Water Program Manager - Data Centers

About the role

We are seeking a Water Infrastructure Program Manager (PgmM) to join our team. This role focuses on developing, coordinating, and delivering water infrastructure consulting, design projects, and tasks for data center clients. You will work closely with teams across HDR to support water infrastructure-oriented tasks, including environmental, permitting, industrial water/wastewater treatment, building architecture, and other expertise from all of HDR’s service areas.

Responsibilities

• Develop, plan, and deliver water infrastructure projects for data center clients, including due diligence, consulting, planning, and detailed design support.
• Manage teams to complete tasks from the front-end site due-diligence evaluation through the construction administration and commissioning phases of data center projects.
• Support water sustainability initiatives aligned with client goals.
• Collaborate with HDR practices and professional discipline groups to continuously improve standards and best practices, and implement effective quality assurance and quality control procedures.
• Balance the fast-paced and variable environment of working with data center clients, participating in and overseeing the execution of consulting, planning, and design scope delivery.
• Coordinate with TMT business development teams to identify and develop opportunities and pursue projects.
• Work with HDR’s client managers and interface with clients to formulate project approaches and develop detailed project scopes that meet client expectations.
• Travel up to 20-30% to diverse geographic locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental, Civil, or other similar engineering disciplines.
• Experienced in developing and managing client relationships and specific program/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, including MS Office and MS Project.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng).
• PMP certification.
• Experience designing industrial water and wastewater treatment plants, including development of conceptual/preliminary designs and detailed design document preparation.
• Knowledge of Google Workspace platforms (formerly G Suite or Google Apps).