North Carolina Water Business Group Project Delivery Leader

About the role

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 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. This position will lead the development and growth of our Water Business Group team in the North Carolina area. The NC Water Business Group Project Delivery Leader will be a professional passionate about protecting public health, well-versed in project delivery, and knowledgeable about HDR’s Quality Management Programs and Project Delivery support across the drinking water, wastewater, recycled water, and stormwater markets.

This role requires occasional travel within the NC/SC area.

Responsibilities

• Lead the vision and strategy for expanding research, planning, design, and engineering services to clients in collaboration with local and national leadership.
• Responsible for project management skills development, in conjunction with the Professional Services Leader.
• Provide project delivery oversight related to scope, schedule, budget, and project staffing.
• Participate in Project Reviews.
• Coordinate with Market Sector Leaders to help assign staff to projects.
• Manage workshare between other business groups and Areas.
• Assist in the development of ways to streamline Area project management processes (remove barriers to execution).
• Serve as a cross business group (BGX) champion.
• Mentor staff across the NC Area for skills development.
• Coordinate strategy and engagement in professional organizations.
• Handle Matrix of Authority (MOA) responsibilities.
• Serve as a Project Manager for key projects with strategic clients.
• Partner with the Business Group Manager and Market Sector Leads to develop and implement a recruiting strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Professional registration, license, or certification may be required based on role.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments.
• Good leadership and organizational skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or 10 or more years of experience delivering consulting engineering services).
• PMP certification.
• Local candidates preferred.

Location

United States-North Carolina (Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Wilmington, or Asheville).

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust, and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

As employee-owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected, and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.