Senior Project Engineer (Water/Wastewater)
About The Position
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 foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is an impact on the world? Watch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This isn’t just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field
- A minimum of 10 years experience with water infrastructure and water related facilities or systems
- Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
- Ability to make independent decisions and be accountable for the results
- Strong technical background and experience in guiding and formulating one water solutions and managing multi-disciplinary, geographically diverse teams
- Microsoft Office, digital delivery and design platforms, numerical modeling and simulation platforms, workflow augmentation and quality facilitation platforms
- Project Engineering and Project Management experience is necessary
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
Nice To Haves
- Preference is given to candidates local to the New England area
Responsibilities
- Independently create detailed designs, plans, specifications for water facilities and infrastructure projects
- Manage and coordinate multi-discipline teams from separate locations to produce high level, high quality deliverables
- Guide the planning and execution of complex and multi-disciplinary studies, simulations, and plans for water infrastructure projects
- Take responsibility for engineering/process design, project coordination, determining and writing engineering specifications, planning work, establishing appropriate design methods, report preparation and coordination, equipment sizing and selection, and working directly with our Clients to provide an outstanding delivery experience.
- Establish new quality standards and value engineering solutions
- Conduct quality control reviews of deliverables
- Serve as a technical expert with recognized authority in area of one water systems and water infrastructure
- Serve as a project manager on water projects as needed
- Perform other duties as needed
Benefits
- employee-owned culture
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
