Drinking Water Conveyance Practice Leader
About the role
Lead Drinking Water Conveyance Innovation Across the United States At AE2S, this is more than a leadership role. It is an opportunity to define how drinking water conveyance systems are planned, designed, and delivered across the United States. We’re looking for a Drinking Water Conveyance Practice Leader to lead this practice across all locations, driving strategy, technical excellence, and growth across critical water infrastructure systems. Practice leaders at AE2S focus on the Technologies, Trends, and Training for their respective practices. If you’re a leader in water conveyance, distribution systems, or civil engineering infrastructure, this role offers the opportunity to influence projects, teams, and the future of how water is delivered.
Why This Opportunity Is Different
- Shape AE2S’s national Drinking Water Conveyance strategies
- Expand and strengthen technical capabilities across multiple states
- Influence project delivery across multiple states
- Build and scale a nationally recognized practice
- Collaborate with leadership across operations, client development, and strategy
Location Options: Lone Tree, CO; Des Moines, IA; Boise, ID; Maple Grove, MN; Billings, MT; Bozeman, MT; Great Falls, MT; Bismarck, ND; Fargo, ND; Grand Forks, ND; Rapid City, SD; Sioux Falls, SD; or Lehi, UT
Responsibilities
- Set and drive the national vision for drinking water conveyance and distribution systems
- Partner across regions to grow teams, capabilities and marketing presence
- Lead technical direction and elevate quality across all drinking water conveyance projects
- Anticipate and operationalize emerging trends in water infrastructure and system design
- Represent AE2S as a recognized voice in the industry through client advisory roles, conferences, and professional engagements
- Support major pursuits and provide technical leadership in business development
- Mentor and develop engineers and technical staff across offices
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or directly related field
- Professional Engineer (PE) license (or ability to obtain within 6 months)
- 10 or more years of experience in water infrastructure, with deep expertise in conveyance systems
- 2 years of leadership experience (team, project or practice level)
- Strong client relationship and business development experience
- Proven ability to manage clients, win new clients, and retain clients
- Ability to travel periodically to support conferences, project pursuits, client meetings, and other business development activities
- All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations
Pay
The anticipated salary range for this position is: $120,000-$200,000+. This salary range represents AE2S's good-faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, technical expertise, licensure, certifications, education, geographic location, internal equity, and business needs.
Benefits
At AE2S, compensation extends beyond base pay and includes opportunities to share in both individual and company success through:
- Discretionary bonus opportunities
- Employee ownership through the ESOP
- Matching 401(k) contributions
Industry-Leading Family Benefits AE2S believes financial security extends beyond salary alone. Our comprehensive benefits program includes:
- 100-percent company-paid family health Insurance
- 100-percent company-paid employee dental and vision insurance
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Paid Time Off (PTO), including credits for prior experience
- Paid parental leave