KY​/TN Utility Management Services Business Class Leader

Job Overview

HDR is looking for a Utility Management Business Class Leader to join our Kentucky and Tennessee Water Business Group. The successful candidate will be involved with all aspects of our Water Business Group program and will collaborate with HDR staff across the company and teaming partners to develop solutions for our clients. The primary duties of this position include pursuing, planning, managing, and delivering all aspects of utility management projects.

• Actively lead our growing KY/TN utility management services business class.
• Collaborate with HDR technical leaders, operations leaders, market sector directors, project managers, and project teams to deliver world class quality services, project management services and construction services for projects and programs utilizing multiple delivery models.
• Actively engage with the local project teams and assist in Go/No-Go discussions, project risk assessments, SOQs, proposals, interviews, and negotiations as required.
• Participate in client relationship management, client presentations, conference presentations, and interviews.
• Participate in scope, schedule, and budget development for projects.
• Act as project manager and provide project delivery support including planning, contract administration and management, technical consulting, design reviews, subcontract management and construction services.
• Actively participate in AWWA or WEF.
• Mentor and develop other employees.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Master’s degree in Civil and/or Environmental Engineering or similar combination of relevant education and experience.
• 10-years of water industry experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
• Strong leadership skills and project management experience with multiple national remote teams is preferred.
• Proven experience managing projects, client relationships, proposal development, and business development.
• Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills.
• Strong conceptual, organizational, problem solving, and collaboration skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and conferencing platforms (Zoom, Web Ex, Teams, etc.).
• Familiar with estimating and scheduling software, project management software.
• Ability to interact with various design professionals, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• Current AWWA or WEF involvement.
• Local candidates are preferred.

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in related field.
• Maintains a professional or Engineering registration and has related technical experience.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
• Works cooperatively with other business class directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

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

Primary

Location:

United States-Kentucky-Lexington

Other Locations:
United States-Kentucky-Louisville, United States-Tennessee-Memphis, United States-Kentucky-Paducah, United States-Tennessee-Chattanooga, United States-Tennessee-Nashville, United States-Kentucky-Elizabethtown

Industry: Water

Schedule:

Full-time

Employee Status:
Regular

Business Class:
Utility Management Services

Job Posting:
May 1, 2026