Senior Team Leader, Water / Wastewater

About the Role

Halff has an immediate opening for a Civil Engineering Team Leader to work in either The Woodlands, TX or Houston, TX. The ideal candidate will bring at least 12 years of civil engineering experience with a focus on water/wastewater in the consulting industry, serving both public‑sector and private‑sector clients. The successful candidate should have experience designing and managing water/wastewater utility and/or facility projects, with the ability to make decisions independently and resolve complex problems. In addition to project delivery responsibilities, the role requires business development, budget, personnel, schedule, sub‑consultant, and client‑interaction management, as well as support for operations managers and practice leaders in pursuing water/wastewater utility opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership, guidance, and technical expertise to an existing water/wastewater engineering team.
• Lead civil design and production staff in planning, design, and execution of moderate‑to‑advanced size and complexity water/wastewater projects.
• Make decisions independently and resolve complex problems.
• Manage direct reports.
• Drive business development and manage budgets, personnel, schedules, sub‑consultants, and client interactions.
• Support operations managers and practice leaders in business development and pursuit of water/wastewater opportunities.
• Oversee team performance (production, profitability, quality, staffing, etc.).
• Maintain and further develop client relationships throughout the Houston area and beyond.
• Identify business opportunities and lead successful pursuit of land‑development design projects.
• Directly manage projects and oversee project managers on various assignments.
• Collaborate with other Halff leaders and manage resources to work‑share across the company on multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil engineering or ABET‑accredited equivalent.
• 12–15 years of experience with water/wastewater projects, including treatment processes, water pipelines, sanitary sewers, and/or pump facility design, modeling, and planning.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), preferably in Texas or able to obtain immediately.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self‑directed yet a team player comfortable leading and directing others, with a focus on quality, integrity, and success.
• Experience leading a project team.
• Experience with marketing and business development.
• Experience interacting with clients and leading projects.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, and sub‑consultants.
• Familiarity with treatment processes and/or modeling is desired but not required.

The Halff Water/Wastewater Advantage

Halff leverages more than 65 years of experience in the water utilities industry to develop creative and sound solutions. Our interdisciplinary team provides full services from land development to treatment facility design. We have completed hundreds of miles of pipeline projects—including new, replacement, and rehabilitation work for pipelines up to 120 inches in diameter—and maintain a full toolbox of technology resources.

Company Overview

Halff is a full‑service infrastructure consulting firm that plans, designs, engineers, constructs, and purposes projects for people. Founded in 1950, we create smart solutions that improve lives and communities. Our culture, focused on treating people well, has earned us consistent recognition as a Top Workplace in America. With over 30 offices across Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, Arizona, and Georgia, we collaborate to meet tough challenges in creative ways.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, prescription, and life insurance
• Long‑term and short‑term disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and 8 company‑paid holidays (plus Veteran’s Day for veterans)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program