Senior Client Manager – Industrial Environmental & Water Services

Woodard & Curran; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodard & Curran is seeking a Senior Client Manager to lead strategic business development with industrial manufacturing clients, delivering innovative water solutions. This is a high-visibility role that shapes growth and market strategy.

You will build executive-level relationships, identify opportunities, guide account strategies, and collaborate with technical teams to provide measurable value across North America, expanding services in water, wastewater, and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and managing relationships with industrial manufacturing clients.
• Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams to deliver water solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic business development efforts and grow a robust sales pipeline.
• Collaborate with technical teams to deliver integrated water solutions.

Job description

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Senior Client Manager – Industrial Environmental & Water Services

Woodard & Curran is an employee-owned engineering, science, and operations firm dedicated to clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. We foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that supports professional growth, flexibility, and meaningful work, empowering our employees to make a lasting impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

Who Are We Looking For?

If you are passionate about working in teams and making a difference for clients, we are looking for you. We bring innovation and expertise from across our organization to deliver customized solutions that meet our clients’ unique needs.

We are growing our U.S. Industrial Sector team and seeking a Senior Client Manager with experience serving industrial manufacturing companies and delivering innovative water solutions. This role is ideal for a business development professional who thrives in client-facing environments and is excited to help shape our growth in this market.

As a Senior Client Manager, you will lead strategic business development efforts with industrial clients, helping them solve complex water, wastewater, reuse, sustainability, and environmental challenges. You will build executive-level relationships, identify opportunities, guide account strategies, and collaborate with technical teams to deliver solutions that create measurable value.

This is a highly visible opportunity to influence market strategy, expand key client relationships, and contribute directly to the growth of our Industrial Sector across North America.

About the Role

Our Senior Client Managers serve as trusted advisors and are central to our client development strategy.

The successful candidate will be externally focused, highly curious about client needs, and passionate about helping industrial manufacturers solve complex water challenges. They will partner with client decision-makers to understand business objectives, operational priorities, sustainability goals, and water-related challenges while collaborating internally to develop and deliver integrated solutions.

This individual will build strategic client relationships, identify growth opportunities, and leverage the full breadth of the firm’s technical expertise to strengthen partnerships and expand services. Success in this role requires strong relationship-building skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to generate opportunities that drive long-term clients and business growth.

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Growth of strategic industrial client relationships.
• Development and advancement of a robust sales pipeline.
• Expansion of services within existing accounts.
• Acquisition of new industrial manufacturing clients.
• Achievement of revenue and business development goals.
• Contribution to the long-term growth of the Industrial Sector and the firm.