South Central Region Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Leader

South Central Region Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Leader

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At HDR, our employee‑owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, empowering everyone to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. We foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, continuously asking how we impact 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. Your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience by delivering safe drinking water, treating wastewater responsibly, and protecting lives and property through flood control.

• Provide key leadership with strategic drinking water clients in the South Central Region through technical workshops, professional organization involvement, conferences, and serving as client manager and project manager as needed.
• Engage in high‑profile project and contract pursuits that leverage your experience, technical expertise, and client relationships with Area Business Development Leaders, Client Managers, and other leadership.
• Assist in managing a group of drinking water treatment engineers and related professionals, in close coordination with Water Business Group leadership in the region.
• Take responsibility for coordinating, mentoring, recruitment, and development of regional staff, and for producing quality deliverables to meet client needs.
• Serve as a key member of the Drinking Water Treatment Business Class, managing staff, business development, pursuit and management of major drinking water projects, and HDR’s technical quality program.
• Plan, direct, and/or monitor large multi‑disciplinary drinking water treatment projects including long‑range visioning, strategic and tactical planning, policy planning, data analytics, process modeling, and project development (e.g., program management, planning, Owner’s Advisor, and detailed design).
• Lead or support scope development and execution in conjunction with appropriate technical professionals in multiple disciplines.
• Participate in and provide input to the Annual Budgeting, Strategic Planning, and Strategic Initiatives process in collaboration with Area, Regional, National, and Global leadership.
• Assist HDR Drinking Water teams in other regions as needed through occasional workshop attendance, technical guidance, and quality control in areas where you are a subject‑matter expert.
• Participate in internal drinking water practice groups, professional societies, and other organizations that promote the water industry.
• Perform other duties as related to projects and client management efforts.

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering, or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience in a related field.
• Maintenance of a professional or engineering registration and related technical experience.
• Experience in the development and management of diverse teams.
• Cooperative work with other business‑class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers on business‑class efforts.
• Commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and HDR values.
• Commitment to being an active participant in our employee‑owned culture.

United States – Texas – Austin

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Water

Full‑time

Regular

Water Treatment

Nov 17, 2025

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.