Wastewater Treatment & Effluent Management Business Class Leader

HDR is committed to an inclusive environment where each of us is valued and respected, and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. We ask:
What is our impact on the world?

We believe water is more than a resource; it is a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience.

We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. This isn’t just a job, it s a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.

You will be responsible for leading and growing the existing Wastewater Treatment and Effluent Management group for Idaho. This role will support other projects in the area and work with the Water Business Group Manager, Market Sector Leads, and Client Development Lead on the development and implementation of technical and business development strategies. The work products in this area are broad and may include master planning through design and support during construction.

Your primary duties will include supporting pursuits and opportunities with new and existing clients, mentoring staff, delivering projects, and growing the business portfolio. Providing leadership through mentoring, directing, and delegating to staff is a key component of the role as is maintaining focus on the execution of HDR’s growth strategy.

• Marketing and Strategy
  • Be directly involved in marketing planning, proposals, and interviews.
  • Develop and manage client relationships.
  • Serve as a Client Manager (for assigned accounts), which includes maintaining strong client relationships and a deep understanding of the client s organization, trends/drivers, and upcoming opportunities.
  • Participate in business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation.
  • Drive area initiatives that are relative to the business class.
• Staff Development
  • Select, train, develop, and manage technical personnel.
  • Manage and develop multidisciplinary teams.
  • Implement, monitor, and support company policy.
  • Supervise engineers and junior staff (assumed in the 2-6 person range).
• Technical Excellence
  • Function as a project and technical manager, leading critical area and regional projects.
  • Take responsibility for area coordination, monitoring and improvement of technical competencies of business class staff and products.
  • Ensure all work is planned, organized, controlled and evaluated through proactive project management.
  • Participate in delivery of project services to meet client expectations.
  • Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing, project managers, and project delivery staff.
  • Participate in business class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams and activities to continually improve standards and best practices, and implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews.
  • Conduct QC reviews where appropriate or assist technical teams in finding appropriate reviewers.
• Perform other duties as needed

• Bachelor s degree in a related field
• Maintain a professional or engineering registration in Idaho

• Bachelor s degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• 10 years of experience
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
• Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
• 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.…