Senior Project Manager, Power Generation
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Each 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.
We believe electricity powers modern life. As part of our Power sector, you’ll help shape how electricity is generated, transmitted and delivered as global energy demands grow. From massive data centers to modernizing transmission systems, our industry-recognized engineers and scientists have been at the forefront of grid transformation for more than a century. You’ll work side-by-side with these experts and contribute to reliable, resilient and sustainable power systems, helping communities thrive and industries expand. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to drive infrastructure forward, power innovation and leave your mark on our energy future.
The power generation market continues to grow and evolve given strong capacity demand signals that haven’t existed for over a decade. As a result, our national Power Generation team is poised for monumental growth. We are seeking a qualified Senior Project Manager to help our clients develop, contract, and implement natural gas and potentially renewable energy generation projects while serving as Owner’s Engineer and/or Advisor.
As a Senior Project Manager, you will be joining a highly capable, multi-discipline global team that supports power and energy projects within the industrial, IPP, developer, and utility power and energy industry. The Senior Project Manager will be a seller-doer who helps maintain client relationships, brings in projects, develops strategies 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. The ideal candidate will have significant experience with utility scale power generation systems including simple cycle and combined cycle plants as well as reciprocating plants.
Responsibilities of the Senior Project Manager, Power Generation include:
- Develop and maintain positive and proactive client relationships.
- Achieve project schedule, quality, and profitability goals.
- Serve as proposal champion/manager and assist with proposal preparation, review of contract terms and conditions, and evaluate risks associated with the services being offered.
- Provide daily leadership to the project team and technical staff in completion of project activities.
- Provide regular communication and coordination within the project team and with the client such that the project work plan and the client’s expectations on deliverables are understood and aligned. Monitor project deliverables for quality, completeness and conformance to the client’s expectations.
- Proactively monitor and maintain the project budget and schedule. Develop appropriate recovery plans in the event of potential shortfalls.
- Monitor the contracted scope of work and identify scope changes.
- Provide training and mentoring to project team staff on project management and project consulting issues.
- Guide design or consulting work in the manager’s area of engineering expertise.
- Routinely report project progress to the local and regional accounting and operations team.
- All other duties as assigned.
- PMP Certification
- Experience designing or managing simple cycle and combined cycle EPC projects as owner, owner’s engineer, OEM, or EPC contractor.
- Have the ability to handle multiple concurrent projects.
- Demonstrated business development skills.
- Good communication, leadership, planning, and mentoring skills.
- MS Office, Adobe, and other relevant software experience.
- 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
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.
We provide a 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. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) The pay range for Vancouver, BC: $159,000 - $209,000 Primary Location:Canada-Saskatoon Other Locations:Canada-Alberta-Calgary, Canada-British Columbia-Vancouver Industry:Power Schedule:Full-time Employee Status:Regular BusinessClass:Power Generation Job Posting:Apr 6, 2026
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
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Responsibilities
Lead multidisciplinary power-generation projects for clients, serving as an Owner’s Engineer or Advisor while developing client relationships and supporting business development. Manage proposals, contracts, project scope, budgets, schedules, quality, team coordination, and client communications through successful project completion.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, at least 10 years of related experience, at least five years of project management experience, and a professional engineering license recognized in the position’s jurisdiction. Candidates should demonstrate leadership, business development, and strategic planning skills, with experience using MS Office and MS Project; PMP certification and utility-scale generation project experience are preferred.
Skills
- Project Management
- Business Development
- Proposal Management
- Contract Review
- Risk Assessment
- Project Scheduling
- Budget Management
- Quality Management
- Scope Management
- Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Communication
- Mentoring
- Power Generation
- Combined-Cycle and Simple-Cycle Plant Experience
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Away
- Parental Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Retirement Savings Plan With Employer Match
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Ownership
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Energy
- Engineering
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
Keywords
- Power Generation
- Natural Gas
- Renewable Energy
- Simple-Cycle Plants
- Combined-Cycle Plants
- Reciprocating Plants
- Owner’s Engineer
- Owner’s Advisor
- Independent Power Producers
- Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
- Project Management
- Project Management Professional
- Professional Engineer License
- Business Development
- Proposal Management
- Contract Terms and Conditions
- Risk Assessment
- Project Scheduling
- Budget Management
- Quality Management
- Scope Management
- Strategic Planning
- Multidisciplinary Team Leadership
- MS Office
- MS Project
- Adobe
- Project Recovery Plans