National Water Treatment Expert & Strategy Lead

Kennedy Jenks; Virginia Beach (VA); Hybrid; USD 213,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Employee ownership

Professional registration support

Paid time off

Job summary

Kennedy Jenks, based in the United States, seeks a National Water Treatment Technical Expert in a hybrid work model. Lead technical guidance for complex municipal water projects, pursue new work, and mentor mid-level staff across water treatment, reuse, and purification initiatives.

This role requires a PE license and 15+ years of drinking water engineering experience, with a focus on quality delivery, client advisory, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration. Virginia Beach area preferred.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success developing client relationships and capturing project opportunities in the water sector.
• Proven ability to translate technical expertise into long-term client relationships and revenue growth.
• Strong communication skills to explain complex information to clients and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for municipal drinking water treatment, water reuse, and advanced purification.
• Develop and maintain relationships with municipal and private-sector water clients and lead pursuit strategies.
• Evaluate process design in feasibility studies, basis of design, and preliminary drawings for water projects.
• Guide development and quality control of PFDs, process design criteria, and P&IDs.
• Collaborate with Applied Research Group on water quality projects; mentor staff.

Skills

Client relationship management

Strategic water treatment expertise

Communication skills

Mentoring staff

Independent / team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Kennedy Jenks, based in the United States, seeks a National Water Treatment Technical Expert in a hybrid work model. Lead technical guidance for complex municipal water projects, pursue new work, and mentor mid-level staff across water treatment, reuse, and purification initiatives.

This role requires a PE license and 15+ years of drinking water engineering experience, with a focus on quality delivery, client advisory, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration. Virginia Beach area preferred.