Condition Assessment / Asset Management Lead

HDR; Kansas City (MO); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

HDR is seeking an Asset Management Lead for its Water Business Group in Kansas City, Missouri. This role is pivotal in driving growth and development in utility management services, focusing on asset management solutions for water, wastewater, and stormwater operations.

The ideal candidate will lead project evaluations, manage multidisciplinary teams, and establish client relationships. A Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience in utilities are required, along with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Professional registration, license, or certification may be required based on role.
• Strong communication and listening skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead the evaluation and implementation of utilities’ asset management activities.
• Serve as project manager for field and office evaluations.
• Establish and maintain client relationships and participate in marketing meetings.

Connaissances

Project management

Communication skills

Business development

Technical background in utility systems

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Outils

MS Office

MS Project

SharePoint

Description du poste

Asset Management Lead – Water Business Group

HDR is seeking an Asset Management Lead for its Water Business Group in Kansas City, Missouri. The role focuses on driving growth and development of the Utility Management Services Business Class in Missouri and Kansas, supporting water, wastewater, and stormwater asset management solutions for utility operations, engineering, finance, and IT.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evaluation and implementation of utilities’ asset management activities, including completing asset inventories, coordinating technology support, determining criticality, completing condition assessments, estimating remaining useful life, identifying repair and renewal needs, and making cost projections.
• Serve as project manager for field and office evaluations and implementations of utilities’ asset management activities (conducting inventories, integrating enabling technologies, prioritizing based on criticality, assessing condition, estimating useful life, prioritizing repair/renewal, forecasting capital and O&M needs).
• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidisciplinary teams throughout the project life cycle.
• Be responsible for all aspects of multidisciplinary or highly technical projects.
• Establish and maintain client relationships and participate in marketing, contractual, design, and production meetings.
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development with other staff and stakeholders.
• Coordinate staffing, workload, and deliverable completion on schedule.
• Track project financials and adjust work efforts to remain within agreed budget and schedule.
• Collaborate with Accounting, Operations, and Business leadership for periodic project reviews.
• Maintain quality and implement QA/QC procedures.
• Collaborate with other Business Classes and Marketing staff to pursue new projects, leading selected key pursuits.
• Serve as Project Manager for key/strategic projects, provide technical input, and aid Business Class staff development.
• Supervise and mentor project staff.
• Support recruiting initiatives and activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MS Office, MS Project, and SharePoint.
• Strong business development and strategic planning skills.
• Excellent team player with the ability to function effectively in integrated project teams.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Strong technical background in designing, operating, maintaining, and/or managing treatment, collection, and distribution systems.
• Proven project leadership, staffing, scheduling, budgeting, and mentoring skills.
• Preference given to candidates located locally.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in relevant field.
• Professional registration, license, or certification may be required based on role.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments.
• Good leadership and organizational skills.
• Commitment to participating in HDR’s employee‑owned culture.

Location & Employment

Primary location: Kansas City, Missouri. Other locations: Wichita, Kansas; St. Louis, Missouri. Schedule: Full‑time; Employee status: Regular; Industry: Waste.

HDR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.