Project Manager (Water)

About the role

HDR’s Water Business Group is growing, and we are looking for experienced Project Managers to help lead our program forward. This is an exciting opportunity to join our industry-leading 100% employee-owned firm in an influential leadership role. We have opportunities across the U.S. for talented people to join HDR and become our next employee-owner.

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.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and manage small to medium-sized single-discipline projects and large-scale, complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects.
• Coordinate and balance work across planning and design teams to ensure seamless project execution throughout the project lifecycle.
• Build and maintain lasting client relationships, taking part in marketing, contract negotiations, and design and production meetings.
• Lead internal and external meetings, workshops, and technical discussions to align stakeholders and drive progress.
• Interface with governing agencies during project reviews and permitting processes.
• Conduct and facilitate work sessions focused on design development and contract documentation.
• Track project budgets, monitor financial performance, and align resources to keep deliverables on time and within scope.
• Partner with project controllers, business group leaders, and accounting teams to provide regular project status updates and financial reviews.
• Perform technical analyses and prepare clear, concise engineering reports.
• Mentor and provide leadership to junior engineers, with a focus on developing strong technical skills in water/wastewater engineering.
• Support firm-wide initiatives and perform additional responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 7 years of related experience
• A minimum of 2 years of project management experience
• Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license
• MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience is a plus)
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture

About HDR

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?

Our Water Business Group has over 2,000 professionals offering a uniquely comprehensive breadth of traditional and cross-sector services, enabling holistic approaches to our country’s water challenges. Our services span utility master planning, wastewater treatment, drinking water treatment, flood protection, water resource management, reuse, applied research, transmission and distribution, water supply, asset management, operations assistance, program management, construction management and inspection, funding and financing, strategic communications, advisory services, and more.

In 2026, Engineering News Record ranked HDR fifth in size of business in the Water category. We are an industry leader with a collaborative culture where colleagues do amazing work for clients who trust them to push open the doors to what’s possible.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package promoting employee ownership, health, performance, and success
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and an employee assistance program
• Paid time away, parental leave, and paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement
• Eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) with executive sponsors, open to all employees

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position is $103,000 - $205,000 depending on skills, experience, education, and geographical location.

Schedule

Full-time, regular employee status.

Locations

Opportunities are available across the U.S., including but not limited to:

• Alabama: Mobile
• Alaska: Anchorage
• Arizona: Phoenix, Tucson
• Arkansas: Little Rock
• California: Folsom, Irvine, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, Walnut Creek
• Colorado: Colorado Springs, Denver, Durango, Fort Collins
• District of Columbia: Washington DC
• Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Tampa, West Palm Beach
• Georgia: Atlanta, Savannah
• Hawaii: Honolulu
• Idaho: Boise, Coeur d'Alene
• Illinois: Springfield
• Iowa: Des Moines
• Kentucky: Lexington, Louisville, Paducah
• Louisiana: Baton Rouge
• Maine: Portland
• Maryland: Baltimore, Lusby
• Massachusetts: Boston
• Michigan: Ann Arbor, Detroit, Lansing
• Minnesota: Minneapolis, Saint Louis Park
• Mississippi
• Missouri: Columbia, Kansas City, St Louis
• Montana: Billings, Bozeman, Helena, Missoula
• Nebraska: Omaha
• Nevada: Las Vegas, Reno
• New Jersey: Pennington, Woodcliff Lake
• New Mexico: Albuquerque
• New York: Albany, New York, Syracuse, White Plains
• North Carolina: Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem
• North Dakota: Fargo
• Ohio: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus
• Oregon: Bend, Portland, Salem
• Pennsylvania: Bethlehem, Mechanicsburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Plymouth Meeting
• South Carolina: Charleston, Columbia, Greenville
• South Dakota: Sioux Falls
• Tennessee: Memphis, Nashville
• Texas: Austin, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Round Rock, San Antonio
• Utah: Salt Lake City
• Virginia: Glen Allen, Richmond, Roanoke, Virginia Beach, Vienna
• Washington: Bellevue, Bellingham, Everett, Gig Harbor, Olympia, Pasco, Seattle, Tacoma
• West Virginia: Charleston
• Wisconsin: Madison
• Wyoming: Cheyenne