practices including presentations for professional associations
Implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews
Participate in business class strategic planning, budgeting, and plan implementation
Commit to quality, improvement, and HDR values
Schedule, assign, and review work of project team members
Support of project team building and drinking water and wastewater opportunities and projects including facility planning, master planning, business case evaluations, asset management, GIS-related efforts, condition assessment, and data management
Implement a range of best management practices with water, wastewater, and/or stormwater utilities including asset management and operational improvements
Perform analysis of large utility maintenance management systems, and/or condition assessment databases to support inspection, condition assessment, and planning programs
Support marketing efforts including leading and participating in proposal development, participating as an active leader in our client management approach for key clients, and be an integral component in the planning and expansion of our Utility Management Services portfolio in Central Texas
Serve as the project manager for utility planning, regulatory compliance, condition assessment, and asset management projects
Provide effective leadership of the project team. Supervise project engineers/scientists and subcontractors in the successful delivery of technical projects
Work closely with client development leads, other project managers, other internal staff and client staff to define scopes of work, resources requirements, budgets, schedules and deliverables
Lead the preparation of client deliverables, including written reports, meetings, and presentations
Budgetary and schedule controls, invoicing, project coordination, quality management, and being the trusted point of contact with our clients
Prepare and periodically review/update project execution plans. Communicate progress effectively with team members and senior management
Identify, develop, and lead pursuit of new project opportunities in utility management services
Establish strong, productive, collaborative relationships
Communicate efforts with client counterparts and ensure an ongoing positive relationship
Represent HDR in project meetings. Participate in or lead proposal preparation, presentations, contract negotiations, amendments, change notices, and contract claims. Understand and possess ability to communicate technical concepts to other staff and the client
Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication and negotiating skills
Consistently adhere to and enforce internal HDR processes and policies such as business and contracting rules
Work in a manner to ensure personal safety and that of fellow employees by following HDR and client health and safety guidelines and policies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering
10 years related experience
A minimum 5 years project management experience
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 (Access experience would be plus)
Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
Company
HDR
HDR is an employee-owned design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We’re ranked No.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
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Galen Meysenburg
CFO
J
Jeff Glover
Colorado Area Water Group Chief Engineer
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