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Industrial Water Technical Manager

Role overview

Qualifications

  • M.S. in Engineering (P.E. or other certification preferred)
  • 10 - 15 years of professional experience with an engineering consulting firm
  • Demonstrated experience serving industrial clients
  • Strong written and verbal skills with a track record of publishing technical work

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership to staff in the Industrial Water/Wastewater Business
  • Develop and maintain client-advisor relationships for business opportunities
  • Assist and or lead on proposal preparation for new client and project opportunities
  • Ensure the technical quality of the work product delivered

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Innovation
  • Mentorship
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Teamwork

About the company

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Woodard & Curran

Environmental Services

Woodard & Curran is more than just a consulting firm – we are an integrated science, engineering, design-build, and operations company specializing in water and environmental projects. Our depth of experience across these disciplines makes us uniquely suited to handle any project with a completely tailored approach. By partnering with our clients, adopting their priorities, and understanding the realities they face, we deliver one-of-a-kind answers to unique problems, with a truly collaborative working style. We believe that doing good work for our clients goes hand in hand with doing good work for the companies and communities we serve, and for the planet as a whole, and that all good work begins and ends with a happy, healthy team. These commitments — to each other, to our clients, and to the world around us — define Woodard & Curran.

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryEnvironmental Services
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

Woodard & Curran is an employee-owned engineering, science, and operations firm dedicated to clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. We foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that supports professional growth, flexibility, and meaningful work, empowering our employees to make a lasting impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.


What’s in it for you: Woodard & Curran is a privately held firm whose values begin with putting Employees first, a Flexible work environment, and competitive benefits. We are currently seeking a dynamic, detail-oriented, and client-focused Professional Engineer to join our Water Team as a Technical Manager in our Industrial Water Practice. In this role, you will collaborate with our team to develop, design, and deliver various industrial water/wastewater projects across the U.S.

Who are we looking for:

In response to our need for growth, Woodard & Curran offers a unique opportunity to support technical delivery and leadership in our Industrial Water Practice, which provides high-quality engineering and design services to industrial and commercial clients throughout the U.S. The selected candidate will have technical experience to lead water and wastewater system designs while providing mentorship to a talented team of engineers. Woodard & Curran is seeking a motivated professional with an entrepreneurial spirit, a demonstrated focus on industrial clients and safe practices, and a passion for innovation and technical excellence in the industrial water/wastewater field. The position requires a strong communicator with the demonstrated ability to develop, lead, and mentor project teams.

Location: Nationwide search

Office Preference: Remote/Virtual

Travel: Up to 25% within the continental US


Just to name a few, projects may include:
  • Capacity assessments, alternatives evaluations, basis of design development
  • Bench and pilot-scale testing
  • Water/wastewater treatment system upgrades
  • New water/wastewater treatment system designs
  • On-site commissioning and start-up
  • Water Reuse

  • What You Will Be Doing at Woodard & Curran:
  • The ability to grow and succeed as a firm is a direct function of the technical expertise we develop within the firm. As such, our success is directly related to our technical experts’ abilities to innovate and differentiate the firm in the marketplace based on expertise.
  • A Technical Manager is responsible for staying at the forefront of technical approaches in their field of expertise and contributing both innovation and project delivery within the areas where the expertise applies.
  • Specific areas of focus include: Provide technical leadership to staff in the Industrial Water/Wastewater Business, with specific focus on the Industrial Water/Wastewater Practice.
  • Experience in the Pharmaceutical/Chemical, Food & Beverage, and/or Data Center markets is preferred but not essential.
  • Develop and maintain client-advisor relationships that lead to business and repeat business for the firm.
  • Assist and or lead on proposal preparation and pursuit of new client and project opportunities.
  • Contribute to new and existing Large Account development and management.
  • Make national and regional-level technical publications & presentations and serve in professional technical leadership positions in outside organizations.
  • Conduct research and innovate within project opportunities to implement new and improved methods to execute solutions for our work.
  • Develop and lead the development of tools to assist in demonstrating Woodard & Curran’s technical leadership.
  • Ensure the technical quality of the work product delivered.
  • Mentor staff in technical skill areas.

  • What You Will Need To Succeed:
  • M.S. (P.E. or other certification/advanced degree preferred) in Engineering.
  • 10 - 15 years of professional experience with an engineering consulting firm.
  • Demonstrated experience serving industrial clients.
  • Strong appreciation of and commitment to safe work practices is mandatory
  • Background in biological wastewater treatment and design.
  • Industrial client engineering and/or design-build expertise, preferably in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical/chemical, data center, life sciences, and/or consumer products markets.
  • Strong written and verbal skills and demonstrated track record of publishing technical work
  • Woodard & Curran offers a comprehensive benefits package. For more information about our benefits & workplace policies visit Benefit & Policy Information - Woodard & Curran.

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    Equal Employment Opportunity & Accessibility: Woodard & Curran is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to non-discrimination and make employment decisions based on job-related factors. Individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact Beth Sweitzer.

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