Wet Weather Strategic Advisor - Part Time

This position is part time.

We are seeking a Senior Technical Advisor with a broad and deep background in wastewater, stormwater, and wet weather management technologies and regulations to provide technical leadership across the organization. This role serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, pursuit teams, and project delivery teams, helping shape strategy, strengthen technical positioning, and elevate the quality and consistency of our work.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical credibility, an understanding of regulatory drivers, an understanding of innovative technologies, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear guidance that supports winning work and successful project execution.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Serve as a firmwide technical resource for wastewater, stormwater, and wet weather planning, design, and regulatory compliance
• Support development of technical strategy, service offerings, and market positioning across BC offices
• Track and interpret emerging technologies, regulatory changes, and industry trends, and communicate implications to internal teams

Pursuits & Business Development

• Support go/nogo decisions, proposal strategies, and technical approaches for key pursuits
• Contribute to proposal narratives, technical sections, and review of deliverables to ensure clarity, accuracy, and differentiation
• Participate in client conversations as a senior technical specialist when needed
  

Project Delivery Support

• Directly engage with clients and project teams to support the development of project deliverables and client presentations
• Advise project teams on technical approaches, application of innovative technologies, risk management, and regulatory considerations
• Provide peer review and quality oversight on complex or high-profile projects
• Support consistency in technical standards, tools, and best practices across regions

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Collaborate with discipline leaders, project managers, and technical specialists across BC offices
• Mentor staff and support development of technical capabilities, including innovation, and thought leadership
• Foster knowledge sharing across wastewater, stormwater, and wet weather practices

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, or related Engineering discipline (Master's preferred)
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 25+ years of experience in wastewater, stormwater, and/or wet weather system planning, design, or implementation
• Strong knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local regulations
• Demonstrated ability to support pursuits, strategy development, and complex technical decision making
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority

Preferred

• Experience working across multiple regions or jurisdictions
• Background supporting large, complex, or multidisciplinary projects or initiatives
• Prior experience in a firmwide or advisory technical role

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A: $162,000 - $220,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice-to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer. Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.