Wastewater Engineer/Project Manager

About the role

This position is within HDR’s Water Business Group, focusing on wastewater projects for federal, state, and local municipalities. HDR is seeking a self-start candidate with a minimum of 7 years’ experience designing and supporting implementation of wastewater projects.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate emerging/embryonic technologies and develop and implement piloting workplans on such technologies with strategic clients nationwide.
• Engage with clients to discuss their needs and how HDR can assist them.
• Design responsibilities include preparing construction documents for water and wastewater systems, calculations, writing specifications, analysis and study-level reports for water and wastewater treatment, distribution, and collection systems, determining appropriate design methods, equipment sizing and selection.
• Project coordination, equipment sizing and selection, and working directly with the owner.
• Strong writing and oral skills: the majority of evaluations that HDR performs requires a final report and client presentation.
• Serving as owner’s representative, coordination of inspection/observation activities, review and response to shop drawings, submittals, requests for clarification and other construction related correspondence, coordination of startup, commissioning and acceptance activities.
• Conducts work sessions for design development and contract document in conjunction with other staff.
• Presents at local, regional, and international conferences.

Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years’ experience designing and supporting implementation of wastewater projects.
• A solid foundation in various branches of water related environmental engineering, development of construction drawings, and strong technical writing and organizational skills.
• Software knowledge: Microsoft Office; hydraulic or process modeling software experience a plus.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and with a project team to completion of a task.
• Excellent team player with ability to function effectively in a variety of roles on integrated project teams.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years project management experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus).
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Preferred Qualifications

• A solid foundation in various branches of water related environmental engineering, development of construction drawings, and strong technical writing and organizational skills are essential requirements for this position.
• Specific required qualifications include: Minimum of 7 years’ experience designing and supporting implementation of wastewater projects. Strong technical background and experience in designing treatment systems, collection systems, and pump station projects.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.