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Water / Wastewater Engineering Project Manager

HDR, Inc.
life insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement
United States, Ohio, Columbus
2800 Corporate Exchange Dr Ste 270 (Show on map)
May 08, 2026

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 foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

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

  • Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle (from development and initiation to close-out)
  • Responsible for all aspects of complex small to medium projects or routine large projects
  • Produce and coordinate several small to medium 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
  • Perform other duties as needed
  • MSDGC East Branch Ohio River Interceptor Extension CM/CI - In this project, HDR serves at the Construction Manager and provides both construction management and construction inspection for this tunnel project. For this project, the HDR employee will:
    • Serve as project engineer, performing engineering services during construction
    • Review shop drawings and requests for information from the contractor
    • Review Contractor schedule submissions for conformance with critical path and project schedule
    • Develop technical memorandums and reports documenting construction phase activities and schedule anomalies
  • City of Columbus Dewatering Project - HDR is currently preparing a preliminary and final design for the project. For this project, the HDR employee will:
    • Review and analyze as-built drawings of existing facilities
    • Review and analyze condition assessment data
    • Perform hydraulic and solids mass balance calculations to support all tasks
    • Work with interdisciplinary team to develop preliminary engineering report to document facility improvements.
    • Work with interdisciplinary team to develop final design drawings and specifications for the proposed dewatering facility.
    • Provide assistance to the project management including budget, schedule, and quality management.
  • Tiffin PDB - HDR will be part of progressive design build team for the design of upgrades to a water treatment facility.
    • Serve as project engineer, performing design of water treatment processes at the Tiffin Water Treatment Facilities.
    • Review and analyze as-built drawings of existing systems.
    • Integrate new process equipment with existing piping, electrical, and control systems.
    • Produce contract drawings and specifications for the proposed water treatment plant facilities.
    • Perform hydraulic and chemical treatment process calculations to support all tasks.
    • Provide assistance to the project management team including budget, schedule, and quality management.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree

  • Interest in advancing digital delivery and AI-supported workflows in infrastructure projects
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 7 years related experience inclusive of a minimum 2 years experience in project management
  • Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
  • MS Office and MS Project experience is required
  • Demonstrated leadership skills
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Pay Transparency Ohio: $116,480 - $166,400
Primary Location : United States-Ohio-Columbus
Other Locations : United States-Ohio-Cincinnati, United States-Ohio-Cleveland
Industry : Water
Schedule : Full-time
Employee Status : Regular
BusinessClass : WW Treatment and Effluent Mgmt
Job Posting : May 8, 2026
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