South Central Region Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Leader

South Central Region Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Leader (188963)

The Regional Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Leader will collaborate with area water business group managers, area market sector leaders, business class leaders, project managers, national business class lead and subject matter experts, and business development teams to support the growth and development of our drinking water treatment practice. Active participation in national practice groups related to drinking water treatment within HDR and active participation in National and Regional Drinking Water Professional Organizations.

• Provide key leadership with strategic drinking water clients in the South Central Region via technical workshops, professional organization involvement including conferences, and serving as client manager and project manager as needed.
• Engage in high-profile project and contract pursuits that leverage the candidate’s experience, technical expertise, and client relationships with Area Business Development Leaders, Client Managers, and other leadership.
• Assist in managing a group consisting of drinking water treatment engineers and related professionals, in close coordination with Water Business Group leadership in the South Central Region.
• Take responsibility for the coordination, mentoring, recruitment, and development of regional drinking water treatment staff and production of quality deliverables to meet client needs.
• Serve as a key member of the Drinking Water Treatment Business Class and be responsible for the management of staff, business development, pursuit and management of major drinking water projects, and HDR’s technical quality program.
• Plan, direct and/or monitor large multi-disciplinary drinking water treatment projects including but not limited to long-range visioning, strategic and tactical planning, policy planning, data analytics, process modeling, and project development. Project types may include program management, planning, Owner’s Advisor, and detailed design.
• Lead or support scope development and execution in conjunction with appropriate technical professionals in multiple disciplines.
• Participate in and provide input to the Annual Budgeting, Strategic Planning, and Strategic Initiatives process in collaboration with Area, Regional, National, and Global leadership.
• Assist HDR Drinking Water teams in other Regions as needed through occasional workshop attendance, technical guidance and quality control in areas when the candidate is a subject matter expert.
• Participate in internal drinking water practice groups, professional societies and other organizations that promote the water industry.
• Perform other duties as related projects and client management efforts.

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• 10 years 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 regional 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

This position can be in any of our South Central offices and has the potential to be remote.

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.