Wastewater Business Lead — Growth & Project Leadership

HDR; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Wastewater Business Class Lead to guide and grow our wastewater practice within the United States. The role focuses on leading staff, delivering multi-discipline projects, and ensuring profitable, on-time performance while maintaining strict QA/QC standards across projects.

As a key leader, you will collaborate with operations, marketing, and project management teams, drive client development, and pursue opportunities to expand HDR's footprint in the wastewater market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• 10+ years of experience in a related field.
• Commitment to quality, improvement and HDR values.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for management of staff in the Wastewater Business Class, including performance reviews, salary adjustments, staff recruitment and selection, staff development and morale, quality control, and marketing support.
• Manage and execute multi-discipline projects.
• Be responsible for profitability and identifying, obtaining, and assigning appropriate resources to projects to meet budget, schedule, and scope requirements.
• Ensure the Business Class is compliant with QA/QC requirements, and other project management and reporting requirements.
• Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing and project management
• Identify project opportunities, lead client development and pursuits to win work of key projects in the Wastewater market sector and assist with others as directed.
• Actively engage in selected professional conferences and industry associations with presentations, committee assignments, and leadership positions.
• Participate in business class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams and activities to continually improve standards and best practices, and implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews
• Participate in business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation
• Commit to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
• Serve as a strong team player with the ability to function effectively in a variety of roles on integrated project teams.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client relations

Team coordination

QA/QC understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

HDR is seeking a Wastewater Business Class Lead to guide and grow our wastewater practice within the United States. The role focuses on leading staff, delivering multi-discipline projects, and ensuring profitable, on-time performance while maintaining strict QA/QC standards across projects.

As a key leader, you will collaborate with operations, marketing, and project management teams, drive client development, and pursue opportunities to expand HDR's footprint in the wastewater market.