Southern California Water Treatment and Reuse Leader Job Los Angeles area,California USA,Engineering

Southern California Water Treatment and Reuse Leader (192992)

HDR, a fully employee‑owners company, is hiring a key leadership role within its Southern California Water Business Group to develop and implement strategies for increasing market share in drinking water and reusable water programs.

What You’ll Do

Lead strategy and delivery for drinking water and potable reuse (IPR/DPR) pursuits and projects across Southern California; grow client accounts and win work.
Guide advanced treatment process selection and design (UF/MF, RO/NF, UV/AOP, GAC/IX), 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).
Support clients with funding strategy (WIFIA/SRF/grants), regulatory readiness (e.g., LCRR, PFAS compliance), and capital planning.

Benefits

Hybrid flexibility (3 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.

Preferred Qualifications

10+ years experience in water treatment design
PE
Proven industry leadership
Team leadership experience
CA experience preferred, but relocation acceptable
Active in industry associations
Traditional and advanced water treatment expertise (UF/MF, RO/NF, UV/AOP, GAC/IX), pilots/commissioning, and process optimization.
Seller‑doer capability: client development, proposal leadership, and strategic positioning.

Required Qualifications

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
Attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

EEO Statement

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. HDR is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

Primary Location

United States-California-Irvine

Schedule

Full‑time

Employee Status

Regular

Business Class

Water Treatment

Job Posting

May 19, 2026

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