Senior Water / Wastewater Project Manager

HDR•Tampa, FL

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 our impact on the world? HDR has an exciting opportunity for a proven leader and technically exceptional individual in the field of water and wastewater to join our Florida Water Business Group as a Senior Water / Wastewater Project Manager. We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering
10 years related experience
A minimum 5 years project management experience
Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be plus)
Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Nice To Haves

Masters of Engineering in Civil, or Environmental
12 years related experience in the water / wastewater industry
Existing and established relationships with clients in the Orlando area water / wastewater marketplace
Proven and significant process mechanical detailed design experience, including with technologies and equipment, to lead efforts associated with the group’s technical delivery program
Proven leadership and commitment to the technical development and mentorship of staff
Experience developing detailed scopes and fees for a wide variety of planning and design projects
Excellent communication, time management, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Experience in supervising staff
Preference given to local candidates

Responsibilities

Scoping, planning, managing, directing and monitoring all aspects of medium to large drinking water and wastewater projects and contracts with high degrees of technical complexity.
Effectively interface with clients while independently leading and supervising teams of engineers and CAD professionals to develop planning documents (e.g. master plans), preliminary engineering reports, detailed designs including plans and specifications, and cost estimates.
Serving as the trust client-facing project manager for a variety of technical delivery projects.
Developing project design criteria, schematics and methods.
Preparing preliminary design, basis of design reports, routing and alignment studies, and other engineering reports.
Developing and writing engineering specifications and front-end documents.
Overseeing the production of design drawings.
Developing and executing QA/QC and risk management plans for each project.
Working directly with the owner to ensure that the project exceeds the owner’s expectations.
Lead and/or support client management and business development activities including pursuit planning, proposals, interviews, and client strategy.
Perform detailed design work themselves to support the project.
Collaborate with leadership, other project managers, and technical staff across Florida to maintain HDR’s commitment to excellent technical delivery for our clients.
Development of a technical mentorship and development program.
Reviewing existing detailed design standards.
Direct mentoring and/or supervision of staff.
Engagement in the group’s quality control and compliance program.
Lead abstract development and review activities for local conferences.
Involvement in the review of scopes of work and associated fees.
Actively engage in client management activities (e.g. internal client management calls, client meetings) and participate in the overall strategy discussions for successfully marketing with our clients in an effort to grow HDR’s book of business in the Orlando and Central Florida area.