Area Drinking Water Business Class Lead

Primary Responsibilities Technical Excellence

• Participate in project delivery from planning, design, through construction phases to meet client expectations
• Serve as a project manager or design manager and lead critical area and regional projects
• Oversee coordination, monitoring, and improvement of technical competencies of business class staff and deliverables
• Use proactive project management to verify that all work is planned, organized, controlled, and delivered
• Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing, project managers, and project delivery staff
• Develop and lead technical and marketing initiatives
• 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, or assist technical teams in finding appropriate reviewers

• Recruit, hire, train, develop, and manage technical personnel
• Manage and develop multidisciplinary teams, including monitoring utilization, morale, quality control, and marketing support
• A commitment to promoting employees' physical and mental wellness and well-being and delivering meaningful employee experiences
• Support development of technical experts
• Implement, monitor, and support company policy

• Actively participate in marketing planning, proposals, and interviews
• Lead business class strategic planning, budgeting, and plan implementation
• Drive area initiatives related to water treatment
• Collaborate with water treatment business class leads and water treatment experts across the country

• Take responsibility for area coordination, monitoring and improvement of technical competencies of business class staff and products to meet client needs and market drivers, all within direction and goals of business class plans
• Participate in delivery of project services to meet client expectations
• Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing and project management
• 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
• Participate in business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation
• Perform other duties as needed

• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand both locally (e.g. MN-AWWA, WI-AWWA, MN Rural Water Association, WI Rural Water Association) and nationally

• 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

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.

(Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Minnesota: $140,000 - $195,000

Primary

Location:

United States-Minnesota-Saint Louis Park

Other Locations:
United States-Wisconsin-Madison, United States-Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States-Minnesota-Thief River Falls

Industry: Water

Schedule:

Full-time

Employee Status:
Regular

Business Class:
Water Treatment

Job Posting:
Feb 12, 2026