Principal – Water/Wastewater Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Drive the strategic advancement and expansion of the Water/Wastewater practice throughout California.

• Create annual growth strategies, staffing plans, market development initiatives, and operational management.

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

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

• Lead strategic initiatives, 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 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 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 other strategic forums.

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

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

⛳️ Requirements

• 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.

• A valid California Professional Engineer (PE) registration is mandatory.

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

• Established relationships with California municipalities, utilities, industrial clients, and/or regulatory agencies.

• Proven capability to build and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Experience in leading 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 ability to manage project budgets, schedules, contracts, and financial performance.

• An entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, develop relationships, and establish a sustainable practice.

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

• Periodic travel throughout California is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Access to support and resources for building and expanding a new business line.

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

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

• Additional benefits are available; specific benefits package to be confirmed.