Senior Water / Wastewater Project Manager

HDR; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is looking for a Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager based in Orlando. The role involves managing complex projects in the water industry, effectively interfacing with clients, and supervising teams of engineers. Responsibilities include developing project design criteria and preparing engineering reports.

A Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 10+ years of experience in the water/wastewater sector are essential, alongside project management licensure. This position offers a full-time schedule with various locations in Florida.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Professional engineering license required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct water/wastewater projects.
• Interface with clients and supervise teams.
• Lead client management and business development activities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Masters of Engineering in Civil or Environmental

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

Responsibilities

Primary duties of this position will include:

As a Senior Water / Wastewater Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for scoping, planning, managing, directing, and monitoring all aspects of medium to large drinking water and wastewater projects and contracts with high degrees of technical complexity. The Sr. Project Manager will be expected to effectively interface with clients while independently leading and supervising teams of engineers and CAD professionals to develop planning documents (e.g., master plans), preliminary engineering reports, detailed designs including plans and specifications, and cost estimates. These responsibilities will include:

• Serving as the trust client‑facing project manager for a variety of technical delivery projects
• Developing project design criteria, schematics, and methods
• Preparing preliminary design, basis of design reports, routing and alignment studies, and other engineering reports
• Developing and writing engineering specifications and front‑end documents
• Overseeing the production of design drawings
• Developing and executing QA/QC and risk management plans for each project
• Working directly with the owner to ensure that the project exceeds the owner’s expectations
• Lead and/or support client management and business development activities including pursuit planning, proposals, interviews, and client strategy

If needed, the Senior Project Manager may be required to perform detailed design work themselves to support the project and as such, the candidate should have an exceptional demonstrated technical background.

Beyond technical delivery, the Senior Project Manager will be expected to collaborate with leadership, other project managers, and technical staff across Florida to maintain HDR’s commitment to excellent technical delivery for our clients. Specific activities related to the overall technical delivery program could include development of a technical mentorship and development program, reviewing existing detailed design standards, direct mentoring and/or supervision of staff, engagement in the group’s quality control and compliance program, lead abstract development and review activities for local conferences, and involvement in the review of scopes of work and associated fees.

Lastly, the Senior Project Manager is expected to actively engage in client management activities (e.g., internal client management calls, client meetings) and participate in the overall strategy discussions for successfully marketing with our clients in an effort to grow HDR’s book of business in the Orlando and Central Florida area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters of Engineering in Civil, or Environmental
• 12 years related experience in the water / wastewater industry
• Existing and established relationships with clients in the Orlando area water / wastewater marketplace
• Proven and significant process mechanical detailed design experience, including with technologies and equipment, to lead efforts associated with the group’s technical delivery program
• Proven leadership and commitment to the technical development and mentorship of staff
• Experience developing detailed scopes and fees for a wide variety of planning and design projects
• Excellent communication, time management, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Experience in supervising staff
• Preference given to local candidates

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. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be 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

Job Details

Primary Location: United States-Florida-Orlando
Other Locations: United States-Florida-Fort Lauderdale, United States-Florida-Sarasota, United States-Florida-Doral, United States-Florida-Tampa
Industry: Water
Schedule: Full-time
Employee Status: Regular
Business Class: WW Treatment and Effluent Mgmt
Job Posting: Dec 17, 2025

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.