South Central Region Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Leader

HDR, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a South Central Region Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Leader to provide key leadership and manage projects in water treatment. This role involves engaging with clients, mentoring staff, and ensuring quality deliverables. The ideal candidate has at least 10 years of experience in the field and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline. This full-time position supports public health and environmental sustainability within the water industry.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in the related field.
• Professional or engineering registration with related technical experience.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other leaders on business class efforts.
• Experience leading diverse teams.
• Ability to collaborate with regional leaders.
• Commitment to HDR values and quality.
• Active participant in employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership with strategic drinking water clients.
• Assist in managing a group of drinking water treatment engineers.
• Plan and monitor large multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Coordinate with Water Business Group leadership across the region.
• Support business development and client relationships.
• Oversee budgeting and strategic initiatives with HDR leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Technical expertise in water treatment

Project management

Team management

Water treatment expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Job description

South Central Region Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Leader

Join HDR as a South Central Region Drinking Water Treatment Business Class Leader. HDR is a leading consulting engineering firm committed to creating a welcoming environment where every employee is valued and respected. We empower our employees to bring authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day.

We believe water is more than a resource—it's a shared responsibility. In the Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come, delivering safe drinking water, treating wastewater responsibly, developing sustainable supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control. Your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability and infrastructure resilience.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide key leadership with strategic drinking water clients in the South Central Region via technical workshops, professional organization involvement including conferences, and serving as client manager and project manager as needed.
• Engage in high‑profile project and contract pursuits that leverage your experience, technical expertise and client relationships with Area Business Development Leaders, Client Managers and other leadership.
• Assist in managing a group of drinking water treatment engineers and related professionals in close coordination with Water Business Group leadership in the South Central Region.
• Take responsibility for the coordination, mentoring, recruitment and development of regional drinking water treatment staff and production of quality deliverables to meet client needs.
• Serve as a key member of the Drinking Water Treatment Business Class, responsible for staff management, business development and HDR’s technical quality program.
• Plan, direct and/or monitor large multi‑disciplinary drinking water treatment projects, including long‑range visioning, strategic and tactical planning, policy planning, data analytics, process modeling and project development.
• Lead or support scope development and execution with appropriate technical professionals across multiple disciplines.
• Participate in and provide input to the annual budgeting, strategic planning and strategic initiatives process in collaboration with Area, Regional, National and Global leadership.
• Assist HDR drinking water teams in other regions through occasional workshop attendance, technical guidance and quality control when you are the subject‑matter expert.
• Participate in internal drinking water practice groups, professional societies and other organizations that promote the water industry.
• Perform other duties related to projects and client management efforts.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a professional, architecture, engineering or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience in the related field.
• Professional or engineering registration with related technical experience.
• Experience in development and management of diverse teams.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• Commitment to quality, improvement and HDR values.
• Active participant in the employee‑owned culture.

Primary Location: United States – Texas – Austin

Other Locations: Dallas, Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, all in Texas.

Industry: Water

Schedule: Full‑time

Business Class: Water Treatment

Job Posting: Nov 17 2025

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.