The Drinking Water Technical Manager leads engineering projects on drinking water systems, mentoring staff, collaborating with teams, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.
What’s in it for you: Woodard & Curran is offering a unique opportunity to join our California team, which provides high-quality water engineering services to municipal clients throughout the region and across the nation. The successful candidate will be a motivated, growth-oriented professional with the ability to lead multi-disciplined project teams from planning and conceptual design through final design, construction, start-up, and facilities operations. You will have staff to mentor and clients to support. Our skilled team of engineers, as well as our integrated operations professionals and SCADA team, will help you deliver exceptional products to our clients. You will be an active participant in our delivery system improvement programs and will help lead Practice initiatives.
Who are we looking for:
You will primarily provide engineering support on drinking water projects, however experience with wastewater and stormwater applications is valuable. This position provides an opportunity to direct and collaborate with a team of junior staff while providing the ability to consistently work with mid and senior-level technical staff and leadership across the organization. The ideal candidate is a technically focused individual with strong experience in the evaluation, planning, design, and construction of drinking water systems. Familiarity with a broad range of issues related to master planning, treatment, and distribution systems is preferred. You will lead the technical delivery of multiple projects, must be familiar with local and federal regulations, and be able to support marketing and proposal efforts.
Remote: California Preferred Location of Candidate
Travel 5% mostly in California
What You Will Be Doing at Woodard & Curran:
- Act as the technical lead for all sizes of projects
- Work alongside Project Manager(s) leading the technical delivery of project tasks.
- Determine the overall technical approach for projects.
- Prepare and deliver presentations and training programs to internal and external clients and professional associations.
- Provide input on the development of Woodard & Curran design guidelines and standards.
What You Will Need to Succeed:
- 10-15 years of engineering experience.
- A B.S. Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or an M.S. Degree is preferred.
- Registered Professional Engineer. The successful candidate will have technical and project delivery expertise in the field of civil and/or environmental engineering and have in-depth understanding of the engineering concepts associated with all types of municipal water systems including water supply and treatment processes and distribution systems infrastructure.
- Well-versed in state and EPA regulations regarding water treatment and distribution systems.
- Knowledgeable in state bidding laws and funding programs.
- Up to date on the latest advances in technology, regulatory trends, equipment, and processes.
- Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills.
Employee Support & Benefits
Retirement Savings:
• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed
Time away from work:
• Observed holidays: Choose up to 9 holidays to observe annually
• Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked
• Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work related illness or injury.
• Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding
Coverage and support for your needs and well-being:
• Disability: Paid short and long term disability
• Health: Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
• Life: Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
• Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Woodard & Curran is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors.
If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.
Inclusion & Belonging
We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to apply, as we believe that different perspectives and experiences enrich our workplace and enhance our ability to serve our clients and communities effectively.
At Woodard & Curran, we are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive work environment. We understand that the best solutions for our clients and communities come from a culture that nurtures the success and growth of all employees. As an employee-owned organization, our dedication to fostering growth, access and opportunity empowers us to serve our clients effectively and advance our mission of making a positive impact on the world. Our success is rooted in supporting our team members to reach their full potential, enabling us to deliver the most innovative, sound and effective solutions to improve our communities around us.
Non-Solicitation Disclosure:
Please be advised that we do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from recruitment agencies. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted without a signed contract in place will be considered unsolicited and will not be eligible for any referral fees. Recruitment agencies must have a valid, signed agreement with our company prior to following the submission process to consider potential candidates.
Top Skills
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Scada
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