Senior Principal Engineer, Water Market Leader, Food & Beverage

About the role

Geosyntec is seeking a Senior Principal Water Market Leader, Food & Beverage to join our dynamic team. This role is based in one of our offices in Oakland, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Syracuse, NY, Washington DC, Chicago, IL, Acton, MA or Seattle, WA, or from any of our other Geosyntec based offices throughout the US.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategy for achieving significant market share for Geosyntec in the Water for the Food and Beverage market area.
• Engage with project and operations staff to align Geosyntec’s full service delivery capabilities with the market demands of the food and beverage industry.
• Support business growth associated with complex drinking water and industrial wastewater projects across the country, including positioning for and expanding capabilities for delivering full-service projects.
• Collaborate with project and operations staff to align Geosyntec’s full service delivery capabilities with the market demands of the food and beverage industry.
• Participate in the development and implementation of the firm’s strategic plan.
• Participate in inter-departmental and inter-branch initiatives that have a positive impact on the greater company such as practice group involvement, client management leadership, market sector development, and providing business development or technical leadership to multiple offices or practice groups.
• Implement a personal business development plan to expand services and revenue with new and existing clients, in coordination with companywide business development plans.
• Serve in the capacity of a Client Account Manager on selected accounts deemed critical to the water market.
• Make contributions to the profession that will result in individual recognition as an industry leader.
• Project directorship, including ensuring client expectations are understood and met, budgets are adhered to, quality objectives are met, and follow-on work is attained.
• Recruiting, managing, and mentoring junior staff and mid-career engineers and scientists.
• Reviewing and leading the preparation of major proposals.
• Preparation for and participation in meetings with clients, regulatory personnel, and other parties.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of progressive experience in the consulting industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in industrial and municipal clients with water supply, water treatment, and water re-use projects.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Federal and State regulations.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Demonstrated success in the development and management of clients and growing a practice that sustains a group of professional junior staff.
• Excellent leadership and detail-orientation skills.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed.
• Strong oral and technical writing skills.
• Field work and overnight travel may be required.

Skills

• Current OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER training and refreshers (preferred).
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing may be required.
• Valid U.S driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel (required).