Senior Power Program Manager

As a Senior Power Program Manager at HDR, you will lead the management of multidisciplinary infrastructure programs with high technical complexity and non-technical intricacies. You will advise clients on technical, regulatory, financial, and community facets of infrastructure programs, leveraging lessons learned from other programs and industry best management practices. You will plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of program execution, anticipating and identifying potential issues and risks that may impact program implementation.

What You Will Do

Your main day-to-day responsibilities will include developing and implementing various plans, business processes, and tools to drive efficiencies, emphasize accountability, and promote transparency. You will direct the services provided by multiple program teams or a single large program team, promoting alignment within the team through effective and regular communications. You will monitor the financial performance of the program against pre-established financial metrics and adjust as necessary to meet earnings and profitability targets.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To be successful in this role, you will need strong leadership skills, experience building a cohesive team culture, and excellent communication skills. You will need to be comfortable presenting to client executives and in front of a large audience in a public setting. You will also need experience working in an integrated fashion within a Program Management Office (PMO) comprised of both consultant and client staff.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Sciences, Planning, Business Administration or closely related field
• Experience leading the consultant or owner program management team of at least one infrastructure program with a capital value of $500 million
• Knowledgeable of other alternative delivery/contract models, such as public-private partnership (P3), design-build-finance-operate-maintain (DBFOM), and engineering procurement construction (EPC)
• Willingness to travel regularly, and if needed, commute to a client's site temporarily
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification
• AICP Certification
• CMAA Certified Construction Manager (CCM) Certification
• Minimum of six (6) years of program management experience, with at least four (4) years as a Program Manager or similar role with equivalent responsibilities and
• Experience leading as a Program Manager or serving in a similar role on the delivery of two or more programs, each with a capital value of $350 million or more
• Strong leadership skills with experience building a cohesive team culture and managing team members located in various locations
• Excellent communication skills. Comfortable presenting to client executives and in front of a large audience in a public setting
• Management experience with the implementation of projects or programs using alternative and collaborative delivery methods, including design-build (DB), progressive design-build (PDB), and/or construction management at-risk (CMAR)
• Familiar with the various types of tools used to manage large programs - PMIS, CMIS, scheduling, cost control, document management, risk management, asset management, dashboard analytics, etc.
• Experience working in an integrated fashion within a Program Management Office (PMO) comprised of both consultant and client staff

Benefits

• Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer
• Employment equity
• Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals)
• Executive sponsor for each group
• Supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute