HDR

Senior Federal Engineering Project Manager

HDR • $110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 10 years related experience
  • Minimum 5 years of project management experience
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • Experienced with MS Office and MS Project (Access a plus)
  • Proven leadership and business development skills
  • Commitment to employee-owned culture

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage design teams on DoD projects in the Pacific
  • Oversee project phases from planning to construction support
  • Develop scopes of work, cost estimates, and schedules
  • Coordinate internal design activities and manage external subconsultants
  • Serve as primary client contact, ensuring expectations are met
  • Mentor project teams and ensure effective communication
  • Conduct team meetings for project progress and quality control

Benefits

  • Employee ownership culture
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaborative work environment across geographies
  • Impactful work within military and federal engineering projects
  • Engagement with diverse engineering challenges across the Pacific region
Full Job Description
Description

Senior Federal Project Manager - Engineering

Location: Hawai'i (O'ahu preferred, neighbor island locations considered)

Position Overview

We are currently seeking a Senior Federal Project Manager - Engineer to join our Hawai'i-Guam team. This individual will be responsible for managing and delivering high-quality engineering projects for DoD clients, including NAVFAC, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Air Force, and other military and federal agencies. Projects may include the design of barracks, family housing, wastewater and water treatment facilities, water resource systems, fuel storage infrastructure, airfield pavements, and DD1391 documentation.

Primary Responsibilities

In this role, the Senior Project Manager will:

  • Lead and manage multidiscipline design teams across various DoD projects throughout the Pacific region.
  • Oversee 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; monitor progress and implement corrective actions as needed.
  • Coordinate internal design activities and manage external subconsultants to meet project objectives.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring expectations are met or exceeded.
  • Supervise and mentor multiple project teams across geographies; ensure coordination of deliverables and consistent communication between team members.
  • Conduct team meetings to discuss productivity, workload distribution, and quality control.
  • Provide leadership in employee development, including training, performance evaluations, and goal setting.
  • Collaborate with HDR leadership to monitor regional project workload and resource needs.
  • Remain current with changes to applicable codes, standards, and client requirements, and integrate those into project deliverables.
  • Conduct quality control reviews and perform project engineering duties as necessary.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Minimum of 15 years of project management experience, preferably in the Pacific region
  • State of Hawai'i Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
  • Extensive experience managing civil engineering design projects for federal agencies
  • Strong technical background in civil engineering design, including calculations, specifications, and construction documentation
  • Familiarity with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent schedules
  • Ability to work from our O'ahu office is preferred; candidates from neighbor islands may also be considered


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Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 10 years related experience
  • A minimum 5 years project management experience
  • Professional Engineer (PE) 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

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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Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1917

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