Water Program Manager - Data Centers

Water Program Manager - Data Centers

At 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? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward. We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you'll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people's lives. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.

We have an exceptional opportunity for a Water Infrastructure Program Manager (PgmM), focused on developing, coordinating, and delivering water infrastructure consulting, design projects and tasks for data center clients. The role will coordinate and 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 relating to data center water infrastructure. The role will also work with vendors and subconsultants as needed.

This role includes program development, planning, and project delivery responsibilities supporting water infrastructure relating to designing and constructing data centers for a specific client or set of clients. This position will manage teams working to complete 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. Services provided may include planning/consulting (due diligence/campus planning phase), design (including construction administration and commissioning phases), and O&M/retrofit scopes. The PgmM will also support water sustainability initiatives as aligned by client goals. To execute HDR's water infrastructure scopes and responsibilities, this role will collaborate with our 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. This person will need to be able to balance the fast pace and variable environment of working with data center clients. The PgmM will participate in and oversee the execution of consulting, planning, and design scope delivery. The delivery includes overall performance, financial metrics for water infrastructure tasks, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, HDR task order safety planning, risk mitigation, and overall excellent client experience and satisfaction. Responsibilities also include day-to-day coordination of new potential task orders with the client and HDR's Tech/Media/Telecom (TMT) business development teams. Overall, The PgmM will work with our TMT leadership and business development team to grow HDR's water-related work for data center clients and continue our growth as one of the top data center designers in the world. The PgmM will collaborate with business development teams to identify and develop opportunities and pursuits and work with HDR's client managers and interface with clients to formulate project approaches and develop detailed project scopes that meet client expectations. HDR's responsibilities to serve our client will require work on diverse geographic locations. As such, travel is estimated at 20-30%.

Qualifications include a 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. Ability to work 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. An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must. 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.