Principal Water/Wastewater Engineer

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

📋 Description

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

• Formulate annual growth strategies, staffing approaches, market development, and operational management.

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

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

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

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

• Supervise 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 platforms.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 15 years of progressively responsible experience in engineering consulting, with significant expertise 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) license is mandatory.

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

• Strong existing connections 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 to 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, timelines, contracts, and financial outcomes.

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

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

• Occasional travel across California is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Support and resources to establish and develop a new business line.

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

• A chance to play a pivotal role in the firm's long-term growth strategy in California.

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