Wastewater & Effluent Management Director

HDR, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 179,000 - 336,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. is seeking a WTEM Business Class Director to lead wastewater and effluent management programs. You will direct technical teams, manage risk, and drive quality across projects while partnering with market sectors, operations, and academia to elevate HDR’s practice.

The role requires senior leadership experience, a professional registration, and a commitment to HDR’s employee‑owned, inclusive culture. Travel is significant given the geographic scope.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in related field.
• Professional or Architecture/Engineering registration required for technical design leadership.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
• Works cooperatively with other business class directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• Committed to quality, HDR values.
• Active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

Responsibilities

• Provide company‑wide leadership of technical capabilities within the business class.
• Build close working relationships and coordinate with related business classes, market sectors, business groups and operations.
• Lead and participate in technical risk management through process and resource reviews, providing technical advisory services on selected projects, and claims prevention and avoidance activities.
• Drive quality assurance and control processes and coordinate with the WBG Quality Manager in those areas.
• Oversee development and application of technical tools, standards, and techniques to enhance service quality and efficiency. Ensure that technical staff are aware of and monitoring emerging technologies.
• Oversee assignment of qualified, experienced staff to projects including effective use of worksharing.
• Work with market sector directors to develop strategic plan for the business class and provide strategic and tactical business trend input to business group leadership at the national, regional, area and local levels.
• Leads applied research strategy and engagement to advance WTEM technical capabilities, inform future service offerings, and translate research outcomes into practice standards, tools, and guidance across HDR.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Mentoring

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field

Job description

HDR, Inc. is seeking a WTEM Business Class Director to lead wastewater and effluent management programs. You will direct technical teams, manage risk, and drive quality across projects while partnering with market sectors, operations, and academia to elevate HDR’s practice.

The role requires senior leadership experience, a professional registration, and a commitment to HDR’s employee‑owned, inclusive culture. Travel is significant given the geographic scope.