Utility Management Consultant

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HDR is seeking a Utility Management Consultant to serve as a client service manager, technical resource to regional and national teams, and a leader to develop and implement regional and Water Business Group initiatives. This position will focus on helping our municipal drinking water, wastewater, and storm-water clients address today’s complex challenges, such as equitable and sustainable customer service, regulatory drivers, program affordability, workforce limitations, and asset renewal and replacement.

This consultant will need to view our clients’ challenges and solutions through a One Water lens to deliver higher value investments through the interconnectivity of utility services, watershed-based approaches, and strategic partnerships. This position will serve as the Client Service Manager for selected key municipal drinking water, wastewater, and storm-water clients within Southern California. Project delivery and technical leadership will focus on strategic planning, asset management, and utility master planning.

This consultant is expected to be active and visible within the water sector through association and client engagement. Specific initiatives to advance within the West Region and the Water Business Group include:

• One Water
• Strategic asset management
• Watershed management
• Utility management consulting (e.g., organizational enhancement, strategic planning, workforce development, business process improvement)
• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project’s lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out)
• Responsible for all aspects of large multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity, involving a large project staff
• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently
• Establish and maintain client relations, and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders
• Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule
• Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
• Implement QA/QC procedures
• Supervise large project staffs and act as mentor for less-experienced Project Managers
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification
• Experienced in development and management of strategic positioning and technical differentiation for utility management services.
• Experienced in development and management of a wide range of client relationships and specific program and/or project pursuits.
• Experienced in overall staff development to include recruiting, career path development, and professional growth.
• Experienced with industry associations and maintains an active and visible profile in the market sector.
• Ability to work cooperatively with Market Sector Directors, Business Class Directors, Regional Business Group Director, Area Business Group Managers, Area Marketing Managers and Area Manager.
• Very strong skills in preparing client presentations, project memoranda and reports
• Ability to travel within Southern California.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 7 years related experience
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience
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