Project Manager - Building Design

About the Role

Responsibilities include managing projects and multidisciplinary teams using HDR’s business systems, building technical expertise through recruitment and staff development, and supporting external marketing and business development initiatives. The position also requires contract preparation and negotiation, scheduling, budgeting, invoicing, quality control, and occasional regional or national travel. • Lead design teams through planning, design, permitting, and construction phases for facility projects. • Manage client relationships and business development for the Charleston design center. • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and sub‑consultants to deliver projects on schedule and within budget. • Oversee contract preparation, negotiation, scheduling, budgeting, invoicing, and quality control. • Recruit, mentor, and develop staff to build technical expertise and design capacity. • Participate in external marketing, business development, and occasional regional/national travel.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸design management
• ▸team coordination
• ▸contract negotiation
• ▸budget control
• ▸staff development
• ▸client relations

What You Bring

The Charleston, SC office seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead design teams on facility projects through planning, design, permitting, and construction. The role involves client development, clear communication, coordination of multi‑discipline teams and sub‑consultants, and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in a related field, have at least seven years of relevant experience, and a minimum of two years in project management. Preferred qualifications include ten or more years of progressive experience, five years in a project‑manager role, strong Microsoft Office skills, and the ability to produce client presentations, memoranda, and reports. Local candidates with a commitment to HDR’s employee‑owned, inclusive culture are especially encouraged to apply. • Required: Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 7 years of relevant experience. • Required: Minimum 2 years of project management experience with strong organizational and communication skills. • Preferred: 10+ years of progressive design/project management experience, including 5 years in a project‑manager role. • Preferred: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and ability to create client presentations and project reports. • Preferred: Local candidates in Charleston and willingness to work within the employee‑owned, inclusive culture.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸7+ years
• ▸project mgmt
• ▸microsoft office
• ▸communication
• ▸charleston

Work Environment

Office Full-Time