Brown and Caldwell (BC) has an exciting opportunity to join our Drinking Water and Reuse Practices as a Subject Matter Expert in membrane technologies. The successful candidate will assist in growing BC’s Drinking Water Practice and lead teams to deliver exceptional service to our municipal and private-sector clients. In this role, you will support business development, lead execution of high-quality solutions, develop talent, and create and enforce standards to drive our technical differentiation from that of our competitors in the technical areas of reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, and microfiltration.
Brown and Caldwell (BC) has an exciting opportunity to join our Drinking Water and Reuse Practices as a Subject Matter Expert in membrane technologies. The successful candidate will assist in growing BC’s Drinking Water Practice and lead teams to deliver exceptional service to our municipal and private-sector clients. In this role, you will support business development, lead execution of high-quality solutions, develop talent, and create and enforce standards to drive our technical differentiation from that of our competitors in the technical areas of reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, and microfiltration.
Detailed Description:
Who you are:
- You have demonstrated technical expertise in membrane processes.
- You consistently demonstrate strong leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
- You excel in strategy development, including business analysis, problem solving, consensus building, and talent development.
- You are a results-oriented leader with the ability to bring cross-functional partners together and quickly shift course as necessary to achieve goals.
- You are confident, yet humble and can effectively consult and partner with multiple teams and varying needs.
What you will do:
Project Delivery Quality and Efficiency
- Ensure relevant Subject Matter Specialists (SMS) engage effectively with project teams to apply consistent technical approaches, risk management, and quality delivery.
- On strategic and complex projects, engage directly with delivery team throughout project life cycle, including early concept development, solution selection, project design, execution, and risk mitigation.
- Oversee prioritization and development of national technical standards (guidelines, best practices, tools, content), governance, and consistent usage by practice members for efficient, high-quality execution of specialty elements.
- Support national sharing of resources to match top technical talent with strategic projects, working closely with national and regional practice leaders - getting the “right people” on the “right projects” through collaboration with Regional Practice Leaders.
Client Development and Sales
- In close association with Client Service Teams (CSTs), assume Client-facing Technical Leadership roles with strategic clients, including trusted advisor for clients and CSTs.
- Directly engage with clients to build relationships, assess needs, and develop technical solutions.
- Bring technical insights from engagement with client peers/network.
- Understand our competition in terms of strategic direction of their approach to the specialty area, and their technical focus, staff, strengths, and weaknesses. Equip business units with winning technical strategies.
Knowledge & Technical Standards
- Create efficient, high-quality practice execution through development and consistent application of national technical standards including process and design guidelines, best practices, tools, model work scopes, and governance.
- Oversee implementation of Quality Fundamentals and Subject Matter Specialists (SMS) governance, in partnership with Specialty Leaders responsible for SMS badging and performance.
Talent Development
- Lead implementation and adjudication of SMS governance, systems (i.e., "badging “) and plans for talent development to ensure a high performing “bench” of technical practitioners.
- Set a foundation for SMS engagement in projects to develop staff by direct mentoring and training on the project.
- Support recruiting (identifying needs and candidates, informing decisions), communicate perceived gaps and needs with BU operational leads, and support hiring plans into business planning efforts.
- Support Practice Leadership in development of technical training and mentoring program within the specialty.
BC Brand and Industry Leadership
- Expand BC recognition in the industry for membrane processes. Lead representation of the BC brand as industry thought-leader, including strategic messaging, peer-reviewed and other publications, and team member visibility.
- Work with practice leadership team and operations leaders to develop national and regional conference plans. Champion strategic national conferences, presentation strategies, and selection of technical attendees.
- Support local conferences, workshops, and other means of visibility in strategic geographies, in coordination with Regional Practice Leaders, operations leaders, and CSTs.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- B.S. degree in related engineering field (Civil, Environmental, etc.) required; M.S. or Ph.D. degree preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively increasing responsibility in membrane process planning, design, startup, and optimization for drinking water and reuse applications.
- PE license or ability to get PE license within 12 months of starting work.
- Extensive experience in serving clients, collaboration and building consensus, working with stakeholder groups, sales and marketing, branding, and business growth.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong project management skills.
- Proven success in technical presentation, proposal writing, and public presentations.
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:
Salary $103,000 - $141,000
Location B:
Salary $114,000 - $155,000
Location C:
Salary $124,000 - $169,000
You can view which BC location applies to you here. 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 here 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 services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 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 www.brownandcaldwell.com.
This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.
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