Industrial Water/Wastewater Team Lead

HDR; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking an Industrial Water/Wastewater Team Lead to drive project delivery across our national practice. You will oversee production sections, mentor staff, and support marketing efforts with clients and proposals.

The role may function as Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to deliver design calculations and technical reports for water and wastewater facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; Master’s preferred for senior roles.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in industrial water/wastewater or related fields.
• Professional registration/certification may be required depending on role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations of production section, staff development, profitability, quality control, and marketing support.
• May serve as Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager and support production on projects.
• Coordinate administrative responsibilities and lead services with other sections.
• Involve in marketing planning, proposals, and interviews; engage with clients.
• Ensure work is planned, organized, controlled, and evaluated via proactive project management.
• Lead engineering design and prepare plans for industrial water/wastewater facilities.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Client engagement

Communication

Staff Development

Process Engineering

Data Reporting

Public/Industrial Clients

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Aspen

BioWin

Design/Build experience

Job description

Industrial Water/Wastewater Team Lead

We’ll count on you to:

• Assist in the responsibility for operations of production section including staff development, profitability, morale, quality control and marketing support
• May function as a Project Manager, Deputy Project Manager or Quality Control/Quality Assurance and support the activities for production on projects in addition to management responsibilities
• Assist with administrative responsibility for section staff and technical service functions, and lead and coordinate services with other sections
• Be involved in marketing planning, proposals and interviews
• Be directly involved with industrial and public clients in marketing, project production and related issues
• Ensure all work is planned, organized, controlled and evaluated through proactive project management system
• Implement, monitor and support company policies
• Assist in the selection, training, development and management of technical personnel
• Work cooperatively with National Leaders, Directors and marketing staff in local and national marketing and production efforts
• Direct project staff and lead industrial water/wastewater projects as a project director and/or project manager and be involved in marketing and planning of proposals and interviews.
• Provide project and task management; conducting difficult to complex process engineering for both projects and proposals; collecting, assimilating, and presenting data in reports, memos and public forums; leading production of design calculations and technical reports; and leading preparation of engineering plans and specifications for design of industrial water and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science degree
• A minimum of 10 years experience
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Experience with Aspen and or BioWin Modeling Software
• Experience with design/build is also desirable.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 7 years experience
• 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

Location & Details

Primary Location: United States - Nebraska - Omaha

Other Locations: United States - Iowa - Sioux City, United States - Iowa - Davenport, United States - Iowa - Iowa City, United States - Nebraska - Lincoln, United States - Iowa - Des Moines, United States - Iowa - Ames, United States - Iowa - Council Bluffs, United States - Iowa - Cedar Rapids

Industry: Industrial

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class: Industrial Water/Wastewater Services

Job Posting: Jul 16, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.