Water Market Sector Leader

Water Market Sector Leader

Waggoner Engineering, Inc. is seeking a Water Market Sector Leader to join our team. The Water Market Sector Leader is a senior strategic-operations leader responsible for growing the firm in the water market sector across all business units - growing talent, building high-performing teams, expanding the client base, and increasing profitable revenue and backlog in the water market. The role will elevate Waggoner's brand and thought leadership, lead major client pursuits, and ensure excellent, consistent project delivery. Because the role has limited to no direct reports, success depends on leading through leadership influence - aligning Business Unit Leaders, Area Managers, Discipline Leaders, and Client/Project Teams around clear market priorities, development pathways, and quality outcomes for clients.

Sector Summary

Responsible for the strategy, growth, and delivery excellence of Waggoner's Water Market for public-sector water clients, including a "One Water" approach covering water, wastewater, stormwater, reuse, and integrated planning. The leader serves as the primary market-facing champion for water services for local governments, state agencies, and federal departments responsible for water utilities and programs.

Market Sector Scope

• Primary clients: local government water and wastewater utilities, stormwater programs, watershed and coastal entities, state agencies responsible for water resources, and federal departments/agencies responsible for water infrastructure and compliance.
• Primary services: water/wastewater treatment and conveyance, stormwater and drainage, One Water and integrated planning, asset management and capital planning, regulatory compliance, funding support, and resilience/adaptation.
• Boundary: water infrastructure that is integral to industrial facilities (e.g., process water, industrial wastewater systems, and industrial stormwater within or directly serving an industrial site) is led by the Industrial Market Sector Leader. The Water Market Sector Leader collaborates where industrial projects require coordination with public utilities, agencies, or community systems.