North Carolina Regional Water Team Leader

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North Carolina Regional Water Team Leader

North Carolina Regional Water Team Leader - Charlotte, Raleigh, or Asheville

Seamon Whiteside is seeking an experienced, entrepreneurial, and technically strong professional to serve as the North Carolina Regional Water Team Leader. This role will lead the growth, delivery, and quality of SW+ drinking water and wastewater services across North Carolina, including water distribution, wastewater collection, pump stations, force mains, utility planning, rehabilitation, capacity evaluations, permitting, funding support, and related public and private sector infrastructure services.

The ideal candidate is a proven water and wastewater leader with strong technical judgment, client relationship skills, business development experience, and the ability to mentor and grow a high-performing regional team. This position will be accountable for building market presence, developing utility-focused client relationships, managing project delivery, supporting team development, and advancing SW+ standards, culture, and profitability within the North Carolina drinking water and wastewater practice.

Since the company’s beginning in 1985, we’ve blended the disciplines of civil engineering and landscape architecture from concept to completion to create places of legacy and inspiration for our clients, community, and family. There is a big difference in how engineers and landscape architects visualize a project. At SW+ we approach every plan from both points of view, working together to create a successfully integrated venture.

In our world, that’s a good thing.

With the goal of being the best design firm in the region, the SW+ leadership team continues to attract the brightest talent, each with a unique expertise in one of the many facets of land design. SW+ has a diverse portfolio at a variety of scales in both the public and private sector including mixed-use commercial developments, urban and suburban multifamily, healthcare, office, high end resort and parks and recreation projects.

With over 250+ employees, and offices in Mount Pleasant, Greenville, Summerville, Spartanburg, and Columbia, SC as well as Charlotte, Raleigh, and Asheville, NC. SW+ inspires employees to stand behind its tagline, "Elevating the site design experience." Company culture is at the core of who we are. SW+ offers a mentorship program and other professional growth opportunities.

In addition, company sponsored events, such as golf tournaments, sports teams, and happy hours, along with philanthropic endeavors provide opportunities throughout the year to lift morale and strengthen bonds between coworkers.

• Lead and grow SW+ drinking water and wastewater services across North Carolina, with emphasis on client service, technical excellence, quality control, team development, and profitable project delivery.
• Develop and maintain relationships with municipal, county, state, institutional, and private sector clients, as well as strategic partners and teaming firms.
• Identify, pursue, and support new business opportunities, including proposals, scopes, fee development, interviews, and client presentations.
• Serve as principal-in-charge, senior project manager, or technical advisor for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects, as appropriate.
• Oversee planning, design, permitting, bidding, and construction-phase services for water distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, pump stations, force mains, utility relocations, rehabilitation projects, and related treatment or conveyance improvements.
• Support utility master planning, condition assessments, hydraulic modeling, inflow and infiltration evaluations, capacity studies, asset management, capital…