NY/NJ Water Business Group Professional Services Leader

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HDR has an exceptional career opportunity for an experienced water industry professional to serve in a leadership position as our New York/New Jersey 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 New York/New Jersey Water Business Group Manager (BGM) and work alongside the BGM to provide technical oversight and staffing resource assignments for projects across all six (6) of the offices within New York and New Jersey (Woodcliff Lake and Newark, NJ; White Plains, Nanuet, Albany and Syracuse, NY). You will help identify and serve as supervisor for each of the five (5) Program/Business Class Leads within the New York/New Jersey area who will serve as the technical delivery supervisors for the following service areas: wastewater and effluent, water treatment, fisheries, pump stations and pipelines, dams, levees and civil works, stormwater, water supply management, water quality/hydrodynamic modeling, geospatial and data acquisition, environmental science, Nanuet laboratory and field team, utility management services, strategic communication and potential future additional service areas. 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 New York/New Jersey.

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 (Woodcliff Lake and Newark, NJ; White Plains, Nanuet, Albany and Syracuse, NY)
• Provide technical oversight and staff resource assignment to projects across Area offices
• Direct quality management program
• Perform project reviews focusing on scheduling, leadership, and participation
• Mentor delivery staff and develop technical learning paths
• Implement technical and digital delivery evolution in collaboration with WBG Professional Services Directors
• Coordinate 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
• Provide technical learning path development and mentoring

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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 execution with a focus on quality technical delivery and project leadership.
• Demonstrated success in cultivating client relationships to win pursuits and execute projects, especially in the local markets.
• A passion for developing a culture of quality
• Strong skills in mentoring and developing staff to have fulfilling careers at HDR
• 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.
• New York and/or New Jersey PE Required (demonstrated ability to obtain one by comity within 6 months of hire is acceptable).
• Prior wastewater, drinking water, or water resources management consulting experience preferred.

Keyword(s): Project Delivery, Management, Quality, Resource Management, Engineering, Civil, Environmental, Water, Wastewater, Drinking Water, Pipeline, Pump Station, Design, Construction, Management, Consulting