I&C Design Lead — Water & Wastewater Systems

HDR; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 121,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement savings plan with employer

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

HDR is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Design Lead to head a team delivering I&C designs for water and wastewater clients, guiding projects from feasibility through construction. You will oversee workload, mentor staff, and coordinate cross-region collaboration to ensure technically accurate, bid-ready documentation.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 7+ years of I&C design experience, and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7 years experience designing I&C systems for water and wastewater.
• 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.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of professionals and technicians in developing Instrumentation & I&C designs for water, wastewater, and other clients using industrial control systems.
• Supervise a team of professionals and technicians, including workload management, annual performance reviews, and training and technical mentorship.
• Coordinate team workload and manage schedules across multiple concurrent projects.
• Coordinate across geographical regions to support workshare and leverage subject matter expertise.
• Lead production of I&C and industrial control projects through the full project lifecycle, including master planning and feasibility studies, conceptual design, detailed for-construction design, and construction-phase services.
• Serve as Engineer of Record in responsible charge for development of biddable and technically accurate SCADA / I&C construction documents including P&IDs, network architecture diagrams, control panel layouts and wiring diagrams, installation details, loop drawings, and technical specifications
• Write and edit instrumentation and controls systems specifications, and select instruments, equipment and monitoring/control devices.
• Work closely with the Systems Integration/Operational Technology team on projects that include PLC programming and SCADA configuration to provide smooth transition from initial design to final field implementation.
• Conduct QA/QC on the work of other I&C Project Engineers, I&C Project Coordinators or I&C technicians.
• Function as Project Manager on selected I&C projects
• Participate in marketing and business development activities with internal and external clients.
• Perform other duties as needed

Skills

Supervisory experience

I&C design experience

Water/Wastewater I&C

PLC/SCADA knowledge

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Emerson

Siemens

GE

Wonderware

iFix

FactoryTalk

VTScada

Ignition

Job description

HDR is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Design Lead to head a team delivering I&C designs for water and wastewater clients, guiding projects from feasibility through construction. You will oversee workload, mentor staff, and coordinate cross-region collaboration to ensure technically accurate, bid-ready documentation.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 7+ years of I&C design experience, and strong leadership.