Industrial Wastewater Program Lead - Oil, Gas and Chemicals Practice

DescriptionAt HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?Watch Our Story:' 'Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.We believe industry drives progress. As part of our Industrial sector, you’ll help shape efficient, advanced infrastructure and environmental stewardship. We partner with clients across industries to responsibly optimize processes, modernize facilities and solve complex challenges. Our work spans the full project life cycle, from up-front evaluation and planning studies through design and into construction monitoring and operations. You can help clients push boundaries and meet evolving industrial demands while supporting resilient infrastructure and responsible growth. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to engineer smarter solutions, drive industrial innovation and make a lasting impact.HDR is searching for an Industrial Wastewater (IWW) Program Lead - Oil, Gas, and Chemicals Practice.Candidates for the IWW Lead Oil, Gas, and Chemicals role should have a minimum of 10 years of direct experience with industrial water/wastewater (W/WW) treatment systems for the Oil, Gas, and Chemicals Industries and be capable of developing the business and leading teams of engineers and designers on detailed design and owner’s engineer projects.In this role you will work to understand your client’s needs, develop creative solutions, support proposal development, lead the technical team, and lead the engineering design of complex industrial process W/WW systems.The ideal candidate will have the requisite experience with Oil, Gas and Chemical Industries in North America. Responsibilities include:Lead Business Development of IWW Services for our Oil, Gas, and Chemicals Practice in North America.Lead business development activities including proposal development, delivering technical presentations, pursuit interviews, and supporting the growth of client relationships.Collaborates/interacts with other Business Development Teams.Working on strategic projects as SME or/and technical advisor.Provide technical leadership for front-end oriented projects, including business case studies, and DBM’s.Help with client development and project positioning as senior process engineering advisor.Participate in strategic planning and the development of annual and long-term goals to support program and client development, community and industry participation, project pursuits, and talent acquisition and development.Conduct site visits to gather relevant technical information, support construction and commissioning, and project closeout.Performing or overseeing process design sizing and hydraulic calculations including mass balances, water treatment system conceptual designs, and calculations to determine required equipment and tank sizes and capacities.Develop design criteria, equipment and procurement specifications, studies, bid evaluations, and reports.Lead the development of process flow diagrams, P&IDs, general arrangement drawings, piping arrangement drawings and installation details.Review and evaluate equipment vendor and installation contractor proposals and submittals.Develop and execute QA/QC plans.Lead technical teams including engineers, EITs, designers, and drafters.Work directly with project managers and clients to ensure that projects meet or exceed client expectations.Develop water supply and discharge agreements and permits. Meet and coordinate with permitting authorities.Provide internal and external training on industrial process W/WW systems.Implement, monitor and support company policies.Assist in the selection, training, development and management of technical personnel.Create recommendations for client facility standard monitoring systems, procedures, lab/chemical/reagent management, and staff training.Actively participate in industry conferences. Publish at least one technical paper annually.Preferred QualificationsProcess modeling experience.Existing relationships with industrial clients.Project engineering and management experience in a consulting or EPC firm.#LI-MB1, *LI-MB1QualificationsRequired Qualifications Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field 10 years experience in related field Maintains a professional or Engineering registration and has related technical experience Experienced in development and management of diverse teams Works cooperatively with other business class regional directors, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must What We BelieveHDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.Our CommitmentAs employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.Job Field: IndustrialSchedule: Full-timeEmployee Status: Regular