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Practice Lead- Water & Wastewater Conveyance

InterAgency
Washington, USA
Full-time
Lead · 15+ years experience
Hybrid
Discovered 2 weeks ago

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Key Responsibilities

  • Lead teams in planning, design, and program management for water and wastewater engineering projects, including linear infrastructure, trenchless and tunneling, diversion and flow control structures, pumping and lift stations, and program-level services.
  • Provide senior technical oversight for InterAgency's water and wastewater engineering deliverables prepared by staff and teaming partners.
  • Serve as the primary client and agency contact on active task orders, managing budget, schedule, and technical quality, and communicating project status, technical issues, and key decisions directly.
  • Position InterAgency on prime teams, manage teaming relationships and agreements, and develop new client and teaming relationships across the Mid-Atlantic region.
  • Lead the preparation of SOQs, technical proposals, scopes of work, fee estimates, and project schedules, and support business development and project pursuits through technical input and client presentations.
  • Participate in relevant professional organizations and attend or present at events.
  • Be able to direct, scope, and critically review work produced by others in AutoCAD/Civil 3D, GIS, and hydraulic modeling platforms.
  • Supervise the preparation of reports and other technical documentation.
  • Build the engineering team from the ground up: participate in interviewing and hiring project engineers and EITs, define role progression and QA/QC standards, and provide direct technical mentorship and work-product review.

Required Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
  • 15+ years of progressive engineering experience with a primary focus on water and wastewater conveyance (gravity sewers and interceptors, force mains, water transmission and distribution mains, pumping and lift stations, diversion and flow control structures, and/or tunnels and trenchless construction).
  • Current Professional Engineer (PE) license. Licensure in Washington, DC, Maryland, or Virginia preferred; candidates eligible for licensure by reciprocity will be considered.
  • Demonstrated experience serving as technical lead, project manager, or program manager on water or wastewater capital programs, with direct authority over scope, budget, schedule, and technical quality.
  • Strong working knowledge of conveyance planning and design practice: hydraulic capacity evaluation, condition assessment, alternatives analysis, rehabilitation versus replacement strategy, pump station and force main design, and construction-phase engineering support.
  • Demonstrated success in business development (identifying pursuits, positioning on prime teams, and converting relationships into contracted work).
  • Demonstrated experience hiring, mentoring, and supervising technical staff.
  • Strong client and agency-facing communication skills, with experience as the senior point of contact on a program or contract.
  • Comfort building process and technical standards from the ground up.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting water resources and environmental infrastructure projects in the DC–Maryland–Virginia region.
  • Experience with alternative delivery, including Progressive Design-Build and CMAR
  • DBIA certification.
  • CCM certification.
  • Prior experience standing up a new technical practice or service line within a growing firm.
  • Employment Conditions:
  • Full-time, exempt employment.
  • Work conditions & location: Regular presence at client and home office locations throughout the DC metro region.
  • Physical Requirements:
  • Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily with reasonable accommodation.
  • Work is generally done sitting, talking, hearing, and typing. Visual acuity to use a keyboard, prepare and analyze data and figures; transcribing, viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
  • Periodic site visits require the ability to traverse uneven terrain and active construction sites, wear personal protective equipment, and observe confined space and utility site safety protocols.
  • Compensation & Benefits:
  • Salary range: $190,000 – $230,000, commensurate with experience
  • Eligible for bonus
  • Eligible for-profit sharing
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement plan with 401(k) Safe Harbor employer match.
  • Paid Time Off: up to 20 days per year, prorated during the first year of employment.
  • Life insurance and disability insurance.
  • Flexible spending accounts.
  • Paid holidays and paid leave benefits.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. InterAgency, Inc. is unable to provide employment visa sponsorship now or in the future for this position.
  • InterAgency employment practices are in accordance with the laws that prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran’s status, marital status, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable law.
  • InterAgency is an equal opportunity employer.
  • This position is being reposted. If you have previously applied for this position, there is no need to reapply. Your previous application will remain under consideration.
  • Current Professional Engineer (PE) license. Licensure in Washington, DC, Maryland, or Virginia preferred; candidates eligible for licensure by reciprocity will be considered.

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