Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager
Listed on 2026-01-25
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Water Management -
Management
Water Management
Senior Water / Wastewater Project Manager
HDR has an exciting opportunity for a proven leader and technically exceptional individual in the field of water and wastewater to join our Florida Water Business Group as a Senior Water / Wastewater Project Manager.
ResponsibilitiesPrimary duties of this position will include:
As a Senior Water / Wastewater Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for scoping, planning, managing, directing and monitoring all aspects of medium to large drinking water and wastewater projects and contracts with high degrees of technical complexity. More specifically the Sr. Project Manager will be expected to effectively interface with clients while independently leading and supervising teams of engineers and CAD professionals to develop planning documents (e.g. master plans), preliminary engineering reports, detailed designs including plans and specifications, and cost estimates.
These responsibilities will include:
- Serving as the trust client-facing project manager for a variety of technical delivery projects
- Developing project design criteria, schematics and methods
- Preparing preliminary design, basis of design reports, routing and alignment studies, and other engineering reports
- Developing and writing engineering specifications and front-end documents
- Overseeing the production of design drawings
- Developing and executing QA/QC and risk management plans for each project
- Working directly with the owner to ensure that the project exceeds the owner’s expectations
- Lead and/or support client management and business development activities including pursuit planning, proposals, interviews, and client strategy
If needed, the Senior Project Manager may be required to perform detailed design work themselves to support the project and as such, the candidate should have an exceptional demonstrated technical background.
Preferred Qualifications- Masters of Engineering in Civil or Environmental
- 12 years related experience in the water / wastewater industry
- Existing and established relationships with clients in the Orlando area water / wastewater marketplace
- Proven and significant process mechanical detailed design experience, including with technologies and equipment, to lead efforts associated with the group’s technical delivery program
- Proven leadership and commitment to the technical development and mentorship of staff
- Experience developing detailed scopes and fees for a wide variety of planning and design projects
- Excellent communication, time management, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Experience in supervising staff
- Preference given to local candidates
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- 10 years related experience
- A minimum 5 years project management experience
- Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example:
Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license. - MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be plus)
- Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
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.
LocationPrimary
Location:
United States-Florida-Orlando
Other Locations:
United States-Florida-Fort Lauderdale, United States-Florida-Sarasota, United States-Florida-Doral, United States-Florida-Tampa
Full-time
Employee StatusRegular
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