Senior Drinking Water Project Manager

Senior Drinking Water Project Manager –
HDR

HDR is seeking an experienced Senior Drinking Water Project Manager to join our Water Business Group in Missouri. The role supports the growth and delivery of HDR’s Drinking Water Market Sector throughout Missouri and Kansas. You will lead multidisciplinary teams in planning and design of treatment facilities, pump stations, and distribution systems.

• Direct and coordinate all aspects of small to large projects with a high degree of technical complexity, managing teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Primary

Location:

St. Louis, Missouri
Other Locations:
Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, Columbia, MO, Wichita, KS

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.