Director of Engineering

Posted Monday, January 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM

A Great Place to Work and Grow!

Founded in 1988, Sage Water is the nation’s leading provider of turnkey plumbing and mechanical infrastructure solutions for condominium and apartment communities. We help diagnose and solve piping system problems with high levels of care and attention to detail—all while residents remain in their homes.

• Sage Water offers great pay with regular reviews and a commitment to career growth!
• Regular achievement-related bonuses
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% company grant after 90 days
• Paid time off (PTO) and select paid holidays
• Zero premium quality health insurance for yourself
• Low premium quality health insurance for your family
• Low premium dental and vision insurance for you and your family
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Valuable on-the-job training

As our Director of Engineering
, you will thrive in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment—where precision, service excellence, and a relentless eye for detail are non‑negotiable. You’ll be a key leader in our most complex, high‑stakes engineering projects— from design, build, quality, safety, sustainable practices, and continuous improvement—for large‑scale multi‑unit residential plumbing and mechanical systems replacement projects. You will drive design, liaise with clients and vendors, and partner with our estimating, pre‑construction, marketing, and operations teams to meet business goals, ensuring every project meets our high standards.

This Director of Engineering requires significant design‑build experience specifically related to Mechanical and Plumbing building systems, demonstrated large‑scale project expertise, and very effective client and stakeholder relationship skills. This role is intended to be a hybrid full‑time exempt position, based at our Alexandria, Virginia office, with some occasional overnight travel, and reports to the Senior Vice President, Pre‑Construction.

• Manage internal and external resources to deliver design‑build projects
• Generate schematic level design and project approach for various offerings.
• Manage external design resources to ensure quality and scope effectiveness.
• Produce and present accurate design documents inn
• Draft contract exhibits defining project scope and related topics.

• Work closely with Sage Water pre‑construction and operations staff to fully understand project specific requirements including with vendors, contractors, and regulators.
• Manage production of construction documents to be utilized for acquiring permits and assist staff with permit acquisition throughout the United States.
• Support Pipe TEST division as needed with regard to technical client traditional consultive engineering tasks and execution.
• Address technical questions and support and monitor related ongoing work including on‑site.
• Review construction documents to ensure quality and scope including in‑house construction document production as needed.
• Manage mechanical and plumbing technical support throughout the company.
• Maintain, foster, and develop productive relationships including with co‑workers, other departments, clients, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Promote innovation and process improvements across pre‑construction and operations teams
• Travel as needed to support project launch, troubleshooting, and technical issues.

• Meet regularly with other teams to assist with project pursuits and increase project wins.
• Coordinate the creation of new project work based upon service client systems and equipment needs
• Work with the Marketing team to develop and/or refine sales and marketing literature and web content
• Conduct pre‑award site visits to understand projects scope and develop win strategies
• Serve as the main point of contact for clients regarding project updates, service issues, and technical support.
• Assist with owner communications including drafting and delivering content.
• Provide inputs for our estimating department to create proposals for service contracts and construction projects.