Principal – Water/Wastewater Engineer

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

📋 Description

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

• Establish annual growth plans, staffing strategies, market expansion initiatives, and operational oversight.

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

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

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

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

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

• Recruit, mentor, and nurture engineering and technical professionals.

• Ensure quality assurance for engineering calculations, technical reports, 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 strategy, financial performance, staffing, and market expansion.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• At least 5 years of experience in a leadership role 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 relationships with California municipalities, utilities, industrial clients, and/or regulatory agencies.

• Proven ability to construct and lead multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Experience in managing complex infrastructure projects from planning and design through construction.

• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: 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 capability to manage project budgets, schedules, contracts, and financial performance.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, foster relationships, and establish a sustainable practice.

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

• Periodic travel throughout California is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Support and resources to establish and grow 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; specific benefits package to be confirmed.