Senior Surface Water Treatment Specialist

HDR is looking for a motivated, hardworking problem solver to become a full time Senior Surface Water Treatment Specialist to work on both municipal and industrial water treatment facilities. If you are someone who is looking to work on a variety of treatment technologies for multiple treatment plants, then this position will be for you. This individual will work on water treatment projects that can range from small municipalities to some of the most iconic in the United States. Our engineering staff rely heavily upon our Senior Specialist staff to create solutions with better reliability and improved operability for our clients.

You will not only be a part of our Central Region team but will be a key member of HDR's nationwide Senior Specialist Team. This team is made up of other experienced maintenance and operations experts, and coordinate to share best practices, experience, and opportunities to utilize every team member's unique expertise. We currently have extensive project backlog in throughout the United States, so you will be able to immediately contribute to our success.

For over 100 years, HDR has specialized in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We provide solutions to thousands of partners, from small local utilities to the largest global companies. HDR has nearly 13,000 employee owners worldwide and ENR ranked in the top 10 of Water design firms, Water Treatment and Desalination design firms, and Wastewater design firms. Our Water Business Group has over 2,000 employee owners.

At HDR, we know work isn't only about who you work for; it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.

In the role of Senior Surface Water Treatment Specialist, we'll count on you to:

• Support HDR project leaders at the local, state, and regional level on water treatment projects requiring input from Operations Specialists.
• Review drawings for operability review and HazOps analysis with an eye for what it takes to successfully operate a variety of treatment processes successfully.
• Manage operations and maintenance projects with both municipal and industrial clients. It will involve client interfacing, regulatory reporting, as well as personnel, subcontractor, and maintenance management.
• Develop startup and commissioning plans and host workshops to share those ideas with client's contractors and operators to ensure the plan will work for each specific plant.
• Perform startup and commissioning of new water treatment facilities. This work involves you playing a key role in working alongside contractors and engineers to ensure the new equipment functions correctly before handing it over to the operations and maintenance staff.
• Perform formal and informal training to help our clients' treatment plants operate as well as they can operate.
• Participate in the testing of facilities to ensure they are ready for startup and after startup they meet the capacity requirements of the design.
• Perform condition assessment and asset management tasks on water and wastewater facilities, using state of the art evaluation tools to efficiently capture the information and opinions that you generate.
• Perform operational or maintenance troubleshooting and evaluations on municipal and industrial water facilities.
• Valid driver's license due to traveling to client work site locations and HDR offices.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Work will involve a base of projects in the southern portion of the central United States but will also include projects in several sites across the country. It provides the opportunity to work on a variety of new and innovative projects and provides a career path that has more growth than typical utility organizations.

This job may require 30 to 40% travel, more is possible. Weekend travel is normally not required.