Senior Water Resources Management Project Manager

Senior Water Resources Management Project Manager-(185880)

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HDR has an exciting opportunity for a proven leader and technically exceptional individual in the Civil Works marketplace to join our Florida Water Business Group as a Senior Water Resources Management (WRM) Project Manager. The Senior WRM Project Manager will be expected to collaborate with leadership, other project managers, and technical staff across Florida, the Southeast, and nationally, to maintain HDR’s commitment to excellent technical delivery for our clients.

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Primary duties of this position will include:

As a Senior WRM Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for scoping, planning, managing, directing and monitoring all aspects of small to very large water resources projects with high degrees of technical complexity.Projects will range from small stormwater design projects and dam safety studies/assessment to large dams, levees, and civil works (DLCW) design projects. More specifically the Sr. WRM Project Manager will be expected to effectively interface with clients while independently leading and supervising teams of multi-disciplinary engineers, modelers, subconsultants, scientists and planners.It is desired that the candidate have engineering and management experience related to flood control, dam safety, stormwater treatment, risk management, reservoirs, levees, and associated construction.

Responsibilities for this role include:

• Serve as the trusted client-facing project manager for a variety of projects and programs
• Develop and manage project teams to deliver quality for our clients
• Develop and execute QA/QC and risk management plans for each project
• Work directly with the owner/client to ensure that the project exceeds the owner’s expectations
• Provide mentorship and technical development oversight for staff
• Lead and/or support client management and business development activities including pursuit planning, proposals, interviews, and client strategy
• Manage scopes, schedules, and budgets for delivery projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Existing and established relationships with South Florida Water Management District and USACE
• Proven leadership and commitment to the technical development and mentorship of staff, as well as supervisory experience
• Technical experience in at least one of the following areas:H&H Analysis and DesignDam SafetySite Civil DesignGeotechnical Engineering Design and AnalysisStructural Engineering Design and Analysis

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 10 years related experience
• A minimum 5 years project management experience
• Professional Engineer (PE or ) 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

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Primary Location

:United States-Florida-West Palm Beach

Industry

:Water

Schedule

:Full-time

Employee Status

:RegularBusinessClass:Dams Levees Civil Works

Job Posting

:Dec 3, 2025