Drinking Water Project Manager

Drinking Water Project ManagerHDR is seeking an experienced Drinking Water Project Manager to join our Water Business Group in our Missouri locations of St Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, or Columbia. In this position, you will support the growth and delivery of HDR's Drinking Water Market Sector in St Louis and throughout Missouri and Kansas. You will lead multi-discipline teams in the planning and design of treatment facilities, pump stations, and distribution systems, including condition assessment, asset management, and master planning. As the Drinking Water Project Manager, you will help to promote the advancement of business development strategies, pursuit of new clients and new projects; maintain and strengthen existing client relationships; provide project management and technical expertise for key projects; and support staff development.Specific responsibilities include:Direct and coordinate projects with technical complexity, including management of teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development and initiation to closeout).Participate in developing marketing initiatives to identify and capture expanding service opportunities.Establish and maintain client relationships.Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders.Support contractual negotiations, and lead design production and review meetings.Coordinate staffing and workload balance through the project lifecycle to drive successful completion of deliverables on schedule.Track financial aspects of projects, coordinate and adjust work effort of team to deliver contracted services within budget and schedule.Work closely with the Accounting, Operational, and Business leadership for periodic project reviews.Maintain quality in project delivery and implement QA/QC procedures.Collaborate with other Business Class and Marketing staff in the pursuit of new projects, taking a champion role in selected key pursuits.Serve as Project Manager for key/strategic projects, provide technical input for Business Class, and assist in developing capabilities of Business Class staff.Supervise project staff and mentor staff.Preferred Qualifications:MS in Civil or Environmental Engineering preferredExperience with designing of complex municipal drinking water systems.Strong technical background and experience in designing treatment facilities and collection systemsProven project leadership, project management (staffing, schedule, and budget), and mentorship skillsAbility to lead and manage multiple projects simultaneouslyStrong business development and strategic planning skillsA team player with the ability to function effectively in a variety of roles on integrated project teamsMust have the ability to interact with various design teamsExcellent organizational, project management, and communication skills (both written and verbal)Required Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Engineering7 years related experienceA minimum 2 years project management experienceProfessional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) licenseMS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus)Demonstrated leadership skillsAn attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must