Senior Water & Wastewater Treatment Specialist

Description 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:
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HDR is seeking a motivated problem solver to serve as a Senior Water and Wastewater Treatment Specialist for our Texas Gulf area in the South Central Region. In this role, you will work with both municipal and industrial water and wastewater clients to solve water quality, treatment, compliance, and operations challenges. Projects can range from small municipalities to large municipalities and several types of industrial clients.

Our engineering staff partner with our senior specialists to create solutions that enhance reliability and improve operability for our clients.  You will not only be a part of our Texas Gulf area team, you will play a key role in collaborating with staff for these types of services across the South Central region. You will also have the opportunity to connect with our national Operations Team and serve as a connection point to bring expertise to the area and region.

This team is made up of other experienced maintenance and operations experts, and coordinate to share best practices, experience, and opportunities to utilize every team member’s unique expertise.

At HDR, we know work isn’t only about who you work for; it’s also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other’s contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same.

We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.  In the role of Senior Water and Wastewater Treatment Specialist, we'll count on you to:

Support HDR project leaders in the Tx Gulf area and South Central Region with water and wastewater process and treatment projects

Serve as technical leader, advisor, quality reviewer for water quality related studies and assessments, including regulatory compliance reviews, process / water quality evaluations, and testing programs

Support Utility Management Services related projects (i.e., condition assessment, process performance assessment, master / facility planning, asset management)
Manage operations and maintenance projects with both municipal and industrial clients. This may include client interfacing, regulatory reporting, as well as personnel, subcontractor, and maintenance management

Develop startup and commissioning plans and host workshops to share those ideas with client’s contractors and operators to confirm the plan will work for the specific plant

Perform startup and commissioning of new water and wastewater treatment facilities.  This work involves you playing a key role in working alongside contractors and engineers to ensure the new equipment functions correctly before handing it over to the operations and maintenance staff  Perform formal and informal training to help our clients’ treatment plants operate as well as they can operate

Participate in the testing of facilities to ensure they are ready for startup and after startup they meet the capacity requirements of…