Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Planning Leader - California

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success. As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world.

With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.

As an employee-owned, global leader in building critical infrastructure in the energy, water, telecommunications and government services markets, Black & Veatch has a long-standing reputation for providing world-class service to our clients.

Black & Veatch has an exciting opportunity for a Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Planning Business Leader based in our California market area. In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Provide leadership for our water & wastewater infrastructure planning business in our California market area and beyond.
• Work closely with Client Directors and Project Managers to leverage existing, and build new, relationships with clients and decision makers.
• Provide technical solutions and differentiation for our clients, and Black & Veatch, focused on water distribution and wastewater collection systems.
• Evaluate water and wastewater system capacity, condition, resilience, operating efficiency, and water quality.
• Perform analysis and projections of water demands and wastewater flows.
• Use risk-based assessments to develop and prioritize capital improvement programs.
• Integrate condition assessment and asset management data into system master planning to support replacement & renewal planning.
• Use cutting-edge hydraulic modeling, GIS, asset management, and data visualization software to help solve client issues.
• Provide project execution and technical leadership support for our planning & asset management projects as well as our water and wastewater program projects.
• Support and lead marketing and business development in our California market area and beyond.
• Support and lead pursuit, proposal, and project interview activities.

• Experience with technical and thought leadership surrounding water and wastewater infrastructure systems.
• Experience in a client-facing role.
• 11+ years of infrastructure assessment experience including hydraulic modeling, master planning, and data analysis.
• Experience leading technical tasks and project teams and executing water distribution and wastewater collection system studies and assessments that involve system operations modeling, optimization techniques, risk & resiliency evaluations, capital and life-cycle cost analyses, CIP prioritization.
• Proficient with data analyses, analytics, and visualization
• Proficient with report writing and PowerPoint presentations.
• Experience in developing proposals and leading technical discussions during client interviews/projects.
• Experience and/or familiarity with Geographic Information System (GIS) technology and software.
• Capable in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.).
• Familiarity with dynamic data visualization software such as PowerBI
• Experience and/or familiarity with hydraulic modeling software such as Info Works, ICM, Open Flows Water/Sewer, Info Water Pro, EPANet, EPASWMM, PCSWMM

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. Minimum of 11 years related work experience.

Professional Engineer (P.E.) License

This position would require working in a typical office environment. The position may entail prolonged…