Engineering Project Manager

About This Role

An Engineering Project Manager will lead the continued growth of the Solid Waste Market Sector team in Canada, focusing on both planning and facilities engineering. This role involves developing client relationships, driving program development in Western Canada, and providing technical leadership within the waste sector across North America. It suits a professional with a strong background in solid waste services who is looking to build and lead a team.

Responsibilities

• Possess and maintain a deep understanding of how clients perceive their technical problems and package HDR expertise as solutions to these problems
• Manage waste-related projects
• Work with the Canadian Solid Waste Market Sector team to develop business and marketing initiatives
• Identify and develop opportunities in Western Canada to expand services to clients
• Provide local support for existing Western Canadian clients and projects, and maintain existing client relationships for continued business growth
• Champion a quality-culture within the sector organization and within production teams, serving the sector’s clients
• Act as client manager for select clients, actively developing relationships with previous contacts and HDR’s existing clients
• Assist with Western US projects and pursuits on an as-needed basis
• Be familiar with risk management activities for both contract reviews and project deliverables
• Travel across North America as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 7 years related experience
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience
• Ability to interact with various design teams
• Excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of an employee-owned culture

Nice to have:

• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills for a broad range of audiences
• Strong conceptual, organizational, analytical, problem-solving and research abilities
• Ability to support multiple complex and time-sensitive projects effectively
• Identify and resolve issues effectively and efficiently
• Recognize and understand big picture concepts while recognizing details that are important
• Fostering collaborative team attitudes
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Able to work under and meet tight deadlines
• Demonstrated staff management and leadership skills supported by strong mentoring and coaching capabilities

Benefits

• 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