Mid-Atlantic Pump Station and Pipeline Business Class Leader

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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.

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HDR has an excellent opportunity in the Mid-Atlantic Water Business Group for a professional to lead the growth, control, direction, and quality of the Area’s Pump Station and Pipelines Business Class.  The Business Class Leader (BCL) is a professional that is well versed in all aspects of Business Class (BC) services for pump stations and pipeline projects and leads a group of business class professionals.

The duties of the Pump Station and Pipelines BCL are to plan, direct and oversee all aspects of large-scale multi-discipline and multi-benefit projects with a high degree of technical complexity. The position will build and maintain client relations and participate in project development and contract document preparation. The person will work with senior, mid- and junior-level staff across a variety of disciplines. The position will participate in and provide oversight of a variety of project types including planning, design, inspection and construction management of pump station and pipelines and general site civil of major water, wastewater and reclaimed water infrastructure.

The position will coordinate projects with inter-related disciplines such as structural, geology, geotechnical, civil, mechanical, CADD and GIS. The position will also require coordination with HDR’s other regional and national business class technical leads and advisors.

As a Business Class Lead, you will participate in the corporate management of the pump station and pipeline business class program. Work assignments may include technical and quality reviews of projects outside of your geographic area.  

The primary responsibilities of the Pump Station and Pipelines BCL include: 

• Provide leadership with technical capabilities within the Pump Station and Pipelines BC
• Delivery focus of technical skills, be consulted and provide input on project discipline requirements and manage/supervise BC Staff
• Integrate national Pump Station and Pipeline BC initiatives into local area operations through coordination and communication with corporate BC Director
• Maintain appropriate QA/QC procedures and best practices 
• Monitor area performance within BC to achieve defined goals and support operational managers in monitoring project performance and implementation of corrective actions. 
• Responsible for the technical sector growth in the Area
• Support top line growth across all market sectors in their technical area of focus
• Prioritize BC activities across Maryland, DC, and Virginia to best implement Market Sector and Business Group objectives and promote technical services of their section in the Area
• Facilitate BC teamwork, communication and work sharing between Area offices, business classes, market sectors, management, marketing, and staff.
• Serve as client manager, project principal and/or PM 
• Actively participate in projects or manage projects to meet assigned utilization rate 
• Serve as a senior technical resource on projects and programs
• Build and retain strong relationships with Staff, Project Managers, Client Development Managers throughout the Area and within HDR in the Mid-Atlantic Region 
• Provide strategic and tactical input on business trends to BC and local office planning. 
• Manage staff workloads and make recommendations for adjustments and recruiting as needed 
• Manage training and licensing requirements and identify opportunities for continuing education 
• Develop a technical mentoring and employee advancement process to advance staff 
• Champion marketing opportunities to grow the practice 
• Support Area pursuits and actively participate in and support proposal development 
• Identify project needs and recruit professionals to join our HDR team 
• Demonstrate “can-do” problem solver approach to colleagues and clients 
• Ability to build positive client relationships, strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills, and the ability to manage and motivate direct reports
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient with MS Office Suite, specifically, Outlook, Word, Excel, Project and SharePoint or equivalent database
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience leading projects and teams with a focus on pump stations and pipelines.
• Proven ability to manage projects and teams effectively 
• Experience managing budgets, preparing scopes and developing cost estimates 
• Excellent written and strong communication and listening skills
• Strong leadership and organizational, planning, and prioritization skills. 
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively under tight deadlines, as well as balance multiple projects by prioritizing effectively. 
• Ability to understand applicable industry standards, laws, policies and procedures that each project is governed by.  
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Proven ability of contract development and implementation of capital improvements. 
• Strong project management skills
• Success-oriented attitude and self-starter who takes initiative.
   

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