Civil Portfolio Discipline Leader (PDL) - (water/wastewater)

Brown and Caldwell (BC) has an exciting opportunity to lead the Civil Engineering team in delivering industry-leading water, wastewater, and remediation designs to our clients. We are seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to serve as the Civil Portfolio Discipline Leader for our Western portfolios including Texas, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Vancouver, British Columbia, Hawaii, and Guam.

This is a highly-strategic position that requires proven strength in group leadership, design management, and civil engineering design of water and wastewater facilities for our clients.

This candidate will lead a team of fellow civil engineers and designers located in multiple offices. As a team leader, this candidate will manage group workload, hiring, and project assignments, as well as provide mentoring and performance feedback for group employees. Key objectives of the Civil Portfolio Discipline Leader role are to:

• Represent the civil discipline within delivery teams.
• Ensure the civil discipline has the resources to deliver all design projects in the Portfolio.
• Support the client portfolio and Portfolio Design Manager to ensure successful project delivery.
• Support the Portfolio Chief Engineer to ensure successful quality assurance and control of project deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Supervise design discipline employees, including day-to-day oversight, performance feedback, and support for training and development.
• Provide regular communication and/or meetings with the design discipline team to discuss workload for current and upcoming projects.
• Support representation of the discipline to the Business Unit Client Sales Team by contributing technical input for sales efforts and proposals.
• Support development of design discipline scope, schedule, and effort estimates in partnership with PMs and DMs.
• Coordinate with PMs/DMs regarding staffing, schedule, or scope adjustments and escalate issues to leadership as appropriate.
• Collaborate with other Portfolio Discipline Leaders (PDLs) and the National Practice Leader within Brown and Caldwell to assist with resource planning, workload coordination, technical issues, design workflow, quality, and efficiency.
• Participate in technical leadership meetings for the specific design discipline and communicate relevant information and direction to the team.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of design discipline–specific standards (e.g., specifications, standard details, etc.) in coordination with the National Practice Leader.
• Maintain and update workload tracking tools for the specific design discipline to understand team capacity and identify potential gaps.
• Support the development of professional networks and relationships with subconsultants and on-call supplemental resources and assist with their engagement on projects as needed.
• Assist with tracking and maintaining professional engineer registration coverage for the specific design discipline based on business needs.
• Perform QA/QC reviews for selected projects and support adherence to BC quality standards for project deliverables.
• Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing team by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and fostering a culture of engagement, growth, and accountability.
• Oversee workload planning, performance management, and team operations to align resources with business objectives while ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations.
•  Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.

Skills and Competencies

• Demonstrated people leadership and design coordination skills.
• Ability to balance team and project needs while managing multiple priorities, including discipline support, design activities, and project delivery services.
• Ability to support proposal technical approach development and assist with design discipline effort budgeting.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to contribute to presentations and technical written materials.
• Effective interpersonal skills to motivate staff, support collaboration, and maintain positive team morale.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and able to work independently with a willingness to learn and grow.
• Results-oriented and able to perform effectively under tight and sometimes pressured deadlines.

Experience

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in the design discipline specific or related field.
• Professional Engineer registration or applicable licensure is required.
• Typically will become certified in BC's Subject Matter Specialist (SMS) Framework and progress through the SMS competencies.

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in architectural, civil, environmental, sanitary, chemical, , electrical, controls, or mechanical engineering or related field, or equivalent relevant experience is 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: $129,000 - $177,000
Location B: $142,000 - $194,000
Location C: $155,000 - $212,000

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.  

Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.   

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer. Brown and Caldwell encourages protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

Salary : $129,000 - $177,000