Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Lead

Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Lead

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At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well‑known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high‑performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That’s why we believe diversity is our greatest strength.

HDR is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

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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.

• 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 delivering meaningful employee experiences
• Support development of technical experts
• Implement, monitor, and support company policy
• Supervise engineers and junior staff (assumed in the 2-6 person range)

• 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

• Master’s degree is a plus
• Active engagement in professional or industry organizations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand both locally (e.g., PNWS AWWA, PNCWA) and nationally (e.g., WRF)
• Proven leadership and mentoring skills that are necessary to grow and lead a business group

• Bachelor’s degree in a Professional, Architecture,…