Senior Water/Wastewater Pipeline Project Manager

Senior Water/Wastewater Pipeline Project Manager

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 work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the 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 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.

HDR Engineering is looking for a Senior Water/Wastewater Pipeline Engineering and Condition Assessment Project Manager to join our growing group in Dallas, TX. The primary duties of the Senior Water/Wastewater Pipeline Project Manager include but are not limited to planning, directing and monitoring technical aspects of larger and mid-sized water and/or wastewater pipeline condition assessment projects which contain a high degree of technical complexity. In addition, the position will be required to serve the role as client manager and assist in growing our practice.

Primary Responsibilities

In the role of Senior Water/Wastewater Pipeline Project Manager, we'll count on you to:

• Support client relationships with specific focus on relaying HDR's pipeline condition assessment, rehabilitation, and repair credentials.
• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out)
• Be responsible for all aspects of large multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity, involving a large project staff
• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently
• Establish and maintain client relations, and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders
• Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle, and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule
• Track financial aspects of projects, and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule
• Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews
• Implement QA/QC procedures
• Supervise large project staff and act as mentor for less-experienced Project Managers
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree

Minimum 12 years design experience working on large, complex water and wastewater projects

Texas Professional Engineering (PE) License or ability to gain through reciprocity.

Strong client and project management skills are required

Water/wastewater pipeline condition assessment design experience

Demonstrates leadership and communication skills.

A desire to grow our water/wastewater pipeline condition assessment practice

Strong technical leadership, mentoring and project management background

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

10 years related experience

A minimum 5 years project management experience

Professional Engineer (PE) license

MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be plus)

Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills

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

Primary Location

United States-Texas-Dallas

Other Locations

United States-Oklahoma-Oklahoma City, United States-Texas-Tyler, United States-Texas-Fort Worth, United States-Oklahoma-Tulsa, United States-Texas-El Paso

Industry

Water

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular BusinessClass : Pump Stations and Pipelines

Job Posting

Jul 9, 2026