Water Resource Recovery Practice Lead

Jacobs; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 192,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Water Resource Recovery Practice Lead in California. You'll leverage your expertise in wastewater management to shape strategic goals and foster team growth. The role combines technical leadership with client relationship management, requiring extensive experience in the wastewater industry and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Unlimited paid time off

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience ideally in wastewater projects.
• Experience with wastewater collection and conveyance systems.
• Ability to develop relationships with clients and win work.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth of the Water Resource Recovery practice.
• Manage large and complex projects and client services.
• Lead multi-discipline planning and design teams.

Skills

Strong communication

Project management

Self-starter

Relationship development with clients

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in civil, chemical, or mechanical engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) Licensure from California

Job description

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Base pay range

$192,600.00/yr - $363,900.00/yr

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

We’re seeking a Water Resource Recovery Practice Lead to join our team in any of our California offices - someone who can apply their experience in the wastewater industry to today’s challenges.

You will work in collaboration with our California Market Growth Director and Director of Operations to develop and implement a Water Resource Recovery strategy for California. This effort includes building a team of Water Resource Recovery engineers and planners to deliver our client's most challenging projects and to foster the growth of our California Water Resource Recovery team.

As a practice leader, you are responsible for driving the growth of the Water Resource Recovery practice to advance our water business unit's strategic goals. In this role, you will also be responsible for understanding the unique trends in the market and using that knowledge to work with our team to create technical differentiation from that of our competitors while serving as an important conduit between our National Market Solution (technology) Leaders, California Sales Leaders, and our operations (delivery) leadership and practice staff in our Water Business Unit.

As an experienced member of our team, you will manage our largest and most complicated projects and client services in planning, design and services during construction.

You’ll grow your career by leading master plans and studies, in addition to design projects for wastewater pipelines, pump stations, and treatment facilities. You’ll play an integral role in mentoring more junior staff, forming long-term relationships with clients and pursuing new work, including marketing and strategy development, positioning, procuring, and negotiating contracts. As Practice Lead, you will lead multidiscipline planning and design teams to complete tasks within established schedules and budgets and help advance our business development strategies. You will have direct access to Jacobs’ well-known, vast network of technical specialists and senior project managers to support your success and career advancement. Design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed.

The salary range below reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all listed California locations.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s Degree in civil, chemical, or mechanical engineering, or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) Licensure from the State of California or ability to obtain within 12 months.
• Demonstrated understanding of wastewater collection and conveyance systems, pump stations, and treatment facilities.
• Strong communication skills.
• Demonstrated self-starter.
• Project management experience for wastewater utility projects.
• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships with clients and win work.
  
  
  

Ideally, you’ll also have

• At least 15 years of experience.
• Strong network with California municipalities
  
  
  

Posted Salary Range Minimum

192,600.00

Posted Salary Range Upper

363,900.00

Jacobs’ health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $192,600.00 to $363,900.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Civil Engineering, Design Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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