Regional Practice Leader - Water/Wastewater

Precision Recruiters; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Outstanding long-term leadership potential

Job summary

Precision Recruiters is seeking a Regional Water/Wastewater Practice Leader to oversee operations in Virginia and North Carolina. This role involves leading a team, managing client relationships, and driving strategic growth in a recognized engineering firm.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering and a Professional Engineer license, along with at least 20 years of experience in consulting engineering. This position offers the prospective to shape the future of a growing practice with an established team.

Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Virginia and/or North Carolina licensure preferred.
• Approximately 20+ years of consulting engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a regional team of engineers and project managers.
• Provide strategic direction for continued growth across Virginia and North Carolina.
• Build and strengthen client relationships in the public sector.

Skills

Leadership

Client development

Strategic planning

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering

Job description

Regional Water/Wastewater Practice Leader

Virginia Beach, VA | Newport News, VA | Richmond, VA | Raleigh, NC

An established, nationally recognized consulting engineering firm is seeking an experienced Regional Water/Wastewater Practice Leader to lead and continue growing its successful operations throughout Virginia and North Carolina.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a senior consulting engineer who enjoys balancing client development, strategic leadership, technical oversight, and mentoring a high-performing team. Unlike many leadership opportunities, this position comes with an existing staff, strong client relationships, and an active backlog of work already in place.

If you're looking for an opportunity where you can make an immediate impact while helping shape the future of a growing regional practice, we'd welcome the opportunity to speak with you.

Position Overview

As the Regional Practice Leader, you will provide leadership to an established multidisciplinary water and wastewater team supporting municipal and utility clients throughout Virginia and North Carolina.

You'll work closely with firm leadership to strengthen regional collaboration, continue delivering outstanding client service, expand existing client relationships, and pursue strategic growth opportunities across the region.

This is a highly visible leadership position that combines business development, project oversight, staff leadership, and strategic planning.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an established regional team of engineers and project managers.
• Provide strategic direction for continued growth throughout Virginia and North Carolina.
• Build and strengthen relationships with municipal utilities, local governments, and public-sector clients.
• Develop new business while expanding existing client partnerships.
• Provide executive-level oversight of planning, design, and construction services.
• Support project managers with scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality control, and project delivery.
• Collaborate with leadership on forecasting, staffing, utilization, backlog management, and long-term business planning.
• Foster a culture centered around collaboration, accountability, technical excellence, and exceptional client service.

Areas of Technical Focus

Experience in one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• Water distribution systems
• Wastewater collection systems
• Pump stations
• Lift stations
• Force mains
• Utility infrastructure
• Utility master planning
• Asset management
• Rehabilitation and capital improvement programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Virginia and/or North Carolina licensure preferred.
• Approximately 20+ years of consulting engineering experience.
• Demonstrated success developing municipal and utility clients.
• Proven ability to lead teams while growing business.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Established team already in place
• Strong backlog of existing projects
• Significant opportunity to expand an already successful regional practice
• Highly respected engineering organization with an outstanding culture
• Collaborative "One Firm" environment with shared resources across multiple offices
• Excellent compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• Outstanding long-term leadership potential

All inquiries will be held in the strictest confidence.