This is an opportunity for a seasoned engineering leader to step away from day-to-day design production and focus on managing a book of business, shaping technical strategy, and driving high-impact client solutions.
Your Day-to-Day
In this role, you will provide senior technical leadership for engineering design efforts, with a focus on stream and wetland restoration, stormwater design, hydrology, hydraulics, geomorphology, and related water resources work. You will serve as a technical design subject matter expert, guiding complex project decisions from early feasibility through design, construction planning, implementation, and closeout. You will lead or support QA/QC processes to ensure engineering deliverables are accurate, complete, constructible, and aligned with RES standards, client expectations, regulatory requirements, and project goals.
This role will play a key part in business development by engaging stakeholders, building consensus, and advancing opportunities toward commercial bookings. As part of RES’s sales process, you will help lead multidisciplinary teams in prospecting, qualifying opportunities, developing client solutions, and submitting winning proposals. You may also support complex negotiations, including procurement strategies, pricing discussions, and design-build or advisory service solutions.
As a senior member of the team, you will mentor engineering staff, provide technical coaching, delegate work effectively, and contribute strategic input on technical standards, quality practices, regulatory expectations, and opportunities to improve project delivery.
We’d Love to Talk to You If You Have Many of the Following
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
Professional Engineer license in the applicable state or states.
10-15 years of progressive engineering experience.
Three or more years of Environmental consulting experience as a “seller-doer” responsible for leading the pursuit and delivery of projects, as this will be a key expectation of the job.
Deep technical expertise in stream and wetland restoration design, stormwater design, or related water resources engineering.
Experience leading, implementing, or improving QA/QC processes for engineering deliverables.
Demonstrated relationships with public agencies and regulators, private developers, consulting and engineering firms, non-profits, and academia with MD, VA, and KY.
Working knowledge of Section 401/404 of the Clean Water Act and applicable state and local regulatory requirements.
Experience supporting early-stage feasibility, concept design, cost considerations, constructability review, and construction planning.
Experience with construction oversight or hands-on construction support.
Experience managing client relationships, contracts, scopes, schedules, budgets, and expectations.
Experience engaging with regulatory agencies, clients, contractors, landowners, and project stakeholders.
What Will Make You Stand Out
Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline. PMP certification.
Experience serving as engineer of record or senior technical reviewer for complex restoration, mitigation, stormwater, or water resources projects.
Demonstrated ability to develop practical, constructible design solutions for complex field conditions.
Experience leading interdisciplinary design teams that include engineers, scientists, regulatory specialists, construction professionals, and project managers.
Virginia Pay Range (Salary)
$130,500—$152,000 USD
Please note that the “Day in the Life” section is not intended to be an exhaustive list of job duties, but rather a representative snapshot of typical responsibilities and work experiences at RES.
RES is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
