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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. 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 exciting leadership opportunity for a Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Leader for the South Central Region that includes Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. 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.  The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and technical skills to oversee the large drinking water treatment projects in the South Central Region of the US while providing guidance and mentorship to junior, mid-level, and senior engineers.

Primary Responsibilities

In the role of Regional Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Leader, we'll count on you to:

• 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.

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

Keywords:  Drinking Water, Water Treatment, Potable, Engineering, Civil, Environmental, Project Manager, Consulting, Construction