Utah Water/Wastewater Treatment Practice Builder

Trilon Group; Pleasant Grove (UT); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan

Vision Plan

Dental Plan

401K Retirement Plan

PTO

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Horrocks-Wilson Joint Venture is seeking an experienced Water/Wastewater Practice Builder to launch and lead our Utah water/wastewater practice from Pleasant Grove. You will partner with Horrocks and Wilson leadership to win work and oversee delivery of major projects, while mentoring teams and expanding our Utah presence.

The role emphasizes business development, project leadership, and technical excellence, with a 25–50% travel expectation and strong client engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, mechanical, or chemical engineering.
• Professional Engineer license in Utah, or ability to obtain licensure after hire.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in water or wastewater engineering.
• Proven ability to manage water or wastewater projects including scope, schedule, budget, quality, staffing, and client communication.
• Strong technical knowledge of water or wastewater treatment, with related infrastructure exposure.
• Experience supporting or leading proposals, statements of qualifications, interviews, and business development.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and collaborate across boundaries.
• Commitment to technical quality, responsive client service, teamwork, and professional integrity.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth by building client relationships, identifying opportunities, and pursuing strategic pursuits across Utah.
• Lead the preparation of qualifications, proposals, fee estimates, and interviews for strategic pursuits.
• Lead planning, design, and delivery of municipal water and wastewater treatment projects from concept through construction.
• Manage complex projects—scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, and client communication—from kickoff to closeout.
• Work with municipal clients to understand needs and develop practical, technically sound solutions.
• Collaborate with Horrocks and Wilson engineers to deliver high-quality projects across water/wastewater disciplines.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to project managers, engineers, and staff.
• Review project work for technical quality and maintain standards across the joint venture.
• Lead recruiting, staffing development, and workforce management for Utah water team.
• Represent the JV with clients, industry groups, and the Utah water community.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, mechanical, or chemical engineering

Professional Engineer license in Utah

Job description

Utah Water/Wastewater Treatment Practice Builder

Department: Water/Wastewater

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Pleasant Grove, UT

Reporting To: Mike Johnson

Compensation: $225,000 - $275,000 / year

Description

The Horrocks-Wilson Joint Venture is seeking an experienced Water/Wastewater leader to launch our water and wastewater leading treatment practice in Utah. You’ll be responsible for partnering with Horrocks and Wilson leadership to win work, and you will oversee the successful delivery of high-impact projects while collaborating with professionals from both Horrocks and Wilson to advance our technical capabilities, mentor teams, and expand our presence throughout Utah.

About the Horrocks-Wilson Joint Venture

Horrocks is one of the West's most respected multidisciplinary engineering firms, with a distinguished history of shaping Utah's infrastructure for more than six decades. Renowned for its technical excellence, innovative engineering solutions, and commitment to quality, the firm has delivered many of the region's most complex and impactful transportation, water, structural, and public infrastructure projects. Through enduring client partnerships and a deep understanding of the communities it serves, Horrocks has helped build the infrastructure that supports Utah's continued growth and prosperity.

Wilson Engineers is a premier consulting engineering firm recognized as a leader in water and wastewater infrastructure across the Western United States. The firm has delivered some of the region's most complex and technically advanced water and wastewater treatment facilities. Renowned for its engineering expertise, innovative solutions, and unwavering commitment to client success, Wilson has helped shape the critical infrastructure that protects public health, supports sustainable growth, and strengthens communities. Its reputation for technical excellence, integrity, and exceptional project delivery has made Wilson a trusted partner for some of the West's most important water infrastructure investments.

Horrocks and Wilson are forming a joint venture to bring the best of both firms to our clients. The partnership combines Horrocks' local relationships, market knowledge, and established Utah presence with Wilson's specialized water expertise and experience delivering complex water and wastewater treatment plants and infrastructure. This joint venture brings together one of Utah’s leading engineering firms with one of the Mountain West’s most respected water and wastewater specialists.

What's in It for You?

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal business development, technical and project leadership role in a growing Utah water practice with the support and mentorship of seasoned leaders and distinguished engineers.

Working alongside established leaders, client managers, technical experts, and business development professionals from both Horrocks and Wilson, you will lead complex water and wastewater projects, serve as a trusted advisor to clients, contribute to strategic pursuits, and help shape the technical direction of the joint venture.

The ideal candidate is an accomplished project manager and technical leader with a strong understanding of the consulting business who is looking to make a step-change in their leadership responsibilities. You will be expected to cultivate client relationships and contribute to business development, while also delivering exceptional projects, mentoring teams, and driving technical excellence.

Success in this role will mean establishing trusted client relationships, winning and delivering the joint venture’s first generation of major Utah treatment projects, and building the team and capabilities needed for long-term growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

As the Utah Water/Wastewater Treatment Practice Builder, you will provide technical leadership, manage projects, support clients, and contribute to the growth of the Horrocks-Wilson joint venture. Responsibilities will include:

• Drive growth by building client relationships, identifying new opportunities, and contributing to strategic pursuits across the state.
• Lead the preparation of statements of qualifications, proposals, fee estimates, and interviews for strategic pursuits.
• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of municipal water and wastewater treatment projects from concept through construction.
• Manage complex projects, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, and client communication from kickoff through closeout.
• Work directly with municipal clients to understand their needs and develop practical, technically sound solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers and technical staff from both Horrocks and Wilson to deliver high-quality projects across a range of water and wastewater disciplines.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to project managers, engineers, and other technical staff.
• Review project work for technical quality and help maintain consistent standards across the joint venture.
• Lead recruiting efforts, staff development, and workforce management as the Utah water team continues to grow.
• Represent the Horrocks-Wilson Joint Venture with clients, industry organizations, and the broader Utah water community.

Requirements

What It Takes

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, mechanical, or chemical engineering, or a related field.
• Professional Engineer license in Utah, or the ability to obtain Utah licensure within a reasonable period after hire.
• 10 + years of progressively responsible experience in water or wastewater engineering.
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing water or wastewater projects, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, staffing, and client communication.
• Strong technical knowledge of water or wastewater treatment, with experience in related infrastructure such as pipelines, pump stations, storage facilities, utility master planning or construction management.
• Experience supporting or leading proposals, statements of qualifications, interviews, and other business development activities.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and collaborate across organizational boundaries.
• Commitment to technical quality, responsive client service, teamwork, and professional integrity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Established relationships with Utah municipalities, utilities, water districts, or state agencies.
• Experience delivering projects involving state or federal funding.
• Experience working on alternative delivery, construction management, or design-build projects.
• Experience mentoring staff and helping develop emerging project managers and technical leaders.
• A record of developing and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Sound business judgment and an understanding of project financial performance

Travel Requirements: This position requires approximately 25 - 50% travel.

Benefits

The comprehensive benefits plan offered by Wilson Engineers exceeds industry standards, and is aimed at meeting each employee's personal and professional expectations. Benefits include personal time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision coverage; plus a flexible spending plan and short and long-term disability. Wilson Engineers also helps in securing your financial future by offering 401k plans with employer matching.

Benefits plan offered to our full-time employees:

• Medical Plan
• Vision Plan
• Dental Plan
• Group Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Personal Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• 401(K) Retirement Plan
• Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus

Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and protected veteran status

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

Pay Transparency

The base salary range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.