Water Program Manager - Data Centers

About the role

This role focuses on developing, coordinating, and delivering water infrastructure consulting, design projects and tasks for data center clients. It involves managing teams working on tasks from front-end site due-diligence evaluation, consulting, planning, and detailed design support through the construction administration and commissioning phases of data center projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop, plan, and deliver water infrastructure tasks for data center clients.
• Support water sustainability initiatives as aligned by client goals.
• Collaborate with teams inside HDR to support water infrastructure oriented tasks including environmental, permitting, industrial water/wastewater treatment, building architecture, and other expertise from all HDR’s service areas relating to data center water infrastructure.
• Work with vendors and subconsultants as needed.
• Manage teams working on tasks from front-end site due-diligence evaluation, consulting, planning, and detailed design support through the construction administration and commissioning phases of data center projects.
• Communicate strategic and growth business plans to meet key financial objectives of our TMT sector specifically focused on Data Centers.
• Serve as the Client Manager for water infrastructure scope with selected data center clients in North America and be active and visible in the industry.
• Support business development and pursue activities through identification of project opportunities, proposal development, presentation to clients, and scope development/contract negotiations after selection.
• Cultivate long-term, sustainable, value-based client relationships with clients.
• Take on Project Management (PM) and Principal in Charge (PIC) assignments that leverage this leadership role by driving client satisfaction, staff development, technical excellence and mentoring opportunities.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of project-based team members and ensure that they meet deadlines and deliver high quality work.
• Identify key staff to support new opportunities, including monitoring of staff workload and facilitate work sharing amongst and between HDR groups.
• Recruit new staff based on client project needs.
• Facilitate development and dissemination of lessons learned, Standards & Practices, and other key delivery guidance/tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental, Civil or other similar engineering disciplines.
• Experienced in development and management of a wide range of client relationships and specific program and/or project pursuits.
• Experience working cooperatively with multiple HDR positions such as Market Sector Leadership, Business Class Directors, Regional Business Group Directors, Area Business Group Managers, and Area Managers.
• Demonstrated commitment to HDR values and an attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Works well in a team and matrix environment.
• Highly motivated, articulate, and self-starting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Platforms.
• Demonstrated project management experience with winning and delivering projects in the Data Center and other industrial sectors, with responsibility for budget, schedule, contractual obligations, and quality standards.