What are the responsibilities and job description for the National Practice Lead, Emerging Contaminants position at Tetra Tech?
The Opportunity
We are seeking a dynamic, senior technical leader to serve as our National Practice Lead – Emerging Contaminants. This role will lead national strategy, technical excellence, innovation, and project delivery for emerging contaminants programs across municipal and private sector markets.
The ideal candidate will be a recognized subject matter expert in contaminants of emerging concern, including PFAS, 1,4-dioxane, microplastics, PPCPs, cyanotoxins, industrial compounds, endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), and other evolving regulatory constituents.
This Role Supports Programs And Facilities Related To
About Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With 25,000 employees working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science ® to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.
Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.
We invite applications from all interested parties.
Explore our open positions at https://www.tetratech.com/careers. Follow us on social media to learn more about our people, culture, and opportunities:
LinkedIn: @TetraTechCareers
X (Twitter): @TetraTechJobs
Additional Information
We are seeking a dynamic, senior technical leader to serve as our National Practice Lead – Emerging Contaminants. This role will lead national strategy, technical excellence, innovation, and project delivery for emerging contaminants programs across municipal and private sector markets.
The ideal candidate will be a recognized subject matter expert in contaminants of emerging concern, including PFAS, 1,4-dioxane, microplastics, PPCPs, cyanotoxins, industrial compounds, endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), and other evolving regulatory constituents.
This Role Supports Programs And Facilities Related To
- Drinking water, Wastewater, stormwater, biosolids, landfills and leachate, industrial residuals, solid waste facilities, environmental remediation, and compliance
- Serve as the firm’s senior technical authority for emerging contaminants projects
- Lead national strategy, technical standards, and best practices across the organization
- Provide oversight for treatment evaluations, pilot testing, source investigations, fate and transport analyses, and compliance strategies
- Review and guide high-risk and nationally significant projects
- Support planning, design, procurement, construction, startup, commissioning, and operations
- Mentor engineers, scientists, hydrogeologists, chemists, and technical specialists
- Build staff capability through workshops, training, and internal knowledge-sharing
- Track and disseminate evolving federal and state regulations, litigation trends, and treatment technology developments
- Support business development, capture planning, and client engagement for high-value opportunities
- Collaborate with leaders across water, wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, industrial, and remediation business lines
- Represent the firm through conferences, technical committees, publications, webinars, and thought leadership activities
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field; advanced degree desired
- Registered PE
- 15-20 plus years of experience leading national projects in advanced water and wastewater treatment process design
- Deep technical expertise in emerging contaminants and related treatment technologies
- Strong understanding of regulatory trends, risk communication, and compliance strategy
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and mentoring technical staff
- Proven ability to support business growth and client development
- Strong judgment in QA/QC, peer review, and risk mitigation
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work across regions and coordinate with multiple practice areas
- Leadership in drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, or solid waste programs
- Experience with pilot studies, treatment process selection, and residuals management
- Design-bid-build
- CMAR
- Design-build
- Progressive design-build
- Public-private partnerships
About Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With 25,000 employees working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science ® to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.
Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.
We invite applications from all interested parties.
Explore our open positions at https://www.tetratech.com/careers. Follow us on social media to learn more about our people, culture, and opportunities:
LinkedIn: @TetraTechCareers
X (Twitter): @TetraTechJobs
Additional Information
- Organization: 200 IEW