Water Infrastructure Advisory Lead: Strategy & Growth

TYLin; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Education benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Dental & vision

Job summary

TYLin is seeking an Advisory Consultant Lead for Water Infrastructure to drive growth across Asset Management, Decision Intelligence, and Resiliency & Risk. You will lead the Water Advisory practice, build a diverse team, and shape infrastructure strategy while collaborating with clients, regulators, and partners to expand TYLin’s market position.

The role requires 15-25+ years of leadership in infrastructure advisory, strong business development skills, and executive-level communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred in engineering, public policy, planning, economics, systems engineering, or related discipline.
• 15-25+ years of progressive leadership experience in infrastructure advisory, asset management, resilience planning, or strategic consulting within A/E/C or public sector environments.
• Expertise in asset lifecycle management, enterprise risk frameworks, resilience strategy, and data-driven decision tools.
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Strong business development capabilities with an established professional network.
• Executive-level communication skills and ability to influence within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Commitment to innovation, integrity, continuous improvement, and inclusive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Water Advisory practice, advancing market strategy, technical excellence, and thought leadership across infrastructure strategy, asset management, resilience, and decision intelligence.
• Build and guide a high-performing, multidisciplinary team, fostering inclusion, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across Organizational Advisory, Technology Advisory, and engineering business units.
• Leverage TYLin’s global capabilities to deliver integrated solutions, expand market reach, and drive profitable growth while modeling the firm’s Generous Mindset.
• Oversee talent development and workforce planning, partnering with Human Resources and Talent Attraction, on performance management, staffing strategy, and recruitment.
• Identify and develop near- and long-term advisory growth opportunities across strategic markets.
• Establish and execute measurable annual sales and revenue targets.
• Partner with Client Account Managers to deepen relationships and expand advisory services within existing accounts.
• Lead strategic pursuits, including teaming strategy, proposal development, interviews, and go/no-go decisions.
• Drive cross-selling and integration of advisory and engineering services.
• Serve as Project Principal on major engagements, ensuring scope, quality, financial performance, and risk oversight.
• Guide clients in aligning capital programs with regulatory drivers, asset performance data, resilience objectives, and long-term financial planning.
• Apply risk-informed planning, lifecycle cost analysis, and enterprise decision methodologies to complex infrastructure challenges.
• Develop resource plans and workload forecasts to ensure sustainable delivery.
• Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality work aligned with TYLin’s standards of excellence.
• Travel as required to support clients and teams.

Skills

Executive communication

Leadership

Business development

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree; Master's preferred

Job description

TYLin is seeking an Advisory Consultant Lead for Water Infrastructure to drive growth across Asset Management, Decision Intelligence, and Resiliency & Risk. You will lead the Water Advisory practice, build a diverse team, and shape infrastructure strategy while collaborating with clients, regulators, and partners to expand TYLin’s market position.

The role requires 15-25+ years of leadership in infrastructure advisory, strong business development skills, and executive-level communication.