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Senior Principal Engineer, Water Market Leader, Food & Beverage

Geosyntec Consultants

SYRACUSE, NYFull-timeSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
SYRACUSE, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Job overview

Geosyntec Consultants seeks a Senior Principal Water Market Leader for the Food & Beverage market to grow its water and wastewater engineering practices. The role develops market strategy, supports business growth for drinking water and industrial wastewater projects, and leads client-facing business development and project work. The position may be based in several listed U.S. offices or another Geosyntec office in the country.

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Skills

Strategic Business PlanningClient ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStaff LeadershipMentoring

Full job description

Senior Principal Engineer, Water Market Leader, Food & BeveragePrimary LocationUS-CA-OaklandID2026-4296CategoryCivil EngineeringPosition TypeRegular Full-TimeRemoteNoAdditional LocationUS-NY-SyracuseAdditional LocationUS-DC-WashingtonAdditional LocationUS-CA-Los AngelesAdditional LocationUS-WA-SeattleAdditional LocationUS-MA-ActonOverviewDo you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better? Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Principal Water Market Leader, Food & Beverage to help grow our water and wastewater engineering practices, this individual can be based in one of our Oakland, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Syracuse, NY, Washington DC, Chicago, IL, Acton, MA or Seattle, WA offices or from any of our other Geosyntec based offices throughout the US. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a leadership team actively engaged in growing the water business at Geosyntec. This position will be responsible for developing and implementing a strategy for achieving significant market share for Geosyntec in the Water for the Food and Beverage market area. work with leading experts with numerous business and professional contacts who are currently developing new process engineering opportunities. The position will also support business growth associated with complex drinking water and industrial wastewater projects across the country, including positioning for and expanding capabilities for delivering full-service projects. This position is well-suited for a talented, experienced individual who is interested in winning and leading innovative and challenging water and wastewater projects, and in working with a dedicated team of peers to transform a business.Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesCollaboration and mentoring are cornerstones of Geosyntec's culture. You should expect to work closely with experienced professionals who will help integrate you into Geosyntec's culture as you advance to this next stage of your career.We operate under a sell-manage-do culture, and so we expect all employees work on challenging technical projects while leveraging your existing knowledge and experience to help Geosyntec expand its current practices and capabilities through business development and client management. You will be responsible for developing a market strategy for the water for the food and beverage and organizing and leading staff to advance that strategy. You will also be asked to support market development in other sectors and to serve as project director for large and/or high risk projects. As a Senior Principal, you will also be expected to take on staff leadership and mentoring roles.Some of the key responsibilities for this client-facing position include: * Strategic business planning to segment and target specific industrial, commercial and municipal clients for projects such as water supply, water treatment, and water re-use; focused on the food and beverage market; * Engagement with project and operations staff to align Geosyntec's full service delivery capabilities with the market demands of the food and beverage industry, which often embraces a full-service delivery mindset.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,086 open Civil Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • New York median$94–130K/yr244 salary ranges
  • US median$30–42/hr199 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 349 open Civil Engineer jobs in New York and 5,086 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Civil Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (4,111 postings).
Education
3,874 of the 5,086 open Civil Engineer jobs (76%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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