MO​/KS Water Business Group Professional Services Leader

MO/KS Water Business Group Professional Services 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? We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you'll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience.

We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people's lives. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.

HDR has an exceptional career opportunity for an experienced water industry professional to serve in a leadership position as our Missouri/Kansas Water Business Group Professional Services Leader (PSL). Professional Services is an area of our organization responsible for developing technical resources and maintaining a culture of quality. These practices improve our competitiveness and drive our growth. As PSL, you will report to the Missouri/Kansas Water Business Group Manager (BGM) and work alongside the BGM to provide technical oversight and staffing resource assignments for projects across all five of the offices within Missouri and Kansas (Kansas City, St Louis, Columbia, Springfield, and Forsyth).

You will serve as supervisor for each of the six (6) Business Class Leads within the Missouri/Kansas area who serve as the technical delivery supervisors for the following service areas: drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, effluent management, utility management services, pump stations, and pipelines, stormwater, and dams, levees, and civil works. As PSL, you will support the continued career development of supervisors within the Area.

You will collaborate closely with HDR's Water Professional Services Global Director to implement the Business Group's technical and quality initiatives within the Missouri/Kansas Area. In addition to your primary responsibilities as summarized below, the PSL will be responsible for collaborating on technical delivery and business development for cross-business group opportunities with HDR's Transportation, Resources, Architecture, and Building Engineering Systems business groups.

You will also support recruiting efforts to attract and retain eminent talent for our local program.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop technical delivery skills for staff across all Area offices (Kansas City, St Louis, Springfield, Columbia, and Forsyth)
• Provide technical oversight and staff resource assignment to projects across Area offices
• Direct quality management system program
• Perform project reviews focusing on scheduling, leadership, and participation
• Mentor delivery staff and develop technical learning paths
• Implement technical and digital delivery evolution in collaboration with Professional Services Director
• Coordinate business processes with BGM consistent with Area, corporate policy, and HDR's matrix of authority (MOA)
• Implement quality, standards, and best practices in projects across Area offices

Keyword(s):
Project Delivery, Quality, Resource Management

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS in relevant Engineering fields (Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Environmental) preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in a role focused on understanding and solving client issues in the area's water, wastewater, and federal water regulatory, planning, and design practice.
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