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Senior Drinking Water Project Manager

  2025-09-12     HDR     Springfield,MO  
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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?

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HDR is seeking an experienced Senior Drinking Water Project Manager to join our Water Business Group in our Missouri locations of St Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, or Columbia. In this position, you will support the growth and delivery of HDRs Drinking Water Market Sector in St Louis and throughout Missouri and Kansas. You will lead multi-discipline teams in the planning and design of treatment facilities, pump stations, and distribution systems, including condition assessment, asset management, and master planning.

As the Senior Drinking Water Project Manager, you will help to promote the advancement of business development strategies, pursuit of new clients and new projects; maintain and strengthen existing client relationships; provide project management and technical expertise for key projects; and support staff development. Specific responsibilities include:

  • Direct and coordinate all aspects of small to large projects with a high degree of technical complexity including management of teams throughout the projects lifecycle (from development and initiation to closeout).
  • Participate in developing key strategic marketing initiatives to identify and capture expanding service opportunities.
  • Establish and maintain client relationships.
  • Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders
  • Lead contractual negotiations, design production, and review meetings
  • Coordinate staffing and workload balance through the entire project lifecycle to drive successful completion of deliverables on schedule.
  • Track financial aspects of projects, coordinate and adjust work effort of team to deliver contracted services within budget and schedule
  • Collaborate closely with the Accounting, Operational, and Business leadership.
  • Maintain quality in project delivery and implement QA/QC procedures.
  • Collaborate with other Business Class and Marketing staff in the pursuit of new projects, taking a champion role in selected key pursuits.
  • Serve as Project Manager for key/strategic projects, provide technical input for Business Class, and assist in developing capabilities of Business Class staff.
  • Supervise project staff and mentor staff.

Preferred Qualifications

  • MS in Civil or Environmental Engineering preferred.
  • Experience with designing complex municipal drinking water systems
  • A team player with the ability to function effectively in a variety of roles on integrated project teams
  • Strong business development and strategic planning skills
  • Ability to lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Proven project leadership, project management (staffing, schedule, and budget), and mentorship skills
  • Strong technical background and experience in designing treatment facilities and collection systems
  • Must have the ability to interact with various design teams
  • Excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills (both written and verbal)
  • Preference is given to local candidates

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 7 years related experience
  • A minimum 2 years project management experience
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus)
  • Demonstrated leadership skills
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location:

United States-Missouri-St Louis

Other Locations:

United States-Missouri-Columbia, United States-Missouri-Kansas City, United States-Missouri-Springfield

Industry:

Water

Schedule:

Full-time

Employee Status:

Regular

BusinessClass:

Water Treatment

Job Posting:

Sep 23, 2024

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.
Seniority level
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    Mid-Senior level
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    Full-time
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    Management, Consulting, and Engineering
  • Industries
    Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, and Design Services

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