Business Class Leader

Michigan Area Business Class Leader

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:
What is our impact on the world?

This role is responsible for the overall vision, strategy and execution of building and growing a Michigan Wastewater team, and will function as a supervisor to staff, manage projects and provide production on projects in addition to business development responsibilities.

This role is responsible for planning and design of wastewater and hydraulic design elements including, but not limited to:

• Wastewater Treatment Facilities
• Collection and Interceptor Sewers
• Wastewater Pumping
• System Master Plans

This role reports to the Michigan Water Business Group Manager and works closely with the Regional and National Wastewater Business Class and Market Sector Leads. You will work closely with the project managers and project engineers to prepare both planning level and design level projects including studies, preliminary and final design documents and contract/bid documents; and work collaboratively with other design disciplines to provide integrated solutions and business development opportunities.

In the role of Wastewater Business Class Leader, we'll count on you to participate and lead in the following areas:

• Recruit, select, train, develop, and manage technical personnel.
• Manage and develop multidisciplinary teams.
• Take responsibility for operations of production section including utilization, morale, quality control and marketing support.
• Implement, monitor, and support company policy.
• Supervise engineers and junior staff (assumed in the 2–6 person range).

• Participate in delivery of project services through planning, design, and construction phases to meet client expectations, including project management.
• Function as a project manager and lead critical area and regional projects.
• Take responsibility for area coordination, monitoring and improvement of technical competencies of business class staff and products.
• 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.
• Develop and lead technical and marketing initiatives.
• Support development of technical experts.
• 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 quality assurance and quality control reviews where appropriate and assist technical teams in finding appropriate reviewers.

• Be directly involved in marketing planning, proposals, and interviews.
• Participate in business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation.
• Drive area initiatives that are relative to the business class.
• Collaborate regionally and nationally with other wastewater treatment business class leads and other wastewater treatment experts.

Perform other duties as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Engineering, Civil or Environmental Engineering, Hydraulics, or a related field from an accredited four‑year college or university. Master’s degree is a plus.
• Michigan Registered Professional Engineer License (PE)
• Proven client and business development success in Michigan
• Experience in conceptual, preliminary and final design of wastewater collection, conveyance and treatment infrastructure
• Experience with process and hydraulic design and design software
• Knowledge of Michigan water quality regulations and the Total Maximum Daily Load programs

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• 10 years of experience
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR…