Water Resources Florida Market Leader

Overview

Geosyntec Consultants is a dynamic, innovative international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients on environmental, natural resources, and civil infrastructure projects across the United States and the world. We seek a Principal‑level Water Resources Market Leader to join our growing national Water Resources Practice. The position is based at one of our U.S. offices (Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Tallahassee, Gainesville) or any other U.S. office, with the option to work remotely at the discretion of the Company.

The role focuses on developing and implementing a strategy to secure significant market share in the Water Resources market and on leading complex projects related to water supply management, water rights permitting, and groundwater and surface water management.

• Strategic business planning to segment and target specific industrial, commercial and municipal clients for projects such as water supply planning/studies, groundwater and surface water modeling, water availability, use and re-use, and regulatory considerations for water rights permitting—focused on the Florida and/or southeastern United States Water Resources market.
• Engagement 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 for the Water Resources market.
• Active participation in professional societies, conferences and meetings to increase the firm’s visibility and to position Geosyntec as an industry leader.
• Project directorship, ensuring client expectations are understood and met, budgets adhered to, quality objectives met, and follow‑on work achieved. Projects include:
• Hydrogeologic studies for water supply planning/management.
• Regulatory water use permitting through governing Water Management Districts.
• Modeling studies of aquifer systems.
• Installation and testing of groundwater supply wells and monitoring wells.
• Permitting and installation of Underground Injection Control wells (Class I, V and VI).
• Recruiting, managing and mentoring junior staff and mid‑career engineers and scientists.
• Reviewing and leading the preparation of major proposals.
• Providing senior leadership subject‑matter expertise in meetings with clients, regulatory personnel and other parties.
• Technical project delivery and project‑manager responsibility for scoping, performing, managing and delivering multiple concurrent projects.
• Preparing technical reports, letters, memoranda, plans, specifications and proposals.
• Traveling to client or company project or office sites, as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Hydrogeology or 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, PG) (required).

• At least 10 years (15+ preferred) of direct water resources, hydrogeology or engineering consulting experience on water resources, 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 a satisfactory driving record for business travel (required).