Drinking Water Conveyance Practice Leader
Reports to: Practices Director – Horizontal Infrastructure & Advisory Services
About the role
Lead Drinking Water Conveyance Innovation Across the United States. This is an opportunity to define how drinking water conveyance systems are planned, designed, and delivered across the United States. As the Drinking Water Conveyance Practice Leader, you will 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.
This is not a regional role. You will shape AE2S’s national Drinking Water Conveyance strategies, expand and strengthen technical capabilities across multiple states, influence project delivery, build and scale a nationally recognized practice, and collaborate with leadership across operations, client development, and strategy.
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
What Success Looks Like
- Growth and expansion of AE2S’ drinking water conveyance practice nationwide
- A strong and visible technical leadership presence in the market
- Strong client relationships and project wins
- High-performing, engaged teams across offices
- Advancement of innovative drinking water conveyance solutions and best practices
Requirements
- 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
- Ability to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (e.g., criminal/civil background check, drug screen, motor vehicle records search)
About AE2S
AE2S is a 100% employee-owned engineering consulting firm focused on solving complex water and infrastructure challenges. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a national impact while helping communities create safe, sustainable, and resilient water systems.
Pay
The anticipated salary range for this position is $120,000–$200,000+. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, technical expertise, licensure, certifications, education, geographic location, internal equity, and business needs.
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus opportunities
- Employee ownership through the ESOP
- Matching 401(k) contributions
- 100% company-paid family health insurance
- 100% 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
Schedule
- May require occasional evenings and weekends, with overtime expectations varying with workload
- May require travel to off-site locations, including occasional overnight stays out of town
Physical Requirements
- Ability to walk up to 3 miles on uneven terrain
- Ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time
- Occasionally climb, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist
- Occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull light to moderate amounts of weight
- May require lifting and carrying up to 20 pounds, with rare lifting of up to 50 pounds
- Ability to inspect equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects
- May be required to wear Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) including but not limited to flame-resistant clothing, hard hat, and protective footwear
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