Water Treatment Business Class Leader

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Water Treatment Business Class Leader to spearhead their Drinking Water Treatment group in Northern California. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead project teams, mentor staff, and engage with industry organizations to enhance technical expertise. The successful candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure project delivery meets client expectations while fostering a culture of quality and improvement. Join this innovative firm and make a significant impact in the water treatment sector, contributing to essential projects that serve the community and environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in water treatment projects.
• Professional registration in California is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Drinking Water Treatment group in Northern California.
• Deliver projects, monitor quality, and mentor staff.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Water Treatment Design

Technical Competence

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Water Treatment Business Class Leader - (180143)

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

You will be responsible for leading and growing our existing & strong Drinking Water Treatment group for Northern California. This role will support other projects in the area and work with the Water Business Group Market Sector Leads and Client Development Leads on the development and implementation of technical and business development strategies. The work products in this area are broad and are expected to include master planning through design and support during construction. Your primary duties will include delivering projects and monitoring project quality, mentoring staff, pursuing and securing opportunities with new and existing clients, and growing the business portfolio. Providing leadership through mentoring, directing, and delegating to staff is a key component of the role as is maintaining focus on the execution of HDR’s growth strategy.

As the Water Treatment Lead for HDR’s largest Water Business Group, you will interface with regional and national technology leaders to advance local capabilities and support national pursuits and project delivery efforts related to their expertise. Specifically, you will support project teams to pursue and complete projects including planning, condition assessment, and design of water treatment and drinking water planning projects. You will also be expected to engage in industry groups and forums and take leadership roles in such organizations, including committee participation and regular submission of conference abstracts/proceedings.

Primary Responsibilities

In the role of Northern California Water Treatment Business Class Lead, we'll count on you to:

• Take responsibility for area coordination, monitoring and improvement of technical competencies of business class staff and products to meet client needs and market drivers, all within direction and goals of business class plans.
• Manage projects of various sizes.
• Participate in delivery of project services to meet client expectations.
• Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing and project management.
• 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.
• Supervise and mentor staff.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional registration/licensure in California is strongly desired.
• Strong technical background and experience in planning and design relative to water treatment projects and/or programs.
• Active engagement in industry organizations both locally and nationally (e.g., Cal Nevada AWWA) to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand.
• Proven leadership and mentoring skills that are necessary to grow and lead a business group.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
• 10 years of experience.
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
• Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Primary Location: United States-California-Oakland, United States-California-Sacramento, United States-California-Folsom

Industry: Water

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class: Water Treatment

Job Posting: Jul 2, 2024

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.

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