Solid Waste Lead

About the role

The Waste Market Sector at HDR is seeking a Solid Waste Lead to develop and implement waste business strategies for Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Delaware. This role involves leading the waste practice through various service lines and managing projects ranging from facilities to sustainability plans.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of strategic complexity.
• Establish client relations and be involved in business development, marketing, contractual, design, and production meetings.
• Cookstaff and workload through entire project development to complete documents on schedule.
• Implement QA/QC procedures.
• Work on a wide variety of MSW, planning, or facilities related projects including but not limited to landfills, compost facilities, transfer stations, material recovery facilities, solid waste management plans, sustainability plans, and organics facilities.
• Participate in meetings with clients and regulatory agencies to resolve technical issues and negotiate compliance actions.
• Work independently on technical tasks involving data analysis, interpreting results, and preparing reports, plans, and specifications.
• Delegate and supervise junior waste staff on waste projects and staff of professionals and technicians.
• Train and mentor personnel as established by strategic plans.

Qualifications

• 7 years experience, waste management/design, civil site engineering, or related experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences, Environmental Public Policy, Environmental/Civil Engineering, or related sciences discipline.
• Demonstrated understanding of client relationship management and evidence of experience interacting directly with clients highly preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, Teams, OneNote, etc.).
• Familiarity with AutoCAD Civil 3D is a plus.
• Detail-oriented and a team player with great communication, writing, analytical, organizational, and time management skills.
• Demonstrated experience in client marketing and proposal development.
• Demonstrated experience in project development and execution in the Public and Private sectors.
• Proven leadership and Project Management skills required.
• Previous experience in general the waste industry.
• Previous experience in mentoring junior staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Good leadership and organizational skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.