Project Principal Engineer

HDR has an exceptional career opportunity for an experienced water industry professional to serve in a leadership position as a Principal Water and Wastewater Engineer. In this role, you will collaborate with our Area Water Business Group Manager and Business Development Manager to drive key initiatives and grow our water and wastewater practice in the Texas Gulf Coast region, with initial focus on the Houston area and surrounding cities and municipalities North/Northwest of Houston. You will work with the Area Water Business Group Manager, Business Development Manager, Professional Services Lead, Project Delivery Lead, Market Sector Leads, and Client Service Leaders to develop and implement technical and business development strategies. In addition, this role includes serving as Principal-in-Charge, Project Manager, and / or Technical Advisor / Quality Manager for project delivery. Work products in this area are broad and are expected to include planning studies, a range of utility management services, design, and support during construction. Your primary duties will include identifying, pursuing, and securing opportunities with new and existing clients, mentoring staff, delivering projects, and growing our water and wastewater business portfolio. Providing leadership through mentoring, directing, and delegating to staff is a key component of the role as is maintaining focus on the execution of HDR's growth strategy. In the role of Project Principal Water and Wastewater Engineer, we'll count on you to: 30 Provide leadership and support with assessing the marketplace, pre-positioning through client engagement, and determining strategies needed to win and secure contracts to expand our water and wastewater business 30 Support area Business Development Manager with developing and driving area water and wastewater market sector growth initiatives 30 Collaborate with area business development leaders to identify and track potential opportunities 30 Serve as the Client Service Leader for select clients and be active and visible in the industry 30 Establish client relations and engage marketing activities 30 Develop relationships with senior leadership in key client organizations 30 Develop relationships with industry counterparts in other consulting and construction organizations 30 Take on Principal-in-Charge assignments that leverage this leadership role by driving client satisfaction, staff development, technical excellence, and mentoring opportunities 30 As Project Manager, direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out) 30 Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently 30 Participate in contractual, design and production meetings as part of project delivery roles 30 Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders 30 Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project development to complete documents on schedule 30 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 30 Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews 30 Implement and direct staff on proper use of QA/QC procedures 30 Supervise large project teams and act as mentor for less-experienced Project Managers 30 Actively engage in recruiting staff to join HDR and grow our water and wastewater services in the area 30 Perform other duties as needed Preferred Qualifications 30 Master's degree 30 PMP certification #LI-KT1 Qualifications Required Qualifications 30 Bachelor's degree in Engineering 30 15 years related experience 30 A minimum 7 years project management experience 30 Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license. 30 MS Office and MS Project experience is required (Access experience would be plus) 30 Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills 30 An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must