Water Business Unit Leader - Growth, Strategy & Leadership

Horner & Shifrin, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

flexible schedules

casual dress code

company-sponsored activities

domestic partner benefits

paid parental leave

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Job summary

Horner & Shifrin, Inc. is seeking a Business Unit Leader for its Water Division in St. Louis.

You will mentor a growing team, drive strategic growth, and shape long-term client relationships. The role emphasizes ownership culture, collaboration, and delivering high-quality engineering solutions to water-related projects. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of experience, strong business development skills, and a PE license.

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
• Experience in drinking water, wastewater and/or stormwater design
• 10+ years of experience in related field
• Strong business acumen and business development skills

Responsibilities

• Review workload projections and adjust resources to meet commitments
• Review invoices, costs, schedules and budgets with managers
• Maintain backlog with business development staff
• Identify and convert new opportunities to contract backlog
• Lead and mentor regional managers and staff for growth
• Evaluate staffing needs and initiate hiring
• Monitor technical quality and conformance to client requirements
• Prepare environmental engineering calculations and construction drawings
• Prepare contract proposals and cost estimates
• Oversee production of project documents
• Monitor schedules and budgets
• Coordinate projects with other units

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Business development

Client development

Project management

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil, Chemical or Environmental Engineering

Master of Science Degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

HEC-RAS

XP-SWMM

EPA-SWMM

SewerGems

InfoWater

WaterGems

BioWin

Job description

Horner & Shifrin, Inc. is seeking a Business Unit Leader for its Water Division in St. Louis.

You will mentor a growing team, drive strategic growth, and shape long-term client relationships. The role emphasizes ownership culture, collaboration, and delivering high-quality engineering solutions to water-related projects. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of experience, strong business development skills, and a PE license.