Area Water Treatment Business Class Leader

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We have an exciting opportunity to lead the growth, direction, and quality of the Arizona / New Mexico Area's Water Treatment Business Class. This is a key leadership role that functions in partnership with some of the best and brightest water professionals in the industry.

The Area Business Class Leader (BCL) is a professional that is well versed in all aspects of Business Class (BC) services for water treatment projects and manages a group of business class professionals.

The duties of the Water Treatment BCL are to plan, direct and oversee all aspects of large-scale multi-discipline and multi-benefit projects with a high degree of technical complexity. The position will build and maintain client relations and participate in project development and contract document preparation. The person will mentor mid- and junior-level staff across a variety of disciplines.

The position will also work in coordination with HDR's other regional and national business class technical leads and advisors.

As a Business Class Leader, you will participate in the technical advancement and corporate management of HDR's national water treatment business class program. Work assignments may include technical support and quality reviews of projects outside of your geographic area. HDR utilizes a robust workshare program, and it is common and expected that work is shared across the HDR network between our operational areas.

Primary Responsibilitie

The primary responsibilities of the Area Water Treatment BCL are as follows:

• Develop Technical Leadership and Best Practices: Responsibility for leading the ongoing development, monitoring and improvement of technical capabilities within the Business Class. This will be achieved through actively integrating national BC expertise and industry best practices into local project delivery. In support of this responsibility, the BC leader will be expected to actively contribute to the national BC knowledge base, support training activities, and coordinate subject matter expertise integration into project activities through learning and quality control activities.
• Promote Program Growth and Development: This individual will be responsible for the growth, and development of the area Business Class. This responsibility includes developing BC-specific goals and identifying and supporting top-line growth initiatives such new client and/or project opportunities across all market sectors. The BCL will be responsible for raising the visibility of HDR's technical offerings that align with the Business Class at a local, regional and national level through active participation and presentation at conferences, workshops and technical knowledge transfer opportunities. As part of the AZ and NM water business group leadership team, the BCL will be responsible for partnering with market sector leaders, marketing and business development teams and operations management on the strategic development and tactical implementation of area-wide business goals.
• Deliver Projects/Programs: The BCL will be responsible for leading a team of professionals practicing within the BC. This leadership includes managing workload, facilitating teamwork communication, recruitment initiatives and workshare across AZ and NM, coordinating technical delivery of project goals and perspectives. The BCL will be responsible for managing key projects and/or programs that align with BC goals and objectives as either the project/program manager or principal. The BCL will serve in a senior technical role, advising project teams and mentoring team members

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Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• 10 years of experience
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience experienced in development and management of diverse teams
• Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

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