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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?\nWatch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'\nEach and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.\nWe believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. From high-performance data centers driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience. We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration. Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.\nIn the role of Assistant Project Manager, we'll count on you to:\nCoordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project’s life cycle (from development and initiation to close-out), while under supervision of a Project Manager\nResponsible for many aspects of a small project or a single aspect of a larger project\nCoordinate workload through project execution and complete deliverables on budget and schedule\nWork with the Project Manager, Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews\nDemonstrate strong ability to work under pressure, manage competing deadlines, and pivot quickly between changing priorities.\nTake initiative without prompting, anticipating needs, escalating issues when appropriate, and make decisions with evolving information.\nApproach challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset, bringing forward next steps, options, and recommendations.\nSupport Project Managers in the delivery of single and multidisciplinary engineering projects throughout the full project life cycle, from project initiation and planning through execution and close-out. \nCoordinate project activities across engineering disciplines, clients, subconsultants and other stakeholders to support successful delivery of project scope, schedule, budget and quality objectives. \nAssist with the development and maintenance of project execution plans, scopes of work, budgets, schedules, staffing plans, deliverable registers and work breakdown structures. \nMaintain project risk, issue, change, decision and action registers, ensuring items are assigned, monitored and escalated appropriately. \nSupport project change management, including identification and documentation of changes in scope, preparation of change requests and tracking client authorization. \nCoordinate project meetings, including preparation of agendas and materials, documentation of minutes and decisions, and follow-up of assigned actions. \nCoordinate the preparation, interdisciplinary review, approval and submission of project deliverables in accordance with project requirements and established QA/QC procedures. \nSupport Project Managers with client communications and stakeholder coordination, including participation in client meetings, status reporting and resolution of project issues. \nAssist with the administration and coordination of subconsultants, contractors and vendors, including scopes, deliverables, schedules, budgets and invoices, as applicable. \nAssist with contract administration, including monitoring contractual requirements, deliverables, amendments and client commitments. \nSupport preparation of proposals, fee estimates, project schedules, staffing plans and scopes of work for new and existing clients. \nCoordinate project close-out activities, including completion of outstanding deliverables, financial and contractual close-out, document retention and lessons learned. \nDemonstrate the ability to work effectively under pressure, manage competing deadlines and adapt quickly to changing project priorities. \nTake initiative by anticipating project needs, following through on commitments, escalating issues appropriately and making sound decisions within assigned authority. \nApproach challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset, bringing forward recommended actions and options rather than identifying problems alone.\nPerform other duties as needed\nPreferred Qualifications\nPMP certification is considered an asset\nExperience working in an engineering consulting environment. \nDemonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple concurrent priorities. \nStrong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills with careful attention to detail. \nExcellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with technical staff, project managers, clients and business leaders. \nDemonstrated understanding of fundamental project-management principles, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, change and quality management. \nStrong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn project-management, financial and document-management systems. \nAbility to work independently within defined authority while recognizing when issues require escalation.\nExperience with project scheduling, financial/project controls or enterprise project-management systems.\nExperience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering or technical projects.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in related field or an equivalent combination of education and related professional experience\n5 years related experience \nMust have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills \nAn attitude and commitment to being an active 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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.\nOur Commitment\nAs 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.\nOur 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.\nAt HDR, the health and safety of our employees is of the upmost importance. 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