Water Resources Market Leader

Water Resources Market Leader

ID: 2026-4180

Primary Location: US-UT-Salt Lake City Additional Locations: US-TX-Austin, US-TX-Dallas, US-TX-Houston, US-AZ-Phoenix, US-AZ-Tucson, US-TX-San Antonio Category: Water Resources • Position Type: Regular Full-Time • Remote: No Overview Geosyntec Consultants invites applicants for a Principal level Water Resources Market Leader position to join our growing national Water Resources Practice. This role is based in Salt Lake City, UT; Phoenix, AZ; Austin, TX; Houston, TX; Dallas, TX or any other U.S. office, with potential to work remotely at the discretion of the Company. As a senior member of our Water Resources practice, you will lead complex water resources projects around water supply management, water rights permitting, and groundwater/surface water management. You will be responsible for a combination of technical project execution, client relationship management, team leadership, and business development. Geosyntec is an international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public‑sector clients. We invest in our people with competitive pay and benefits and well‑being programs. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Strategic business planning to segment and target specific industrial, commercial, and municipal clients for projects such as water supply, groundwater and surface water modeling, water availability, reuse, and regulatory considerations for water rights permitting, focused on the West Region Water Resources market. Engagement with project and operations staff to align Geosyntec’s full service delivery capabilities with market demands. Serve as Client Account Manager on selected critical accounts for the Water Resources market. Active participation in professional societies, conferences, and meetings to increase firm visibility and achieve individual recognition as an industry leader. Project directorship, ensuring client expectations are understood and met, budgets are adhered to, quality objectives are met, and follow‑on work is attained, especially for local scale hydrogeologic analyses and regulatory compliance projects. Recruiting, managing, and mentoring junior staff and mid‑career engineers and scientists. Reviewing and leading the preparation of major proposals. Providing senior leadership subject‑matter expertise in meetings with clients, regulatory personnel, and other parties. Technical project delivery and project‑manager responsibility for scoping, performing, managing, and delivering multiple concurrent projects. Preparing technical reports, letters, memoranda, plans, specifications, and proposals. Travel to client or company project or office sites as needed. Education and Licensure Bachelor’s degree in Water Resources, Hydrogeology, Civil, Environmental or related engineering discipline with emphasis on water resources (required). Advanced degree in the same/similar field (preferred). Professional registration (e.g., PE, CHG) (required). Skills, Experience and Qualifications At least 10 years (15+ preferred) of direct water resources, hydrogeology, or engineering consulting experience working on water resource, contaminated sites, and mining projects; or equivalent combination of education and experience (required). Experience with multi‑disciplinary project teams (required). Demonstrated success in project management, sales, and business development (required). Excellent leadership and detail‑orientation skills (required). Experience with design and implementation of field hydrogeology programs in glacial, basalt, and clastic aquifer systems (required). Experience with numerical modeling of groundwater flow and well test analysis (preferred). Ability and willingness to perform fieldwork and travel as needed (required). Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client‑driven drug and background testing may be required. Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel (required). #J-18808-Ljbffr Geosyntec Consultants