Assistant Project Manager

Assistant 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. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

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.

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

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 5 years related experience.
• 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.

Our Commitment:

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 in California is $100,870.00- $144,100.00 annually depending upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.

Primary Location: United States-California-Folsom

Other Locations: United States-Arizona-Phoenix, United States-California-Sacramento

Industry: Federal

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class: Federal Project Management

Job Posting: Apr 29, 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.