Water Program Manager - Data Centers

About the role

We are seeking a Water Infrastructure Program Manager (PgmM) to join our Water Business Group. This role will focus on developing, coordinating, and delivering water infrastructure consulting, design projects, and tasks for data center clients. The ideal candidate will have experience managing teams working on tasks from front-end site due-diligence evaluation to construction administration and commissioning phases of data center projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop, plan, and deliver water infrastructure projects for data center clients
• 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
• Support water sustainability initiatives as aligned by client goals
• Execute HDR’s water infrastructure scopes and responsibilities by collaborating with practices and professional discipline groups across HDR on staff assignments, technical services, activities to continually improve standards and best practices, and implementation of effective quality assurance and quality control procedures
• 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
• Participate in and oversee the execution of consulting, planning, and design scope delivery
• Manage the day-to-day activities of project-based team members and ensure they meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work
• Identify key staff to support new opportunities, including monitoring of staff workload and facilitating 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

Requirements

• 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 7 years related experience
• A minimum 2 years project management experience
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered