Right of Way Project Manager

At 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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

A Right of Way Project Manager is a professional that is well versed in all aspects of right-of-way services for power, transportation, water, and oil and gas projects and helps recruit, develop, and manage a group of right-of-way professionals. The primary duties include: responsible for area coordination and working with team to identify market drivers, develop goals and lead team toward growth; participate in delivery of project services to meet client expectations; monitor and improve technical competencies of staff and products to meet client needs; collaborate with area operations leadership, marketing and project management; participate in Right of Way business class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams and activities to continually improve standards and best practices; implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews; participate in regional business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation; track and balance staff workloads and utilizations; work with leads to establish internal and external training programs and training schedules; assist with business development efforts and provide support on proposal preparation; plan for project needs and recruit/hire staff accordingly, and drive Right of Way business class to meet project goals for growth, client satisfaction, and service diversification.

Responsibilities

• Provide area leadership of technical capabilities within the right-of-way business class
• Build and retain strong relationships with team, project managers, and client development managers throughout Massachusetts
• Monitor team performance within business class to achieve defined goals and support operational managers in monitoring project performance and implementation of corrective actions
• Provide strategic and tactical input on business trends to business class and local office planning
• Facilitate business class teamwork, communication, and work-sharing between area offices, business classes, management, marketing, and staff
• Serve as a client manager, project principal, and project manager
• Maintain appropriate QA/QC procedures and best practices
• Actively participate in projects or manage projects to meet assigned utilization rate
• Prioritize activities across Massachusetts to best implement market sector and business group objectives
• Manage staff workloads and make recommendations for adjustments as needed
• Manage training and licensing requirements and identify opportunities for continuing education
• Develop a mentoring and employee advancement process to advance staff
• Champion opportunities to grow the right of way practice
• Support area pursuits and actively participate in proposal development
• Identify project right-of-way needs and recruit professionals to join the HDR team
• Take responsibility for operations of production section including staff development, profitability, morale, quality control and marketing support
• Function as Project Manager and take responsibility for production on projects in addition to management responsibilities
• Take administrative responsibility for section staff and technical service functions, and lead and coordinate services with other sections
• Be involved in marketing planning, proposals, and interviews
• Be directly involved with industrial and public clients in marketing, project production and related issues
• See that all work is planned, organized, controlled, and evaluated through proactive project management system
• Implement, monitor, and support company policy
• Select, train, develop and manage technical personnel
• Manage and develop multidiscipline teams
• Work cooperatively with other project managers, region and National Directors and marketing staff in local and national marketing and production efforts
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in the right-of-way industry, with Project Management experience
• Ability to build positive client relationships, strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• A broad-based range of right-of-way experience across diverse markets with an understanding of Uniform and Non-Uniform Act right-of-way and the Eminent Domain Process and procedures
• Proven ability to manage right-of-way projects effectively
• Demonstrated ability to establish, grow, and manage a large right-of-way program and staff working statewide in multiple offices
• Possess knowledge of area clients and business environments related to right-of-way services
• Must demonstrate strong leadership qualities and have experience effectively managing and motivating direct reports.
• Experience managing budgets, preparing scopes, developing cost estimates, and preparing reports on project financials.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, specifically, Outlook, Word and Excel, and SharePoint or equivalent database
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated organizational, planning, and prioritization skills
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively under tight deadlines, as well as balance multiple projects by prioritizing effectively
• Participate in reviews with various governing agencies for compliance
• Work with Business/Accounting Manager or Project Controller and Department Manager for project reviews and with company management as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 7 years related experience
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience
• Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) 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.

Primary Location

United States-Maine-Portland, United States-New Hampshire-Manchester, United States-Connecticut-Rocky Hill, United States-Rhode Island-Providence

Industry

Power

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Business Class: Right of Way

Job Posting

Aug 26, 2024

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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