Water/Wastewater Practice Lead

Are we the road to your future?

Volkert is a top-ranked, employee-owned design firm with an ever-expanding corporate footprint, and we are committed to creating meaningful opportunities for professional growth for our employee-owners while also providing our clients with creative, practical solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is currently celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities on innovative and impactful infrastructure projects throughout the Southeast and beyond.

We are currently searching for an experienced Water/Wastewater Practice Lead to support our Southeast Region located in Florida.

What you'll be doing:

• Providing project management and task coordination for various potable water and wastewater projects
• Defining project scope, schedules, and budgets
• Developing detailed designs, construction plans, technical specifications, reports, and cost estimates for pipeline, pump station, treatment plant, and other water utility projects
• Performing QA/QC reviews of reports, calculations, construction plans, and other technical documents
• Establishing, developing, and maintaining client relationships

What you need to have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related discipline
• 10+ years of related experience
• Registration as a Professional Engineer with the Florida Board of Professional Engineers or ability to obtain registration within 3 months

• Experience in business development
• Ability to hire, manage, and motivate staff
• Proven existing relationships relevant entities in FL

• Project and task management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong technical report writing capabilities
• Ability to work collaboratively and contribute meaningfully to the success of a project team
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and goal/results driven mentality
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines.
• Valid driver's license.
• A satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR).

• Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member:
  1. Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment
  2. Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems
  3. Be able to communicate effectively- verbal and written
  4. Be able to multi-task in a team environment
  5. Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion

Volkert Perks:

• Competitive compensation
• Flexibility and a positive work/life balance
• Challenging and innovative projects
• Employee referral program
• Professional development
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Employer-paid Life/AD&D insurance
• Employer-paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• Wellness incentives
• Additional voluntary benefits

The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.

"For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference."

- Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

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Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

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