Stormwater Senior Technical Lead

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.
Who we are looking for: At Woodard & Curran, there’s nothing we love more than a tough engineering challenge. We handle a wide range of water and environmental issues, solving complex problems with creativity and tenacity. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and planet. Our company was founded on a simple concept: to provide a safe and enjoyable place to work, with opportunities, integrity, and commitment, and we will attract talented people. Those people are at the heart of our firm, solving some of the most pressing water and environmental challenges for our clients.  We are seeking an experienced professional to grow our Stormwater Practice. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing, managing, and providing technical oversight for stormwater management projects. This role requires a thorough understanding in evaluating, planning, designing, and constructing stormwater solutions, including stormwater treatment, infiltration, and reuse, watershed management, stormwater conveyance, flood risk mitigation, and programmatic funding, among other areas.     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 and the external client and business partnerships we cultivate.  As such, the Senior Technical Leader is responsible for keeping their group’s technical proficiency at the forefront of their client and business relationships to market our innovative project delivery methods. This position is highly visible both within and outside the firm.  You will be responsible for overseeing and leading stormwater projects in the Region. This includes providing technical expertise on stormwater best management practices design, developing and maintaining relationships with clients and regulatory agencies, supervising project teams, preparing reports and proposals, staying current on emerging technologies and regulations, and representing the company in industry and professional organizations. The primary goal of a Senior Technical Leader is to ensure that all projects are executed efficiently and effectively while adhering to all relevant regulations and standards.   Location: Preference for Southern California Region.   Travel: Up to 20% of time with clients in CA.  Occasional travel within the US to support national Practice strategic initiatives.

Projects may include

• Water Quality Treatment
• Infiltration & Recharge
• Green Infrastructure / Low Impact Development
• Green Streets
• Stormwater Reuse / Harvesting
• Flood Control / Conveyance
• Erosion/Sediment Control
• Multi-Benefit Projects
• Stormwater Master Planning
• Stormwater Quality / Watershed Management Planning
• Urban Flood Resiliency

What you will be doing at Woodard & Curran:

• Act as a technical lead for strategically significant projects, including having substantial interaction related to all technical tasks associated with the project.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients and regulatory agencies.
• Provide technical expertise on stormwater management projects.
• Support project teams, including supervision of engineers, technicians, and other professionals.
• Prepare technical reports and proposals for clients.
• Represent the company in industry and professional organizations.
• Stay current on emerging technologies and regulatory developments in the field of stormwater management.
• Collaborate with Practice Leaders on Practice approach, technical direction, quality controls, and innovation.
• Support Project Managers & Technical Managers for completion of technical tasks to scope, schedule, and budget.
• Support the Project Manager by providing strategic advice and technical leadership on projects.
• Responsible for overall technical content and quality of project deliverables.
• Responsible for directing complex engineering or scientific work for clients.
• Foster and maintain one-on-one relationships w