Midwest Drinking Water Area Practice Leader

Brown and Caldwell (BC) has an exciting opportunity as Midwest Area Drinking Water Practice Leader to help us grow our already impressive portfolio of drinking water clients and projects. The Area Practice Leader (APL) will be responsible for driving growth in the Drinking Water Practice to advance the Midwest Area's strategic goals. The APL will also help lead major drinking water projects and ensure exceptional client service.

The APL is a key member of the drinking water team driving the growth of the Practice within the Midwest geography. In this role, the incumbent will understand the unique trends in the area and use that knowledge to create technical differentiation from competitors while serving as an important conduit between the Drinking Water Practice and the Business Unit (BU). The ideal candidate is an established leader in the drinking water industry with strong collaboration skills and works with other roles at BC including the Regional Practice Lead, Project Managers, Client Service Managers, and Subject Matter Experts.

• Provide technical expertise and leadership on complex and high‑impact environmental engineering projects.
• Develop and approve advanced engineering analyses, designs, and strategic recommendations.
• Influence technical approaches, standards, and methodologies across projects and programs.
• Lead development of complex, multi‑disciplinary environmental management and infrastructure solutions.
• Provide expert technical guidance during regulatory negotiations, permitting, and stakeholder engagement.
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.

• Provide mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge‑sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow within their roles.

• Recognized expertise in environmental engineering and related regulatory environments.
• Strategic and systems‑level problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to influence technical decisions with significant organizational impact.
• Strong leadership, communication, and advisory capabilities.

• Typically, a minimum of 15 years of related work experience in Environmental Engineering or a related field.

• B.S. or M.S. in engineering or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 10 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the environmental services or water utility and/or consulting industry.
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally (verbal and written) for technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to demonstrate business acumen to guide decisions on assignment of personal and technical approaches to support business unit growth.
• Ability to demonstrate experience in guiding technical strategy for a large portfolio of projects and alignment of key technical differentiators and staff to those projects.
• Up to 30% travel.

• A bachelor's degree in environmental engineering or a related field is required.
• Licensure as a professional engineer is required.

Salary Range:
Location A: $144,000 - $196,000;
Location B: $158,000 - $216,000;
Location C: $172,000 - $236,000.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance‑based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, and long‑term care insurance. Full list of benefits.

This position is subject to a pre‑employment background check and a pre‑employment drug test.

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