Business Class Leader

Job Overview

At HDR, employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, empowering people to bring authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. HDR weaves diversity, equity, and inclusion into its work and fosters belonging across the company and communities.

This role is responsible for the overall vision, strategy and execution of building and growing a Michigan wastewater team. It will function as a supervisor to staff, manage projects, provide production on projects, and undertake 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 collaborate with project managers and engineers to prepare both planning‑level and design‑level projects, including studies, preliminary and final design documents, and contract/bid documents. You will also work with other design disciplines to provide integrated solutions and business development opportunities.

• Recruit, select, train, develop, and manage technical personnel.
• Manage and develop multidisciplinary teams.
• Take responsibility for operations of the 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.
• 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 in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience.
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
• Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

• 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.

Primary

Location:

United States‑Michigan‑Lansing
Other Locations:
United States‑Michigan‑Ann Arbor

Schedule:

Full‑time
Employee Status:
Regular
Business Class: WW Treatment and Effluent Mgmt
Industry: Water