Water Market Growth & Strategy Leader

Mannik Smith Group; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive program

Healthy workplace

Referral bonus

Health benefits

Career development

Hybrid schedule

Community service

Travel assistance

Job summary

Waggoner Engineering, Inc. seeks a Water Market Sector Leader to drive growth, talent development, and client delivery across water services for local governments, state agencies, and federal programs.

The role emphasizes leadership by influence, cross-team coordination, and advancing the One Water strategy. Responsibilities include shaping multi-year market strategy, leading major pursuits, and elevating the firm’s brand through thought leadership, with a focus on quality delivery and risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, or Chemical Engineering or related field (Master’s preferred).
• Typically 15+ years of progressive water experience, including 7+ years of client leadership and demonstrated pursuit leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-year market strategy and annual plan.
• Lead or oversee major pursuits, capture plans, teaming strategies, and client messaging; partner with marketing and business development on campaigns and collateral.
• Develop trusted advisor relationships with priority clients; lead account planning with Business Unit Leaders and Area Managers.
• Lead capture planning and pursuit strategy for major programs, including go/no-go, teaming, pricing strategy inputs, and interview preparation.
• Identify emerging client needs, regulatory/funding drivers, and competitive positioning; evolve service offerings accordingly.
• Ensure project delivery aligns with market strategy, client expectations, technical standards, and risk posture.
• Forecast workload and coordinate resources to meet commitments; promote standard delivery methodologies and QA/QC.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Client leadership

Pursuit leadership

Technical leadership

Influence without authority

Financial acumen

People development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Waggoner Engineering, Inc. seeks a Water Market Sector Leader to drive growth, talent development, and client delivery across water services for local governments, state agencies, and federal programs.

The role emphasizes leadership by influence, cross-team coordination, and advancing the One Water strategy. Responsibilities include shaping multi-year market strategy, leading major pursuits, and elevating the firm’s brand through thought leadership, with a focus on quality delivery and risk