Southwest Regional Dams, Levees and Civil Works Business Class Lead

Southwest Regional Dams, Levees and Civil Works Business Class Lead

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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. We believe water is more than a resource—it is a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come, delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly, developing sustainable supplies, and protecting lives through flood control.

This isn’t just a job—it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.

The Southwest Regional Business Class (BC) Lead for Dams, Levees and Civil Works (DLCW) is responsible for the direction, coordination and quality of work for dam, levee, civil works and flood risk management projects in the Southwest operating region of HDR. Duties include coordinating, facilitating and providing risk management for large‑scale, multi‑discipline projects with a high degree of technical complexity; building and maintaining client and area business class relationships;

participating in project development and contract document preparation; mentoring mid‑ and junior‑level staff across disciplines; overseeing project types such as interior drainage and riverine flood risk management, dams and reservoirs, ecosystem restoration, drainage, and general site civil of major water management infrastructure.

The SW Regional BC Lead coordinates projects regionally with inter‑related disciplines such as hydrology, hydraulics, structural, geology, geotechnical, civil, mechanical, CADD, and GIS; collaborates with HDR’s other regional and corporate business class technical leads and advisors; reinforces the Quality Management Program (QMP); and provides staff training as needed. The role may also involve reviewing work scopes, contracts, and project pricing with HDR legal, project managers, business group managers, and area managers.

• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
• MS in civil, environmental or water resources engineering is preferred
• Fifteen (15) years related experience
• Experience as a task lead and/or project manager in a consulting business is preferred
• Self‑starter, highly motivated and team orientation
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills
• Extensive experience designing and directing large complex multi‑discipline projects
• Experience with engineering during construction or construction administration for dam and levee projects
• Strong technical writing abilities, solid engineering background, and effective presentation skills

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• 10 years experience in related field
• Maintains a professional or Engineering registration with related technical experience
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
• Works cooperatively with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
• Active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

United States—California—Folsom

• United States—Arizona—Phoenix
• United States—Nevada—Reno
• United States—California—Walnut Creek
• United States—California—Sacramento
• United States—California—Los Angeles
• United States—California—Pasadena
• United States—Arizona—Tucson
• United States—Utah—Salt Lake City
• United States—Nevada—Las Vegas
• United States—California
• United States—California—San Diego
• United States—New Mexico—Albuquerque
• United States—California—Irvine
• United States—California—Ventura

{Nevada}: $154,350 – $220,550; {California}: $169,785 – $275,625

• Medical, dental, vision
• Short and long‑term disability
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee referral bonus
• Tuition reimbursement

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.