Water/Wastewater Engineering Lead

Barge Design Solutions, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Barge Design Solutions, Inc. in Nashville or Chattanooga is seeking a Water/Wastewater Engineering Manager to lead technical design and manage a local engineering team.

This role combines project delivery with engineering leadership and resource management to ensure high-quality outcomes for clients and the firm. The position emphasizes technical leadership, team mentorship, and collaboration with project managers to align resources and schedules across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 8 years of engineering experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer.
• Strong knowledge of water and wastewater concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to lead and motivate employees.
• Effective collaboration with business and teams to meet objectives.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a Technical Design Lead on water and wastewater projects, providing technical direction, design oversight, and quality assurance.
• Performs and oversees engineering planning, analysis, and design for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Reviews and provides technical oversight of engineering calculations, specifications, reports, drawings, and contract documents.
• Supervises and develops a team of Engineering Associates and Professional Engineers through coaching, mentoring, and workload planning.
• Coordinates with Project Managers and other Engineering Managers to align technical resources with project needs and employee development goals.
• As needed, provides technical input with proposals and Project Management Plans to provide accurate estimates for projects or programs.
• Reviews operational procedures to ensure compliance with applicable policies and performance measures.
• Reviews and provides feedback to specifications, documents, drawings, plans, and reports. May complete these items if needed.
• Designs a component, or process on a complex projects or is in responsible charge of single discipline projects.
• Attends internal and client meetings to present on work assignments.
• Works to reduce department projects costs to drive competitive status.
• Develops and builds positive relationships with clients, direct reports, officials, contractors, and others.
• Supports and implements strategic and business planning activities.
• This role will have talent management responsibilities for a group of individuals including, but not limited to selection, development, and coaching for improvement. May be the hiring manager for certain positions.
• May recommend separations.
• This role mentors other professionals.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Water/Wastewater knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Barge Design Solutions, Inc. in Nashville or Chattanooga is seeking a Water/Wastewater Engineering Manager to lead technical design and manage a local engineering team.

This role combines project delivery with engineering leadership and resource management to ensure high-quality outcomes for clients and the firm. The position emphasizes technical leadership, team mentorship, and collaboration with project managers to align resources and schedules across multiple projects.