Wastewater Business Class Lead
About the role
This role is within the Wastewater Business Class at HDR, a company that believes water is a shared responsibility and works to manage it for the benefit of communities and the world.
Responsibilities
- Be responsible for management of staff in the Wastewater Business Class, including performance reviews, salary adjustments, staff recruitment and selection, staff development and morale, quality control, and marketing support.
- Manage and execute multi-discipline projects.
- Be responsible for profitability and identifying, obtaining, and assigning appropriate resources to projects to meet budget, schedule, and scope requirements.
- Ensure the Business Class is compliant with QA/QC requirements, and other project management and reporting requirements.
- Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing and project management.
- Identify project opportunities, lead client development and pursuits to win work of key projects in the Wastewater market sector and assist with others as directed.
- Actively engage in selected professional conferences and industry associations with presentations, committee assignments, and leadership positions.
- Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing and project management.
- Participate in business class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams and activities to continually improve standards and best practices, and implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews.
- Participate in business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation.
- Commit to quality, improvement, and HDR values.
- Serve as a strong team player with the ability to function effectively in a variety of roles on integrated project teams.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Requirements
- Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand.
- Wastewater market sector business development accomplishments and aptitude.
- Strong client relations skills, along with an interest in client and business development.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand.
- Wastewater market sector business development accomplishments and aptitude.
- Strong client relations skills, along with an interest in client and business development.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field.
- 10 years of experience.
- Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values.
- Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience.
- Experienced in development and management of diverse teams.
- Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts.
Benefits
At HDR, we believe in fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a range of professional development opportunities to support your career growth.
Pay
The pay for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience.
Schedule
This role is full-time.
Business Class
The Business Class at HDR focuses on treatment and effluent management.
Primary Location
The primary location for this role is United States-Missouri-Kansas City, with other locations available in United States-Missouri-St Louis.
Industry
The industry for this role is Water.
Job Posting Date
The job posting was made on July 22, 2026.
Company Information
HDR is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.