Senior Director, Engineered Solutions & Special Projects

Capital Pump & Equipment; Arizona; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Pump & Equipment seeks a Director of Engineered Solutions & Special Projects to lead pumping, dewatering, and infrastructure pursuits from opportunity identification through execution. The role combines business development, engineering, estimating, rentals, and field operations to deliver turnkey pumping solutions and advance CPE’s position as a full-service engineered solutions partner.

This position requires extensive statewide travel (up to 80%) to support branch operations,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in engineered pumping, dewatering, wastewater, infrastructure, construction, or industrial services.
• Proven success leading large-scale ($10M–$20M+) project pursuits and business development initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience delivering turnkey pumping solutions, including estimating, preconstruction planning, and execution.
• Strong working knowledge of pump systems, HDPE piping, fusion, and field installation practices.
• Hands-on field experience supporting construction, troubleshooting, and emergency response preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field preferred; equivalent experience accepted

Responsibilities

• Lead and win small to large scale engineered pumping, dewatering, and infrastructure pursuits from opportunity identification through contract award.
• Own pursuit strategy by coordinating sales, engineering, estimating, rentals, service, and field operations to deliver solutions.
• Develop and maintain senior-level relationships with municipalities, public agencies, consulting engineers, EPC firms, contractors, and industrial clients.
• Provide technical leadership for engineered pumping systems, including sewer bypass, wastewater pumping, dewatering, slurry, pressure boosting, and temporary water systems.
• Oversee pump selection, system sizing, technical calculations, and professional submittals to ensure performance, constructability, and risk mitigation.
• Lead estimating, takeoffs, and preconstruction planning, ensuring accurate quantities, constructability, safety, logistics, and margin protection.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex, high-risk, or mission-critical projects and field execution challenges.
• Leverage field experience to support planning, installations, emergencies, and system startups.
• Expand and integrate CPE’s turnkey service offerings across rentals, pump sales, field service, HDPE piping, fusion, and installation.
• Identify opportunities to bundle solutions to improve profitability, asset utilization, and customer retention.
• Represent CPE as a senior technical and commercial leader in strategic customer discussions.
• Mentor and support the development of technical sales, estimators, and project personnel

Skills

Engineered pumping

Pump sizing

HDPE piping

Fusion methods

Turnkey solutions

Estimating/Preconstruction

Commercial acumen

Cross-functional leadership

Safety & quality

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Capital Pump & Equipment seeks a Director of Engineered Solutions & Special Projects to lead pumping, dewatering, and infrastructure pursuits from opportunity identification through execution. The role combines business development, engineering, estimating, rentals, and field operations to deliver turnkey pumping solutions and advance CPE’s position as a full-service engineered solutions partner.

This position requires extensive statewide travel (up to 80%) to support branch operations,