Water Resources Market Leader

Overview

If you're looking for a place to advance your career, where you can contribute to a dynamic innovative firm, tackle demanding project work, and collaborate with industry recognized professionals – Geosyntec Consultants is the place for you!

Geosyntec is seeking a Principal level Water Resources Market Leader to join our growing national Water Resources Practice. The position is based in Los Angeles, CA, with additional locations in San Diego, CA;
Sacramento, CA;
Lakewood, CO, and the possibility of remote work at the discretion of the Company. This role will develop and implement a strategy for achieving significant market share for Geosyntec in the Water Resources market area.

As a senior member of our Water Resources practice, you will lead complex projects around water supply management, water rights permitting, and groundwater/surface water management. You will combine technical project execution, client relationship management, and water‑resource subject‑matter expertise, leading teams and actively engaging both existing and new client opportunities to grow the business.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public‑sector clients worldwide. We invest in our people with competitive pay, benefits, and well‑being programs designed to support you and your family.

• Strategic business planning to segment and target specific industrial, commercial, and municipal clients for projects such as water supply, groundwater and surface water modeling, water availability, use and re‑use, and regulatory considerations for water rights permitting; focused on the West Region Water Resources market.
• Engage with project and operations staff to align Geosyntec’s full service delivery capabilities with market demands.
• Serve as Client Account Manager on selected critical accounts.
• Participate actively in professional societies, conferences, and meetings to increase the firm’s visibility and gain industry recognition.
• Direct projects, ensuring client expectations are met, budgets adhered to, quality objectives achieved, and follow‑on work attained; including local‑scale hydrogeologic analyses, regulatory compliance, new source development, aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), surface recharge basin projects, and permitting.
• Recruit, manage, and mentor junior staff and mid‑career engineers and scientists.
• Review and lead the preparation of major proposals.
• Provide senior leadership subject‑matter expertise in meetings with clients, regulatory personnel, and other parties.
• Manage technical project delivery and project‑manager responsibilities for scoping, performing, managing, and delivering multiple concurrent assignments.
• Prepare technical reports, letters, memoranda, plans, specifications, and proposals.
• Drive personal, company, or rental vehicles to client or company project sites, and other business locations, as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Water Resources, Hydrogeology, Civil, Environmental or related engineering discipline with emphasis on water resources. (required)
• Advanced degree in the same or similar field. (preferred)
• Professional registration (e.g., PE, CHG). (required)

• At least 10 years (15 + preferred) of direct water resources, hydrogeology, or engineering consulting experience working on water resource, contaminated sites, and mining projects; or equivalent combination of education and experience. (required)
• Experience with multi‑disciplinary project teams. (required)
• Demonstrated success in project management, sales, and business development. (required)
• Excellent leadership and detail‑orientation skills. (required)
• Experience with design and implementation of field hydrogeology programs in glacial, basalt, and clastic aquifer systems. (required)
• Experience with numerical modeling of groundwater flow and well‑test analysis. (preferred)
• Ability and willingness to perform fieldwork and travel as needed. (required)
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client‑driven drug and background testing may be required.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)

• Minimum Salary: $149,330/year / Maximum Salary: $259,690/year (San Diego, CA; Sacramento, CA)
• Minimum Salary: $156,115/year / Maximum Salary: $271,495/year (Los Angeles, CA)
• Minimum Salary: $142,540/year / Maximum Salary: $247,885/year (Lakewood, CO)

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays, vacation, sick, and personal paid time off; medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k); and other benefits to eligible employees.