
Senior Industrial Water & Wastewater, Market Leader
Phoenix, AZ · FlexibleFull-timePosted 3w agoStill listed today
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Geosyntec Consultants seeks a Senior Industrial Water & Wastewater Market Leader to grow its water and wastewater engineering practices from its Phoenix office, with remote or hybrid scheduling available within Arizona. The role develops strategy for the Southwest water market, emphasizing mining while pursuing other industrial and municipal sectors. It combines business development, client and project leadership, technical delivery, and staff mentoring.
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Overview
Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?
Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Industrial Water & Wastewater, Market Leader to help grow our water and wastewater engineering practices, based out of our Phoenix, AZ, office, with the opportunity for remote or hybrid scheduling from within the state of Arizona. 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 water market share for Geosyntec in the Southwest United States, with an emphasis on Water for Mining, but also pursuing work in the semi-conductor, data center, and municipal markets.
In Mining, the selected individual will work with leading experts with numerous business and professional contacts who are currently developing mining opportunities throughout the mine project lifecycle, including initial exploration, mine development, operations, expansions, and closure. A key differentiator for Geosyntec is the ability to support mining clients on the entire water cycle, from supply and potential groundwater inflows to reuse, treatment, and discharge.
The position will also support business growth associated with complex 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 Responsibilities
Collaboration 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 mining market 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 Professional, you will also be expected to take on staff leadership and mentoring roles.
Some of the key responsibilities for this client-facing position include:
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Strategic business planning to segment and target specific clients for projects such as water supply, water treatment, and water re-use; with an emphasis on the mining market but inclusive of other opportunities;
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Engagement with project and operations staff to align Geosyntec’s full service delivery capabilities with the market demands for water services.
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Participation in the development and implementation of the firm’s strategic plan. Participation in inter-departmental and inter-branch initiatives that have a positive impact on the greater company such as practice group involvement, client management leadership, market sector development, and providing business development or technical leadership to multiple offices or practice groups.
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Implementation of a personal business development plan to expand services and revenue with new and existing clients, in coordination with companywide business development plans.
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Serve in the capacity of a Client Account Manager on selected accounts deemed critical to the water market or in support of the Mining HGA’s CDI program.
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Active participation in professional societies, conferences, and meetings that will increase the visibility of the firm to potential clients and recruits. Make contributions to the profession that will result in individual recognition as an industry leader;
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Project directorship, including ensuring client expectations are understood and met, budgets are adhered to, quality objectives are met, and follow-on work is attainted.
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Recruiting, managing, and mentoring junior staff and mid-career engineers and scientists.
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Reviewing and leading the preparation of major proposals.
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Preparing for and participating in meetings with clients, regulatory personnel, and other parties.
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At times, the position may also include fieldwork including contractor oversight and process troubleshooting tasks.
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Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations, as needed.
Education and Licensure
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Bachelor's degree in civil, chemical, environmental engineering, or related engineering discipline. (required)
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Advanced degree (same as above). (preferred)
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Professional registration (i.e., P.E.). (required)
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
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At least 8 years (10+ years preferred) of progressive experience in the consulting industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience. (required)
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Demonstrated experience in industrial and municipal clients with water supply, water treatment, and water re-use projects. (required)
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Demonstrated working knowledge of Federal and State regulations. (required)
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Experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams. (required)
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Demonstrated success in the development and management of clients and growing a practice that sustains a group of professional junior staff. (required)
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Excellent leadership and detail-orientation skills. (required)
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Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed. (required)
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Strong oral and technical writing skills. (required)
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Valid U.S driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,211 open Engineering Leadership jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Arizona median$176–293K/yr28 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 36 open Engineering Leadership jobs in Arizona and 2,211 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Education
- 695 of the 2,211 open Engineering Leadership jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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