Solids/Energy Southeast Area Practice Leader

Brown and Caldwell has an exciting opportunity for an Area Practice Leader (APL) to help lead major projects and deliver exceptional service to our well-established wastewater/biosolids clients. The APL will be responsible for driving growth in the Solids/Energy practice to advance the Southeast Area’s strategic goals. The APL will be responsible for understanding the unique trends in the area and using that knowledge to create technical differentiation from our competitors while serving as an important conduit between the National Practice Leaders, Specialty Leaders, and the practice staff in the Business Unit.

Detailed Description:

In this position, you will help win and deliver wastewater and solids/energy projects in the Southeast and will be part of the Biosolids/Energy Practice’s leadership team.

Specific Southeast wastewater and solids/energy roles and responsibilities will be determined by alignment of strategic needs and candidate strengths but would likely include acting as a project manager for WWTP projects, client service manager (CSM) for new strategic clients, and/or sales leader for strategic pursuits.

Practice Leadership

• Be a visible leader within the industry to represent BC’s Solids/Energy brand within your
• Inform development of technical practice vision and strategy (led by National Practice Leader) including market-specific trends, clients, needs, and opportunities for the
• Understand area market potential, drivers, and technical challenges. This will include helping Area Managers, Local Leaders, and CSMs develop business plans (sales, revenue, and investments) and set priorities for the practice area.
• Inform development of Business Unit technical focus working with the Area Manager, Local Leaders, Client Service Managers/Teams and practice members to identify emerging trends and opportunities in the Practice and geographic
• Develop connectivity and collaboration between affiliated staff in the area / region
• Collaborate with National Practice and Innovation Leaders to support connection of technical differentiators, innovative solutions and R&D for clients and advance goals set for your area or region by business and practice
• Partner with Specialty Leaders to ensure Subject Matter Specialists are developed and assigned to ensure quality delivery and appropriate
• Inform technical workforce deployment strategically to support technical differentiation on
• Engage as a visible leader in the Practice Portal connecting technical staff with resources, solutions, standards, and best practices.

Project Delivery Quality and Efficiency

• Ensure quality delivery of relevant technical project elements on strategic regional projects
• Support national sharing of resources to match top talent with strategic projects. Work with BU leaders,Practice Leaders, and other regional/area practice leaders to provide qualified resources in the practice (from across the country if necessary) in support of strategic projects and pursuits within and outside of your
• Inform Practice Leaders of project resource needs
• Coordinate with Practice and Specialty Leaders to ensure application of standards during project Support NSLs in directing appropriate resources to developing standards.

Client Development and Sales

• Collaborate with Practice and BU Leaders to develop technical strategy and participate in annual business planning for the area. Drive implementation of the technical strategy including funnel development, capture of key pursuits, project staffing, and talent development.
• Coordinate with area/regional business development partners to drive expansion of the funnel with projects and pursuits associated with the Solids/Energy technical practice area.
• Participate in go/no-go decisions on local projects associated with the technical practice
• Act as sales leader for strategic pursuits or CSM for new strategic clients in the area as
• Understand our competition in terms of strategic direction of their approach to the regional practice area, and their technical focus, staff, strengths, and weaknesses. Equip business units with winning technical strategies.
• Work to build capacity to deliver on business unit strategic goals for capturing and delivering work related to the specialty and area.

Knowledge and Technical Standards

• Support Practice and Specialty Leaders by identifying needs for standards including tools, content, and practice best practices based on client/project demand
• Enable engagement of regional and local workforce to support application and development of standards to enable local staff to gain knowledge
• Oversee implementation of standards on local projects.

Talent Development

• Mentor and identify opportunities for technical staff to grow, experience, and “advance” in the Support the ability for regional talent to achieve new “badges” within the practice specialties.
• Identify practice area staffing needs and recruits. Drive recruiting efforts for technical talent within the Support enterprise recruiting as needed.

BC Brand and Industry Leadership

• Lead representation of the BC brand throughout the region and support nationally, including strategic messaging and team member visibility.
• Champion and attend strategic regional conferences and support national conferences in alignment with technical and regional strategy by leveraging national and area technical staff to maximize client exposure to BC technical leaders, staff and
• Inform national practice leader with regard to market trends (inform strategic planning process).

Desired Skills and Experience:

• degree in Civil, Chemical, Sanitary, Mechanical, or Environmental Engineering required; MS degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in municipal engineering and consulting
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration
• Demonstrated experience in the planning, design and construction of biosolids projects
• Demonstrated knowledge of biosolids regulations and current issues surrounding PFAS preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to conduct effective presentations and prepare written reports and documents
• Understanding of regulatory compliance and permitting
• Strong project or task management skills
• Successful marketing, proposal writing, proposal management, and public presentations experience
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite including Word, Outlook, Project, Excel and PowerPoint is required.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record may be required

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A: $145,000 - $199,000

Location B: $160,000 - $219,000

Location C: $174,000 - $238,000

You can view which BC location applies to you If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

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