Senior Stormwater Project Manager

HDR; Gig Harbor (WA); On-site; USD 148,533 - 231,480; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Retirement savings plan with employer

Paid time off, parental leave, paid  H

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Senior Stormwater Project Manager in Washington to lead planning, design, modeling, permitting, and construction support for stormwater projects across communities. You will supervise multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets, and coordinate with clients and agencies to ensure successful project delivery.

The role emphasizes leadership in hydrologic analysis, drainage design, water quality treatment, and green stormwater infrastructure, with a focus on delivering high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 10 years related experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board.
• MS Office and MS Project experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills.
• Active participant of our employee‑owned culture.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Provide senior technical direction, mentorship, and quality review for multidisciplinary teams delivering stormwater planning, design, modeling, permitting, and construction support services.
• Lead and supervise hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, including basin delineation, runoff calculations, conveyance capacity evaluation, detention and flow control sizing, water quality treatment sizing, and flood risk assessment.
• Serve as the senior stormwater technical lead for planning, design, analysis, and delivery of drainage, conveyance, flow control, water quality treatment, green stormwater infrastructure, and low impact development projects.
• Evaluate existing stormwater infrastructure and develop practical alternatives for capacity improvements, retrofit, replacement, flood mitigation, water quality compliance, and system resiliency.
• Prepare and review stormwater technical reports, drainage reports, design calculations, models, specifications, construction documents, permit documents, and agency comment responses.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional engineering license

Master's degree

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

As part of our Water Business Group, you’ll lead stormwater projects that help communities manage water sustainably. Your work will support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience through safe drinking water, wastewater treatment, sustainable supplies, and flood control.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Provide senior technical direction, mentorship, and quality review for multidisciplinary teams delivering stormwater planning, design, modeling, permitting, and construction support services
• Lead and supervise hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, including basin delineation, runoff calculations, conveyance capacity evaluation, detention and flow control sizing, water quality treatment sizing, and flood risk assessment
• Serve as the senior stormwater technical lead for planning, design, analysis, and delivery of drainage, conveyance, flow control, water quality treatment, green stormwater infrastructure, and low impact development projects
• Evaluate existing stormwater infrastructure and develop practical alternatives for capacity improvements, retrofit, replacement, flood mitigation, water quality compliance, and system resiliency
• Prepare and review stormwater technical reports, drainage reports, design calculations, models, specifications, construction documents, permit documents, and agency comment responses
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• PMP certification
• Washington Professional Engineer license, or ability to obtain Washington PE licensure within 6 months.
• 10 or more years of progressive stormwater engineering experience, including technical project management and leadership on transportation, public works, municipal infrastructure, or site development projects.
• 10 or more years of experience leading technical delivery across multidisciplinary teams, including coordination with clients, agencies, reviewers, discipline leads, and production staff.
• Demonstrated experience applying Washington State, local agency, and Department of Transportation stormwater requirements to drainage design, flow control, water quality treatment, green stormwater infrastructure, low impact development, permitting, and agency review comments through all stages of a project lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 10 years related experience
• A minimum 5 years project management experience
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered (e.g., Professional Engineer or P.Eng).
• MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be a plus)
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

Compensation & Locations

• Expected compensation range: Bellevue/Seattle/Everett, WA – $162,036 – $231,480; Gig Harbor, WA – $148,533 – $212,190; Olympia, WA – $135,030 – $192,900; Spokane, WA – $128,279 – $183,255
• Primary Location: United States‑Washington‑Bellevue
• Other Locations: United States‑Washington‑Everett, United States‑Washington‑Spokane, United States‑Washington‑Olympia, United States‑Washington‑Seattle, United States‑Washington‑Gig Harbor

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off, parental leave, paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee referral bonus
• Tuition reimbursement

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, arrest and conviction records.