Wastewater Project Manager

Overview

HDR is a employee-owned company where everyone is valued and respected. We foster a culture of inclusion and encourage authentic contributions and novel ideas. We believe water is a shared responsibility, and our work supports public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience.

As part of HDR's Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come, from delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater to developing sustainable water supplies and flood-control solutions. Whether 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 is seeking an experienced Wastewater Project Manager to help lead water projects in the Nebraska/Iowa Area. You will work closely with clients and internal staff to build successful teams within an established Water Practice, supporting and managing various water projects and leading new business development opportunities with water clients.

As a Wastewater Project Manager, you will provide project management and technical expertise for key projects; lead multi-disciplinary project teams; advance HDR’s national and regional business development strategies; pursue new clients and project opportunities; develop, maintain and strengthen client relationships; and support staff development.

• Participate in delivery of engineering services to meet client expectations, including technical and design leadership, and project management.
• Develop and manage projects with technical complexity, requiring coordination from multiple disciplines.
• Track and manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out).
• Coordinate staffing and workload balance through the project life cycle to ensure successful completion of deliverables.
• Maintain quality in project delivery and implement QA/QC procedures.
• Work closely with Accounting, Operational, and Business leadership for periodic project reviews.
• Establish, maintain, and strengthen client relationships; contribute to and lead client management activities.
• Collaborate with other Water Market Sectors and HDR business groups to meet client needs and expand HDR’s services with existing clients.
• Participate in developing and advancing corporate and regional water initiatives to identify and capture market opportunities.
• Participate in internal and external professional discipline groups, project teams, and activities to continually improve standards and best practices, including presentations for professional associations.
• 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 and mentor staff.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Master s degree
• PMP certification

• Bachelor s degree in Engineering
• 7 years related experience
• A minimum 2 years project management experience
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered (e.g., Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license)
• MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be a plus)
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

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.

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…