MO​/KS Water Business Group Professional Services Leader

HDR is a company of employee-owners who value and respect each other, empowering authentic contributions and bold ideas. HDR believes water is a shared responsibility and, within the 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 support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience.

We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.

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HDR has an exceptional career opportunity for an experienced water industry professional to serve in a leadership position as our Missouri/Kansas Water Business Group Professional Services Leader (PSL). Professional Services develops technical resources and maintains a culture of quality to improve competitiveness and drive growth.

As PSL, you will report to the Missouri/Kansas Water Business Group Manager (BGM) and work alongside the BGM to provide technical oversight and staffing resource assignments for projects across all five offices within Missouri and Kansas (Kansas City, St Louis, Columbia, Springfield, and Forsyth). You will supervise each of the six Business Class Leads within the Missouri/Kansas area who serve as the technical delivery supervisors for the service areas: drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, effluent management, utility management services, pump stations, and pipelines, stormwater, and dams, levees, and civil works.

You will support the continued career development of supervisors within the Area and collaborate with HDR’s Water Professional Services Global Director to implement the Business Group’s technical and quality initiatives within the Missouri/Kansas Area.

In addition to your primary responsibilities, you will collaborate on technical delivery and business development for cross‑business group opportunities with HDR’s Transportation, Resources, Architecture, and Building Engineering Systems groups. You will also support recruiting efforts to attract and retain eminent talent for our local program.

• Develop technical delivery skills for staff across all Area offices (Kansas City, St Louis, Springfield, Columbia, and Forsyth)
• Provide technical oversight and staff resource assignment to projects across Area offices
• Direct quality management system program
• Perform project reviews focusing on scheduling, leadership, and participation
• Mentor delivery staff and develop technical learning paths
• Implement technical and digital delivery evolution in collaboration with Professional Services Director
• Coordinate business processes with BGM consistent with Area, corporate policy, and HDR’s MOA
• Implement quality, standards, and best practices in projects across Area offices

Keyword(s):
Project Delivery, Quality, Resource Management

• MS in relevant Engineering fields (Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Environmental) preferred
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in a role focused on understanding and solving client issues in the area’s water, wastewater, and federal water regulatory, planning, and design practice
• History of successful project and/or program management with a focus on technical delivery and project leadership
• Demonstrated success in cultivating client relationships to win pursuits and execute projects, especially in the local markets
• Success in initiating and managing growth
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A team-first collaborative attitude
• Self-motivated requiring minimal oversight
• Well organized with multi-tasking skills
• Able to work under and meet tight deadlines
• Well-developed analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to interact with design and construction teams positively and…