Florida Water Lead

Florida Water Lead | Florida (Location Flexible) We are partnering with a specialist water resources civil engineering consulting firm in the Tampa Bay area, recognized for delivering high-quality, innovative solutions for public agencies across. Their work spans water resources engineering, regulatory support, and construction engineering/inspection services. This firm is now ready to expand

• opening an additional Florida presence
• and is seeking a "seller/doer" leader to launch and grow it.

THE OPPORTUNITYThis is a rare chance for an entrepreneurial water resources engineer to "run your own shop" without taking on the risk of starting from scratch.

You will have:

• True autonomy to shape the office, the team, and the work you pursue
• Direct access to an engaged, supportive owner who is passionate about engineering and committed to helping you succeed
• The resources of an established firm
• reputation, systems, technical depth, and operational support
• behind your growth
• Flexibility in expectations as you build momentum If you've ever wanted to build a practice, mentor a team, and lead client relationships
• this is the platform.

LOCATIONFlexible in Florida. The goal is to establish a new Florida office presence where you have strong relationships and can grow a team.

WHAT YOU'LL

DOAs the Practice Leader, you will:

• Drive business development: identify, pursue, and win water resources work (municipal/public agency and related markets)
• Serve as a trusted technical and client-facing leader in stormwater, drainage, watershed planning, hydrology/hydraulics, and resilience work
• Build and mentor a team as workload grows
• developing engineers/designers under you
• Lead proposals, scopes, fees, and client strategy; collaborate with leadership to align resources and delivery
• Ensure exceptional technical quality and client satisfaction, leveraging company tools/standards/support
• Represent the firm externally through relationships, presentations, and professional involvement

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Establish a clear market focus and launch plan for your Florida area
• Win and deliver initial projects using a mix of your relationships and firm capabilities
• Hire and develop the first set of team members under you as backlog expands
• Create repeatable BD rhythms (pursuits, pipeline, client touch points) that scale

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years of progressive experience in Water Resources Engineering (flexible based on strength of business development track record)
• Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Demonstrated success in business development (bringing in work)
• Strong technical credibility in stormwater/drainage/H&H modeling, watershed planning, resiliency, and permitting/regulatory coordination
• Proven ability (or strong readiness) to lead, mentor, and grow a team
• Confident communicator with proposal leadership and client management experience

PREFERRED

• Experience delivering work for Florida municipalities, utilities, and/or agencies; comfort navigating Florida regulatory environments
• Familiarity with common H&H tools and workflows used in Florida practice environments
• Strong local network in your Florida region (municipal/public works, stormwater, transportation drainage, etc.

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COMPENSATION

& BENEFITSCompetitive base salary and profit sharing options, plus full benefits.

Details available upon conversation