Midwest Drinking Water Area Practice Leader
About The Position
Brown and Caldwell (BC) has an exciting opportunity as Midwest Area Drinking Water Practice Leader to help us grow our already impressive portfolio of drinking water clients and projects. The Area Practice Leader (APL) will be responsible for driving growth in the Drinking Water Practice to advance the Midwest Area’s strategic goals. The APL will also help lead major drinking water projects and ensure exceptional client service. The APL is a key member of the drinking water team driving the growth of the Practice within the Midwest geography. In this role, you will also be responsible for understanding the unique trends in your area and use that knowledge to create technical differentiation from that of our competitors while serving as an important conduit between the Drinking Water Practice and the Business Unit (BU). The ideal candidate is an established leader in the drinking water industry with strong collaboration skills. The APL collaborates with other roles at BC including the Regional Practice Lead (RPL), Project Managers, Client Service Managers and Subject Matter Experts.
Requirements
- Typically, a minimum of 15 years of related work experience in Environmental Engineering or related field.
- A bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering or related field is required.
- Licensure as a professional engineer is required.
Nice To Haves
- B.S. or M.S. in engineering or a related field is required.
- Minimum of 10 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the environmental services or water utility and/or consulting industry is required.
- Outstanding communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally (verbal and written) for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to demonstrate business acumen to guide decisions on assignment of personal and technical approaches to support business unit growth.
- Ability to demonstrate experience in guiding technical strategy for a large portfolio of projects and alignment or key technical differentiators and staff to those projects.
- Up to 30% travel
Responsibilities
- Provide technical expertise and leadership on complex and high-impact environmental engineering projects.
- Develop and approve advanced engineering analyses, designs, and strategic recommendations.
- Influence technical approaches, standards, and methodologies across projects and programs.
- Lead development of complex, multi-disciplinary environmental management and infrastructure solutions.
- Provide expert technical guidance during regulatory negotiations, permitting, and stakeholder engagement.
- Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.
- Provide mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow within their roles.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- short and long-term disability
- life insurance
- an employee assistance program
- paid time off
- parental leave
- paid holidays
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- performance-based bonus eligibility
- employee referral bonuses
- tuition reimbursement
- pet insurance
- long-term care insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
