Water/Wastewater Practice Lead -Philadelphia, PA

# Water/Wastewater Practice Lead (P.E.)

Philadelphia, PA | Hybrid | $165,000–$220,000+ DOE

Are you a senior PE-licensed water/wastewater leader ready to shape a regional practice—not just manage projects?

This is a rare opportunity to step into a Practice Lead role with real authority over people, delivery standards, and regional growth within a nationally respected water and wastewater consultancy deeply embedded across Philadelphia and Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Why This Role?

- Lead and grow a well-established water/wastewater practice with a strong municipal backlog

- Balance technical leadership, client strategy, and people development

- Influence hiring, mentorship, delivery standards, and succession planning

- Serve as a senior advisor to utilities, authorities, and municipal leaders

- Work in a hybrid environment with autonomy expected at leadership level

- Shape the next generation of Project Managers and technical leaders

- Progress toward regional leadership, discipline leadership, or executive roles

What You’ll Be Doing

- Providing strategic leadership across municipal and utility water/wastewater programs, including treatment, conveyance, and regulatory compliance

- Overseeing multiple Project Managers and technical teams across active capital programs

- Setting and maintaining technical, QA/QC, and delivery standards across the practice

- Partnering with clients on long-range planning, capital improvement programs (CIPs), and funding strategies

- Supporting business development through client relationships, pursuits, and strategic growth initiatives

- Mentoring senior engineers and PMs as part of a long-term leadership succession plan

- Collaborating with regional and national leadership on resource planning and practice strategy

What You Bring

- Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license (PA required or obtainable)

- 15–25+ years of experience in water/wastewater or water resources engineering

- Strong background delivering municipal and utility infrastructure programs

- Experience leading teams, practices, or large programs within a consulting environment

- Credibility with municipal clients, authorities, and public-sector stakeholders

- Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering (Master’s preferred)

- Ability to balance technical excellence with people and business leadership

Why Engineers Join — and Stay — at This Firm

Senior leaders choose this firm because it combines national scale with a genuine engineering-led culture:

- Deep, long-standing municipal relationships across Pennsylvania (not transactional work)

- Stable backlog that supports long-term planning and low leadership churn

- Leadership roles built on technical credibility, not just sales metrics

- Strong investment in staff development, mentoring, and succession

- Collaborative, low-ego environment where leaders are trusted to lead

- Clear runway for influence and impact without constant restructuring

What’s Offered

- Compensation: $165,000–$220,000+ DOE (leadership-level range for Philadelphia market)

- Bonus: Performance and leadership-based incentives

- Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO

- Work Model: Hybrid with Philadelphia regional presence

- Growth: Defined pathways into regional, discipline, or executive leadership roles