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HDR has an exceptional career opportunity for an experienced water industry professional to serve in a leadership position as our Missouri/Kansas Water Business Group Professional Services Leader (PSL). Professional Services is an area of our organization responsible for developing technical resources and maintaining a culture of quality. These practices improve our competitiveness and drive our growth.

As PSL, you will report to the Missouri/Kansas Water Business Group Manager (BGM) and work alongside the BGM to provide technical oversight and staffing resource assignments for projects across all five of the offices within Missouri and Kansas (Kansas City, St Louis, Columbia, Springfield, and Forsyth). You will serve as supervisor for each of the six (6) Business Class Leads within the Missouri/Kansas area who serve as the technical delivery supervisors for the following service areas: drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, effluent management, utility management services, pump stations, and pipelines, stormwater, and dams, levees, and civil works. As PSL, you will support the continued career development of supervisors within the Area. You will collaborate closely with HDR’s Water Professional Services Global Director to implement the Business Group’s technical and quality initiatives within the Missouri/Kansas Area.

In addition to your primary responsibilities as summarized below, the PSL will be responsible for collaborating on technical delivery and business development for cross-business group opportunities with HDR’s Transportation, Resources, Architecture, and Building Engineering Systems business groups. You will also support recruiting efforts to attract and retain eminent talent for our local program.

Primary Responsibilities

Develop technical delivery skills for staff across all Area offices (Kansas City, St Louis, Springfield, Columbia, and Forsyth)Provide technical oversight and staff resource assignment to projects across Area officesDirect quality management system programPerform project reviews focusing on scheduling, leadership, and participationMentor delivery staff and develop technical learning pathsImplement technical and digital delivery evolution in collaboration with Professional Services DirectorCoordinate business processes with BGM consistent with Area, corporate policy, and HDR’s matrix of authority (MOA)Implement quality, standards, and best practices in projects across Area offices

Keyword(s): Project Delivery, Quality, Resource Management

Preferred Qualifications

MS in relevant Engineering fields (Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Environmental) preferred.Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in a role focused on understanding and solving client issues in the area’s water, wastewater, and federal water regulatory, planning, and design practice.History of successful project and/or program management with a focus on technical delivery and project leadership.Demonstrated success in cultivating client relationships to win pursuits and execute projects, especially in the local markets.Success in initiating and managing growth.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.A team-first collaborative attitude.Self-motivated requiring minimal oversight.Well organized with multi-tasking skills.Able to work under and meet tight deadlines.Well-developed analytical and organizational skills.Ability to interact with design and construction teams positively and proactively.Document control experience (ProjectWise a plus).Prior wastewater, drinking water, or water resources management consulting experience preferred.Local candidates are preferred.

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Required 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 An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

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