Project Manager in Manchester

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 foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' Each and every role throughout our organisation 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 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 centre's 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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for the successful planning, coordination and delivery of engineering and consultancy projects, typically up to £2M in value. You will manage project scope, programme, risks, resources, information flow and financial performance whilst supporting client satisfaction and technical excellence. Working under the direction of a Senior Project Manager and / or Project Principal, you will coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and ensure delivery is aligned with contractual requirements, project objectives and HDR quality management processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Delivery

• Lead the day-to-day management and delivery of projects, typically up to £2M in value.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules and resource plans.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams to achieve project objectives.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Monitor progress against programme and implement corrective actions where required

Scope & Change Management

• Develop and maintain clear project scopes, assumptions and deliverables.
• Identify and manage scope changes and additional service requirements.
• Maintain project change registers and support preparation of change proposals and contract amendments.
• Ensure project teams understand and work within agreed contractual scope.
• Facilitate project risk identification and assessment.
• Maintain project risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Escalate significant risks and issues to senior management as appropriate.
• Promote proactive risk management throughout project delivery.
• Monitor project budgets, resource utilisation and forecasts.
• Support invoicing, project reporting and financial reviews.
• Track project performance against budget and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support achievement of project financial and operational objectives

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Develop positive working relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Coordinate project meetings, workshops and reviews.
• Ensure actions, decisions and deliverables are effectively communicated and recorded.
• Support client satisfaction through responsive and professional project management

Quality & Information Management

• Ensure compliance with HDR Quality Management Systems and project procedures.
• Coordinate document control, transmittals and project records.
• Support project reviews, quality audits and lessons learned activities.
• Ensure project documentation is complete and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide leadership and direction to project delivery teams.
• Support effective collaboration across disciplines.
• Assist with mentoring and development of junior staff.
• Promote a positive, safe and inclusive working environment

Project Closeout

• Manage project closeout activities.
• Ensure completion of contractual deliverables.
• Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure project records are archived in accordance with company requirements

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Strong organisation, communication (written and verbal) and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to co-ordinate across disciplines and manage competing priorities in a delivery environment.
• Comfortable supporting meeting management (actions/decisions) and information control (transmittals/registers).
• Positive, professional attitude with a collaborative working style.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• 7 years related experience; minimum 2 years project management experience.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards CEng.
• Commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture.

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 Kingdom-Scotland-Glasgow

Other Locations

United Kingdom-England-Manchester

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

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

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.