Southern California Water Treatment and Reuse Leader

Southern California Water Treatment and Reuse Leader

This key leadership role within HDR’s Southern California Water Business Group is responsible for developing and executing strategies to increase HDR’s market share in water treatment and advance the reuse market across California and the U.S. The position offers a high‑visibility, hybrid work model, direct impact on marquee programs, and significant influence on regional growth initiatives.

• Lead strategy and delivery for drinking water and potable reuse (IPR/DPR) projects across Southern California and grow client accounts.
• Guide advanced treatment process selection, design, pilots, and commissioning; troubleshoot operations and optimize performance.
• Build, mentor, and scale multidisciplinary teams; partner with technical directors on QA/QC and design excellence.
• Shape market presence through speaking, publishing, and committee leadership (AWWA, Wate Reuse, CWEA/WEF).
• Coordinate programmatic delivery (design‑build/CMAR/progressive design‑build), asset management, and digital enablement (SCADA, data analytics, digital twins).
• Support clients with funding strategy (WIFIA/SRF/grants), regulatory readiness (e.g., LCRR, PFAS compliance), and capital planning.

• Opportunity to grow water treatment and reuse capacity in Southern California while shaping market strategy.
• Access to major local and national conferences, including abstracts, panels, and speaking opportunities.
• Leverage diverse experience across conventional and advanced treatment projects, including surface water, potable reuse, impaired groundwater, and desalination.
• Utilize cutting‑edge research in advanced treatment residuals, PFAS destruction technologies, and GAC reactivation.
• Tap into the One Water Institute’s technical expertise, laboratories, and field‑ready tools.
• Benefit from national PFAS and LCRR experts and local Southern California experience on large conveyance design.
• Work with a strategic communication team versed in water market drivers, and an industry‑leading asset management practice.
• Leverage California‑based capital planning, funding, grant writing, and affordability expertise to access and prioritize capital needs.
• Access data‑driven market insights that keep HDR at the forefront of industry trends.
• Deliver integrated One Water solutions through holistic and programmatic approaches, providing best value to clients.

• Hybrid flexibility – three days per week in a Southern California office (unless at a client site), with primary offices and clients across Los Angeles, Ventura, Long Beach, Claremont, Riverside, Irvine, and San Diego.
• Periodic regional and national travel.
• Relocation available for the right candidate.

The expected compensation range for this position is $163,000–$243,000, depending on skills, experience, education, and location. Full‑time regular employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short‑ and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement.