Nebraska/Iowa Water Business Group Manager
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?
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At HDR, our employee‑ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward‑thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.
HDR is seeking a Water Business Group Manager to lead our team in the Nebraska/Iowa area.
As part of a world-class organization, you’ll collaborate with exceptional technical and business leaders to expand HDR’s market presence across Nebraska and Iowa, deepen client partnerships, and guide the strategic development of a connected, high-performing area practice. This is a unique opportunity to build on HDR’s existing relationships and technical capabilities while positioning the Nebraska-Iowa program for the future—advancing innovative water solutions across two states where water supply, treatment, reuse, and resilience are critical priorities.
As the Nebraska/Iowa Area Water Business Group Manager, you will:
Serve as the face of HDR’s water practice across Nebraska and Iowa, strengthening our leadership position and visibility with clients and communities.
Guide the direction and performance of the Nebraska/Iowa Area Water Business Group, develop and implement strategies that strengthen operations, support technical excellence, and drive sustainable growth across both states.
Drive business performance by preparing annual revenue forecasts and budgets, monitoring results, and leading execution of the group’s strategic plan.
Monitor key performance indicators and implement continuous improvements that enhance efficiency, delivery, and business outcomes.
Champion HDR’s standards and values, ensuring strong implementation of company policies, quality assurance, and risk management practices.
Support project excellence by facilitating project management and quality reviews in collaboration with regional and national discipline leaders.
Lead strategic growth initiatives as part of regional leadership, building on HDR’s established relationships and capabilities while identifying new opportunities to expand our impact across the area.
Partner with our Business Development Manager, Market Sector Leaders, Client Managers, and regional/national leaders to expand into new markets, strengthen client relationships, pursue major opportunities, and advance technical services, delivery methods, and quality standards aligned with HDR’s strategic goals.
Foster strong collaboration across Nebraska and Iowa offices, and with regional and national teams, leveraging HDR’s full range of expertise to maximize client satisfaction, growth, and profitability.
Build, mentor, and empower a high-performing Nebraska-Iowa team, supporting staff development, succession planning, technical services, quality, and production methods and standards for the continued growth of the area business group.
Serve as a project manager, technical lead, or senior advisor on high-priority projects while ensuring that scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved.
Cultivate and maintain trusted client relationships, supporting major pursuits and occasionally serving as a strategic client manager.
Contribute to HDR’s broader vision and strategy through participation in regional and company-wide planning initiatives.
Represent HDR across the industry and community, reinforcing our reputation as a leader in water solutions.
Perform other leadership responsibilities as needed.
- Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience.
- 15+ years of experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with leading diverse teams.
- Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand.
- Ability to work cooperatively with regional and local office managers, other area business group directors, technical directors and marketing managers.
- Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience
- Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
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- Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
- A minimum of 10 years experience
- Demonstrated experience with leading diverse teams
- Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
- Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
- Ability to work cooperatively with regional and local office managers, other area business group directors, technical directors and marketing managers
- 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.
