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?

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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.

Primary Responsibilities:

In the role of Lead Project Accountant, we will count on you to:

Be a team leader, providing oversight to a team of accountants.Provide detailed analysis and reporting on project or program status within an established system of project controls.Be responsible for analysis, developing and reporting associated with various project controls job duties, such as project baseline, work package agreements, cost control, cost estimation, earned value management (EVM), projections, variance analysis, schedules, project/program/portfolio integration or technical project reviews.Be responsible for using knowledge and experience in project controls, support the technical project management team in project management activities.Serve as the centralized point of contact to internal and external business.Team with technical staff, project leads and managers to make recommendations to influence key decision-makers within the scope of project controls (work breakdown structure, schedule, and budget/cost).Utilize information management, access controls management, configuration management, program integration and communications and risk management processes to support project teams.Assist with client interactions, including arranging, documenting periodic reviews, tracking project management deliverables, and presenting project management status to external or internal clients.Analyze, prepare, validate, and maintain cost estimates, detailed baseline budgets, work package agreements, and monthly cost variance reports, in collaboration with project managers.Utilize earned value management techniques or other management techniques to understand relationships between planned work, executed work, and actual costs.Review and understand the project schedule, in order to create and analyze what-if scenarios, reviewing critical-path reviews (including secondary or tertiary critical-path, where applicable) Work with technical leads and/or project managers to ensure that risks and opportunities are integrated with the schedule and budget. Supervise project accountants as needed.Perform other duties as needed.Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in AccountingRequired Qualifications
Associate degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experienceA minimum of 10 years of experience; an advanced degree may offset years of experienceUnderstands the scope of work to sufficiently build and status schedules, cost plans, spend plans, within a variety of project controls toolsExcellent verbal and written communication skills including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling and telephone skillsFlexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and collaborate with various managers in a fast-paced environmentSelf-motivated, well-organized and detail-orientedAbility to handle confidential informationProficiency with MS Office including Word and OutlookAn 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.