Senior Team Leader, Water / Wastewater

Halff; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

PTO & Holidays

401(k) & ESOP

HSA

Job summary

Halff is seeking a Civil Engineering Team Leader for our Water/Wastewater practice in Houston/The Woodlands, TX. The ideal candidate has 12+ years in civil engineering with water/wastewater focus and a Texas PE license, and is capable of leading a team, managing budgets, and pursuing new business with clients in public and private sectors.

The role emphasizes leadership, project delivery, and growth of Halff’s water/wastewater practice in the Houston area, with potential for ownership in the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in civil engineering or ABET accredited equivalent.
• 12+ years of civil engineering experience with water/wastewater focus.
• Licensed Professional Engineer, preferably in Texas.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Self-directed leader able to guide others and ensure quality.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance, and technical expertise to the water/wastewater team.
• Lead civil design and production for moderate to advanced water/wastewater projects.
• Make independent decisions and resolve complex problems.
• Manage direct reports and project budgets, schedules, and sub-consultants.
• Oversee client interactions and pursue water/wastewater opportunities.
• Support operations managers and practice leaders in business development.
• Maintain client relationships in the Houston area and beyond.
• Identify and pursue land development design opportunities.
• Directly manage projects and supervise project managers.
• Coordinate workshare across Halff across multiple projects.

Skills

Team leadership

Civil design

Water/Wastewater

Project management

Business development

Budget management

Client interaction

Texas PE license

Education

ABET accredited civil engineering degree

Job description

Civil Engineering Team Leader, Water/Wastewater, Houston, TX | The Woodlands, TX

Halff has an immediate opening for a Civil Engineering Team Leader to office in either our The Woodlands, TX or Houston, TX location. The ideal candidate will bring at least 12 years of civil engineering experience with a focus on water/wastewater in the consulting industry and working with, or for, public sector and private sector clients. The successful candidate should have experience in designing and managing water/wastewater utility and/or facility projects, with a capacity to make decisions independently and resolve complex problems. In addition to project delivery responsibilities, candidates must be able to perform business development, manage budgets, personnel, schedules, sub consultants, and client interaction. The candidate must also have the ability to support operations managers and practice leaders in business development and pursuit of water/wastewater utility opportunities. Halff’s water/wastewater practice are primed for growth and we are looking for someone to lead the way in growing this practice within our firm and in the Houston area. This position offers an excellent career development opportunity for someone looking to grow with Halff, with potential for not only business and personal growth, but ownership in the firm.

What you will do:

• Providing strong leadership, guidance, and technical expertise to an existing exceptional water/wastewater engineering team.
• Lead civil design and production staff in planning, design, and execution of water/wastewater projects of moderate to advanced size and complexity.
• Make decisions independently and resolve complex problems.
• Manage direct reports.
• Be responsible for business development and manage budgets, personnel, schedules, sub consultants, and client interactions.
• Support operations managers and practice leaders in business development and pursuit of water/wastewater opportunities.
• Team performance (production, profitability, quality, staffing, etc.).
• Maintain and further develop client relationships throughout the Houston area and beyond.
• Identify business opportunities and lead the successful pursuit of land development design projects.
• Directly manage projects and oversee project managers on various projects.
• Work closely with other Halff leaders and manage resources to successfully workshare across the company on multiple projects.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in civil engineering or ABET accredited equivalent engineering degree
• 12-15 years plus of experience with water/wastewater projects, involving treatment processes, water pipeline, sanitary sewer, and/or pump facility design, modeling and planning
• Licensed PE, preferably in Texas or can obtain immediately
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Must be self-directed, yet a team player comfortable with leading and directing others, with a focus and drive for quality, integrity and success
• Experience leading a project team
• Experience with marketing and business development
• Experience with interacting with clients and leading projects
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, and sub-consultants
• Experience with treatment processes and/or modeling is desired, but not required.

The Halff Water/Wastewater Advantage

• We leverage more than 65 years of experience in the water utilities industry to develop creative and sound solutions.
• Interdisciplinary team can provide full services from land development to treatment facility design.
• Our teams have completed hundreds of miles of pipeline projects including new, replacement and rehabilitation for sizes up to 120-inches in diameter.
• Full toolbox of technology resources.

Learn more about Halff's Water/Wastewater services, check out some of our projects, and meet our team

Halff's Water & Wastewater Treatment Services & Water & Wastewater Conveyance & Pumps Services:

• Biosolids Handling
• Facility Design, Facility Master Plans & Facility Optimization
• Instrumentation, Control & SCADA
• Membrane Technologies & Odor Control
• Process & Equipment Selection
• Regulatory Compliance & Treatment Facilities
• Water Supply & Wastewater Collection
• Elevated & Ground Storage Tanks
• Water Transmission & Distribution
• Flow Measurement/Metering
• Water Pumping Facilities
• Sanitary Lift Stations & Force Mains
• Equipment & Pump Selection
• Hydraulic Modeling

Company Overview

Halff is a full-service infrastructure consulting firm planned, designed, engineered, constructed — and purposed — for people. Since 1950, we’ve been creating smart solutions that improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality.

Halff was founded on a core tenet: Focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow. It’s no wonder, then, that our employees and the culture they create result in our firm consistently being named a Top Workplace in America.

Our industry-leading professionals collaborate to meet tough challenges in creative ways.You can view Halff's full complement of services here

Halff has over 30 offices in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, Arizona, and Georgia.For a full list of our locations, click here

We Offer Excellent Benefits, Including But Not Limited To

• Medical, dental, prescription and life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and 8 company paid holidays (and Veteran's Day for our veterans)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Click here for a more comprehensive list of Halff's benefits

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Halff is a drug-free workplace. This offer of employment is contingent upon the receipt of a clear drug screen and background check prior to your first day of employment. This position may be subject to random drug testing pursuant to federal regulations.