Principal Water/Wastewater Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the strategic development and expansion of the Water/Wastewater practice throughout California.

• Create annual growth strategies, staffing plans, market expansion initiatives, and oversee operations.

• Build and sustain relationships with municipal, utility, industrial, and private-sector clients.

• Achieve annual net revenue surpassing $750,000 through client acquisition, project pursuits, and strategic business initiatives.

• Lead strategic pursuits, proposals, client presentations, interviews, and contract negotiations.

• Provide executive oversight and technical direction for water, wastewater, recycled water, and stormwater projects from planning and design through to construction.

• Act as a senior technical expert in hydraulic modeling, condition and vulnerability assessments, asset management, capital improvement planning, conveyance systems, treatment facilities, and rehabilitation/retrofit projects.

• Recruit, mentor, and cultivate engineering and technical talent.

• Ensure quality assurance for engineering calculations, technical documentation, plans, specifications, cost estimates, and construction documents.

• Represent the firm at industry organizations, conferences, professional associations, and strategic forums.

• Collaborate with senior leadership on long-term business strategies, financial performance, staffing, and market expansion.

• Travel periodically across California for client meetings, business development, project oversight, and industry events.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 15 years of progressively responsible experience in engineering consulting, particularly in water, wastewater, stormwater, or utility infrastructure.

• At least 5 years of experience in leading or managing a practice, business line, regional operation, or similar organization.

• Active California Professional Engineer (PE) registration is mandatory.

• Demonstrated success in client development, strategic growth, and revenue generation.

• Strong existing connections with California municipalities, utilities, industrial clients, and/or regulatory bodies.

• Proven capability to build and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Experience in leading complex infrastructure projects from the planning and design phase through to construction.

• Expertise in one or more of the following disciplines: water supply, wastewater, recycled water, stormwater, infrastructure planning and design, utility operations technology, and rehabilitation/retrofit.

• Familiarity with CAD platforms, hydraulic modeling software, and infrastructure design applications.

• Proven track record in managing project budgets, timelines, contracts, and financial outcomes.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with the capability to identify opportunities, cultivate relationships, and build a sustainable practice.

• Candidates must reside in Northern California or the Bay Area.

• Occasional travel throughout California is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary ranging from $170,000 to $200,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

• Access to support and resources for establishing and growing a new business line.

• Strategic, technical, recruiting, administrative, marketing, and proposal support.

• Opportunity to significantly contribute to the firm's long-term growth strategy in California.

• Additional benefits are available; the specific benefits package will be confirmed.