Carolina's Water Treatment Leader

Brown and Caldwell, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown and Caldwell, Inc. seeks a Carolina's Area Water Treatment Leader to grow our drinking water practice and deliver exceptional service for established drinking water and reuse clients in the Carolina region.

This leader will coordinate with National Practice Leaders and local teams to differentiate technically and drive pursuit success while guiding project delivery. The ideal candidate will have deep environmental engineering expertise, strong leadership, and a proactive, detail‑oriented

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering or related field.
• PE licensure is required.
• Minimum 15 years of related environmental engineering experience.
• Water treatment design experience preferred (10+ years).
• Minimum 5 years in project management and client service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute complex analyses and engineering design efforts.
• Prepare, review, and approve advanced technical reports and engineering deliverables.
• Develop environmental protection systems and infrastructure for complex projects.
• Coordinate growth activities related to drinking water and reuse in the Carolina's area.
• Inform development of business plans and priorities with Area Managers, Local Leaders, and CSMs.
• Collaborate with National Practice and Innovation Leaders to connect differentiators and R&D.
• Act as sales leader for strategic pursuits or CSM for key clients in the area.
• Mentor less experienced team members to develop their skills.

Skills

Environmental engineering

Strategic leadership

Client service management

Regulatory compliance

Project management

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering

Professional Engineer licensure

Job description

Brown and Caldwell has an exciting opportunity for a Carolina's Area Water Treatment Leader to help grow our drinking water practice and deliver exceptional service to our well-established drinking water and reuse clients. The Drinking Water Leader will be responsible for understanding the unique trends in the area and using that knowledge to create technical differentiation from our competitors while serving as an important conduit between the National Practice Leaders, Specialty Leaders, and the practice staff in the Business Unit.

This candidate will help lead strategic drinking water projects to support respective teams in pursuits, execution, design and construction. This individual will also support the growth of the Drinking Water Practice at Brown and Caldwell by serving in capacities such as Client Service Manager and Project Manager for key clients. The ideal candidate should be a strong leader, with the ability to drive projects and pursuits forward while working with a high-functioning team. Our successful candidate will have a positive, can-do attitude; will be flexible and self-motivated, creative, quality-oriented with attention to detail and will be accountable for this specialty’s growth and operation. The ideal candidate will be highly involved and engaged in the drinking water industry and familiar with local clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute complex technical analyses and engineering design efforts.
• Prepare, review, and approve advanced technical reports and engineering deliverables.
• Develop and design environmental protection systems and infrastructure for complex projects.
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.
• Strategic Client Focus
  • Coordinate growth activities related to drinking water and reuse in the Carolina's area.
  • Understand area market potential, drivers, and technical challenges. This will include helping Area Managers, Local Leaders, and CSMs develop business plans (sales, revenue, and investments) and set priorities for the practice area.
  • Inform development of Business Unit technical focus working with the Area Manager, Local Leaders, Client Service Managers/Teams and practice members to identify emerging trends and opportunities in the Practice and geographic area.
  • Develop connectivity and collaboration between affiliated staff in the area / region
  • Collaborate with National Practice and Innovation Leaders to support connection of technical differentiators, innovative solutions and R&D for clients and advance goals set for your area or region by business and practice leadership.
  • Partner with Specialty Leaders to ensure Subject Matter Specialists are developed and assigned to ensure quality delivery and appropriate governance
  • Act as sales leader for strategic pursuits or CSM for new strategic clients in the area as needed.
  • Understand our competition in terms of strategic direction of their approach to the regional practice area, and their technical focus, staff, strengths, and weaknesses. Equip business units with winning technical strategies.
  • Work to build capacity to deliver on business unit strategic goals for capturing and delivering work related to the specialty and area.

Mentorship

• Provide mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow within their roles.

Skills And Competencies

• Recognized expertise in environmental engineering and related regulatory environments
• Strategic and systems‑level problem‑solving skills
• Ability to influence technical decisions with significant organizational impact.
• Strong leadership, communication, and advisory capabilities.

Experience

• Typically, a minimum of 15 years of related work experience in Environmental Engineering or related field.

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering or related field is required.
• Licensure as a professional engineer is required.

Preferred Experience

• Master’s degree in engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Biological, or Environmental).
• Minimum of 10 years of related professional experience as a water treatment design Engineer.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project management and client service management.
• Experience in project and sub-consultant management.