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Project Development Senior Project Manager

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United StatesLansing, Michigan, United StatesPosted Sep 16, 2026

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%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;text-align:justify;%22%3EAt 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?

%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EWatch Our Story:%3Ca href=%22https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story%22 target=%22_blank%22 rel=%22noopener%22%3E%27 https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story%27%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;text-align:justify;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EHDR is seeking an experienced Project Development Senior Project Manager to join our Michigan-based Power Generation team.

As a Project Manager, you will be joining a highly capable, multi-discipline team that supports power and energy projects within the industrial, institutional, municipal, independent power producer (IPP) and utility power and energy industry. The Project Manager will be a seller-doer who helps maintain client relationships, brings in projects, develops strategy, and plans for performing the work, monitors and communicates status of the project, and leads multi-discipline project teams to successful completion of the work.

This role requires significant client interaction (from pre-positioning for the work through project completion) and strong verbal and written communication skills as needed for regular interaction with internal staff such as project team members, marketing staff, and operations leadership.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;text-align:justify;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EThe ideal candidate will have experience with developing conceptual drawings, heat balances, water balances, technology comparison tables, site due diligence assessments, project pro formas, air permit applications, generation interconnect agreements and applications, project schedules, project cost estimates, bid specifications, pipe and equipment sizing calculations, technical memos, bid evaluations, performance procedure and test reviews, feasibility studies, reports and consulting.

Significant experience with the development, specification, and negotiation of power generation systems for simple cycle, combined cycle, cogeneration, distributed generation, reciprocating engine, combined heat and power, and renewables projects, as well as proven ability to plan, schedule, and lead complex design and consulting assignments.

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Segoe UI Emoji%26quot;, %26quot;. Segoe UI Symbol%26quot;, %26quot;. Lucida Grande%26quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3E#LI-NB1%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering 10 years related experience A minimum 5 years project management experience 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 (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 What We Believe 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.

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