Water Department Manager (Associate Vice President/Vice President)

Dewberry; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Dewberry is seeking a Department Manager (Associate Vice President/Vice President) to lead the Water Resources group in our New York City, NY office. This role focuses on growth, leadership, and delivering complex water resources projects for top-tier clients in the NYC metro area.

The ideal candidate has proven technical expertise in water resources engineering, proposal development, marketing, and business development, with strong leadership and client relationship skills.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Civil Engineering with emphasis in water resources/environmental engineering.
• Knowledge of USACE, FEMA, NYCDEP, NYSDEC standards and procedures for design.
• Professional Engineer license and reciprocity eligibility.
• Experience writing proposals and leading client presentations for New York clients.
• Strong interpersonal and effective leadership skills.
• Experience using H&H modeling programs such as Infoworks ICM, MIKE, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWMM.
• CFD knowledge is a plus.
• Coastal engineering knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to QA/QC using standards and checklists.

Responsibilities

• Grow, mentor, and develop a team of 15 to 20 water resources and coastal engineering professionals.
• Develop and execute strategies aligned with enterprise growth goals.
• Conduct business development activities and opportunity capture planning, proposal writing, and oversight.
• Staff project teams with the right number and type of skill sets to contribute to successful delivery.
• Develop strong client relationships.
• Manage, lead, execute, and provide technical support for resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation projects.
• Serve as Contract Manager and/or Project Manager and/or Engineer of Record on complex multi-disciplinary projects.
• Become QA/QC champion for the water resources and climate resilience team.
• Collaborate proactively and productively with other groups and company offices across the Northeast and national programs operations units.

Skills

Leadership

Proposal writing

Client presentations

People management

Communication

Education

BS/MS in Civil Engineering

Tools

Infoworks ICM

MIKE

HEC-HMS

HEC-RAS

SWMM

Job description

Job Description

Dewberry is seeking a Department Manager (Associate Vice President/Vice President) to lead the Water Resources group in our New York City, NY office. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of energetic, highly engaged staff in Dewberry’s growing Water Market Sector. The ideal candidate will have people management skills along with proven technical expertise in water resources engineering, proposal development, marketing and business development in the New York City metropolitan area. The Department Manager will be responsible for the overall growth of NYC’s water group along with leading proposals, business development, presenting at conferences, and participating in professional organizations. The Department Manager will have the opportunity to contribute nationally and play a critical role to support Dewberry’s National Flood Resilience and Water Market Sector Growth Initiatives. At Dewberry you will have the opportunity to engage in strategic initiatives, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and contribute to interesting projects that transform communities. We invest in our employees and offer extensive career development opportunities as well as a comprehensive compensation package and healthy work-life balance. Our water practice delivers high-quality, complex projects for top-tier water clients across the country. By combining strong local relationships with national expertise, strategic market focus, and innovative delivery approaches, our people perform meaningful work while shaping the future of water infrastructure. We’re looking for professionals who want to grow with us and help improve the water infrastructure for their communities. Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

• Grow, mentor, and develop a team of 15 to 20 water resources and coastal engineering professionals
• Develop and execute strategies consistent with the enterprise growth goals
• Conduct business development activities and opportunity capture planning, proposal writing, and oversight
• Staff project teams with the right number and type of skill sets to contribute to successful delivery.
• Develop strong client relationships
• Manage, lead, execute, and provide technical support for resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation projects within the municipal, regional, and federal markets.
• Serve as Contract Manager and/or Project Manager and/or Engineer of Record on complex multi-disciplinary projects
• Become QA/QC champion for the water resources and climate resilience team
• Collaborate proactively and productively with other groups and company offices across the Northeast and our national programs operations units.

Required Skills & Required Experience

• BS or MS degree preferably in Civil Engineering (with an emphasis in water resources and/or environmental engineering).
• Knowledge of USACE, FEMA, NYCDEP, NYSDEC and similar agencies standards and procedures for design.
• Professional Engineer License and ability to apply for reciprocity in various states.
• Experience writing winning proposals and leading successful client presentations for New York clients.
• Strong interpersonal and effective leadership skills.
• Experience using H&H modeling programs such as Infoworks ICM, MIKE, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWMM and others.
• Knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), is a plus.
• Knowledge of coastal engineering is a plus.
• Knowledge to perform QA/QC using various standards and checklists.
• A clean driving record is required.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

• At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
• Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation .

Notice to Third Party Recruiters:

Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

Salary Range

The projected range for this position is $220,000 to $270,000 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly. These ranges are for NY only.