HDR

Aerospace Project Manager

HDR • $110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 7 years of related experience, including 2 years in project management
  • Professional engineering license (PE or P.Eng) required
  • Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project
  • Demonstrated leadership skills
  • Commitment to an employee-owned culture
  • Master's degree and PMP certification preferred

Responsibilities

  • Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams throughout the project's lifecycle
  • Manage all aspects of small to medium projects or routine large projects
  • Simultaneously produce and coordinate multiple small to medium projects
  • Establish and maintain strong client relations and participate in various meetings
  • Conduct work sessions for deliverable development with staff and stakeholders
  • Coordinate staffing and workload to ensure timely completion of deliverables
  • Track financial aspects of projects and adjust work efforts to meet budget and schedule

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
  • Engagement with dynamic aerospace clients
  • Involvement in innovative digital delivery and AI-supported workflows
  • Employee-owned culture fostering active participation
  • Access to professional development opportunities
Full Job Description
HDR's Bellevue Building Engineering Services (BES) team is seeking a Project Manager to lead the planning, design, and delivery of complex projects for aerospace clients within a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment. This role will serve as a key interface with a dynamic, rapidly evolving client organization, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing competing priorities, and driving project execution from early planning through delivery. The successful candidate will thrive in a challenging setting that demands strong leadership, proactive communication, sound technical judgment, and the ability to adapt quickly while maintaining exceptional client service and project performance. In the role of Aerospace Project Manager, we'll count on you to: • Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development and initiation to close-out) • Responsible for all aspects of complex small to medium projects or routine large projects • Produce and coordinate several small to medium projects concurrently • Establish and maintain client relations, and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings • Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders • Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule • 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 • Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews • Implement QA/QC procedures • Perform other duties as needed Preferred Qualifications • Minimum 5 years of experience serving as a Project Manager, successfully leading multidisciplinary building engineering projects from planning and design through construction and closeout. Master's degree • PMP certification • Interest in advancing digital delivery and AI-supported workflows in infrastructure projects • Aerospace facility experience preferred, including the delivery of manufacturing, research and development, testing, mission-critical, or other technically complex building projects for aerospace clients. • Local to the Bellevue/Greater Seattle area or able to regularly support client and project team engagements throughout the region, with established knowledge of the local market and permitting environment. #LI-CV1 Qualifications Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Engineering • 7 years related experience inclusive of a minimum 2 years experience in project management • 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 is required • Demonstrated leadership skills • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

About HDR

HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
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10,000 employees
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Founded
1917

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