Industrial Wastewater Program Lead - Oil, Gas and Chemicals Practice

HDR; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking an Industrial Wastewater (IWW) Program Lead for its Oil, Gas, and Chemicals Practice in North America. The role demands 10+ years in industrial water/wastewater systems, and strong ability to develop business and lead multi-disciplinary teams on complex owner’s engineer projects.

You will drive business development, oversee technical design, and mentor engineers and designers while coordinating with clients, project managers, and other HDR teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or closely related field required.
• Professional engineering registration or licensure preferred.
• 10+ years in industrial water/wastewater treatment.
• Experience leading diverse teams and interfacing with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development of IWW services for North America.
• Provide technical leadership for front‑end projects and detailed design.
• Lead engineers, EITs, designers, and drafters.
• Develop flow diagrams, P&IDs, and installation details.
• Ensure projects meet client expectations and are delivered on time.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Team management

Business development

Water/wastewater design

Process modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or closely related field

Professional engineering registration

Job description

Industrial Wastewater (IWW) Program Lead – Oil, Gas, and Chemicals Practice

HDR is searching for an Industrial Wastewater (IWW) Program Lead in the Oil, Gas, and Chemical Industries in North America. The role requires at least 10 years of experience in industrial water/wastewater treatment systems and the ability to develop business, lead teams of engineers and designers on detailed design and owner’s engineer projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead Business Development of IWW Services for our Oil, Gas, and Chemicals Practice in North America.
• Lead business development activities including proposal development, delivering technical presentations, pursuit interviews, and supporting the growth of client relationships.
• Collaborate with other Business Development Teams.
• Work on strategic projects as SME or technical advisor.
• Provide technical leadership for front‑end oriented projects, including business case studies and DBM’s.
• Help with client development and project positioning as senior process engineering advisor.
• Participate in strategic planning and the development of annual and long‑term goals to support program and client development, community and industry participation, project pursuits, and talent acquisition and development.
• Conduct site visits to gather relevant technical information, support construction and commissioning, and project closeout.
• Perform process design sizing and hydraulic calculations including mass balances, water treatment system conceptual designs, and calculations to determine required equipment and tank sizes and capacities.
• Develop design criteria, equipment and procurement specifications, studies, bid evaluations, and reports.
• Lead the development of process flow diagrams, P&IDs, general arrangement drawings, piping arrangement drawings and installation details.
• Review and evaluate equipment vendor and installation contractor proposals and submittals.
• Develop and execute QA/QC plans.
• Lead technical teams including engineers, EITs, designers, and drafters.
• Work directly with project managers and clients to ensure that projects meet or exceed client expectations.
• Develop water supply and discharge agreements and permits. Meet and coordinate with permitting authorities.
• Provide internal and external training on industrial process W/WW systems.
• Implement, monitor and support company policies.
• Assist in the selection, training, development and management of technical personnel.
• Create recommendations for client facility standard monitoring systems, procedures, lab/chemical/reagent management, and staff training.
• Actively participate in industry conferences. Publish at least one technical paper annually.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Process modeling experience.
• Existing relationships with industrial clients.
• Project engineering and management experience in a consulting or EPC firm.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• 10 years experience in related field.
• Maintains a professional or Engineering registration and has related technical experience.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
• Works cooperatively with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

Benefits & Compensation:

• Medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.

Compensation range (North America): $170,000 – $230,000.

Primary Location: United States – Texas – Houston

Other Locations: United States (Texas: Round Rock, Fort Worth, El Paso, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth; North Carolina: Charlotte, Raleigh; Wyoming: Cheyenne; California: Long Beach, San Francisco, Irvine, Sacramento, Los Angeles; Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville; Pennsylvania: Bethlehem, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia; Oregon: Salem, Portland; Montana: Missoula, Billings, Bozeman; Washington: Seattle, Washington D.C.; Canada: Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, London).

Industry: Industrial

Schedule: Full‑time

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class: Industrial Water/Wastewater Services

Job Posting Date: May 15, 2026

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, arrests, or conviction records.