Senior Project Manager

Senior 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? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you'll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people's lives. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.

In the role of Senior Project Manager, we'll count on you to:

• Direct and coordinate work of multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development and initiation to close-out)
• Be responsible for all aspects of large complex planning and engineering projects with high degree of technical and political complexity, involving a large project team
• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently.
• Establish and maintain client relations, and be involved with contractual, planning, and engineering meetings
• Be responsible for quality and all deliverables to the client
• Be responsible for client relations and serve as the primary point of contact
• Direct all work associated with the projects
• Be responsible for the overall financial health of the projects
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule.
• Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule.
• Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
• Implement quality assurance and quality control procedures.
• Perform risk management and mitigation procedures.
• Supervise large project teams and act as mentor
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree
• PMP Certification
• California Professional Engineer (PE) license or Professional Geologist (PG) license
• Strong leadership skills with experience building a cohesive team culture and managing team members located in various locations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable facilitating teams and presenting to client and in a public setting.
• Familiar with the various types of tools used to manage programs – Project Management Information System (PMIS), scheduling, cost control, document management, risk management, dashboard analytics, etc.
• Experience with water resources planning and management, XM Planning, water supply reliability studies, climate resiliency plans, or other related studies.
• May require the ability to travel

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 10 years related experience
• A minimum of 5 years of project management experience
• Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software, project management software
• Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve. As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees. 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 is $142,142.00 - $203,060.00 annually depending upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.

Primary Location: United States-California-Sacramento

Other Locations: United States-California-Walnut Creek, United States-California-Folsom

Industry: Water

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class: Water Supply Management

Job Posting: Jul 14, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.