Regional Water Resources Team Leader - North Carolina
Job Description
Join a growing consulting and engineering organization delivering infrastructure, environmental, and water resources solutions for a diverse portfolio of public and private sector clients. The team supports projects from planning and analysis through design, permitting, and implementation, helping communities and organizations address complex infrastructure, environmental, and resilience challenges. This leadership role offers a unique opportunity to drive the growth of a specialized technical practice while maintaining involvement in project delivery, client engagement, business development, and staff mentorship. The successful candidate will provide strategic direction, oversee project execution, support team development, and foster strong client relationships while helping expand services across a growing regional market. This position is ideal for a technically strong and entrepreneurial leader who enjoys balancing operational, business, and technical responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the growth and delivery of water resources, environmental, and infrastructure-related consulting services across the region
- Oversee project planning, execution, quality management, and successful delivery of technical projects
- Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and financial performance
- Serve as a senior technical resource, project leader, or client advisor on complex assignments
- Provide technical oversight for engineering analyses, planning studies, permitting efforts, and design activities
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients, stakeholders, and project partners
- Support business development efforts including proposals, presentations, strategic pursuits, and client engagement activities
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions across a variety of project types
- Mentor, coach, and develop technical staff while supporting recruitment and succession planning initiatives
- Promote consistent project management practices, quality standards, and operational excellence across the team
- Monitor workload forecasting, resource allocation, project risks, and client satisfaction metrics
- Represent the organization within professional associations, industry groups, conferences, and networking events
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources, or a related technical discipline
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain licensure through reciprocity
- 10+ years of progressive experience in engineering consulting, environmental consulting, infrastructure, or related technical services
- Proven experience leading projects, managing clients, and overseeing multidisciplinary teams
- Strong understanding of planning, design, permitting, regulatory compliance, and project delivery processes
- Experience developing project scopes, budgets, schedules, and technical work plans
- Demonstrated success managing client relationships and supporting business growth initiatives
- Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and developing technical professionals
- Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and stakeholder management abilities
- Ability to balance operational leadership, project management, technical oversight, and business development responsibilities
- Experience utilizing industry-standard engineering, modelling, analysis, and design software platforms
- Strong problem-solving skills and technical judgement in complex project environments
Additional Information
- Opportunity to lead and grow an established technical practice within a collaborative consulting environment
- Significant influence over strategic direction, service development, and regional growth initiatives
- Blend of leadership, client engagement, project delivery, mentoring, and business development responsibilities
- Exposure to a wide variety of infrastructure, environmental, and engineering projects
- Strong platform for professional growth and advancement into broader operational or executive leadership roles
- Collaborative culture focused on technical excellence, innovation, and long-term client partnerships
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