Principal Water/Wastewater Engineer
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Kimmel & AssociatesWater/wastewater engineering
Fully Remote – candidates must be based in Northern California or the Bay Area.Full-TimePrincipal
Salary$170,000 – $200,000 / year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 15+ years of progressively responsible engineering consulting experience; minimum 5 years of experience leading or managing a practice, business line, regional operation, or similar organization.
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementBusiness Development
Requirements
- Have 15+ years of progressively responsible engineering consulting experience, with substantial experience in water, wastewater, stormwater, or utility infrastructure.
- Have at least 5 years of experience leading or managing a practice, business line, regional operation, or similar organization.
- Hold active California Professional Engineer (PE) registration.
- Demonstrate success in client development, strategic growth, and revenue generation.
- Have strong existing relationships with California municipalities, utilities, industrial clients, and/or regulatory agencies.
- Demonstrate the ability to build and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Have experience leading complex infrastructure projects from planning and design through construction.
- Have expertise in one or more of water supply, wastewater, recycled water, stormwater, infrastructure planning and design, utility operations technology, or rehabilitation and retrofit.
- Be familiar with CAD platforms, hydraulic modeling software, and infrastructure design applications.
- Be able to manage project budgets, schedules, contracts, and financial performance.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic development and growth of the Water/Wastewater practice across California, including growth plans, staffing strategies, market expansion, and operational oversight.
- Develop and maintain relationships with municipal, utility, industrial, and private-sector clients.
- Generate annual net revenue exceeding $750,000 through client development, project pursuits, and strategic business development.
- Lead strategic pursuits, proposals, client presentations, interviews, and contract negotiations.
- Provide executive oversight and technical leadership for water, wastewater, recycled water, and stormwater projects from planning and design through construction.
- Serve as a senior technical resource for hydraulic modeling, assessments, asset management, capital improvement planning, conveyance systems, treatment facilities, and rehabilitation or retrofit projects.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering and technical professionals.
- Oversee quality assurance for engineering calculations, technical reports, plans, specifications, cost estimates, and construction documents.
- Represent the firm at industry organizations, conferences, professional associations, and strategic forums.
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