Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources, Hydrology, or related field.
15+ years of relevant water resources engineering experience, including 5+ years in leadership roles.
Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Colorado or ability to obtain within six months.
Proven success in managing cross-functional teams and complex water resources projects.
Deep understanding of water resources modeling concepts and workflows.
Demonstrated business development track record with client relationships.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite for documentation and communication.
Responsibilities
Lead client engagements and manage key client relationships to drive repeat business.
Develop proposal strategies and capture efforts by identifying opportunities and leading technical approaches.
Provide leadership for medium-to-large water resources and dam projects, ensuring technical excellence and profitability.
Serve as senior technical reviewer for planning documents and hydrologic analyses.
Build and mentor multidisciplinary teams, supporting staff development and succession planning.
Establish and monitor project budgets, schedules, and risk mitigation plans.
Resolve complex technical or client issues as they arise.
Benefits
Multi-disciplinary environment fostering collaboration between engineers and scientists.
Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives tied to practice growth.
Opportunity to shape and grow a regional practice with high-profile projects.
Flexibility and commitment to work/life balance.
Collaborative team atmosphere valuing employee contributions.
Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity:
Tetra Tech is adding a Principal Water Resources Manager to lead and expand our water resources, dams and reservoirs practice. This position offers hybrid work flexibility from ourDenver, COoffice.
Position Summary:
We're seeking a Principal Water Resources Manager to lead and grow dams, reservoirs, and broader water resources services across Colorado, with the ability to support growth regionally. This leader will be a client-facing and senior technical manager who provides expert oversight of water resources planning, dam and reservoir-related projects, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, watershed studies, and resiliency-focused infrastructure solutions. The position emphasizes market growth, client development, and technical leadership.
Essential Job Functions:
The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:
Lead client engagements and serve as the primary client relationship manager for key accounts, converting strategic relationships into repeat work and new business.
Drive proposal strategy and capture efforts by identifying opportunities, leading technical approach development, assembling teams, and presenting technical credibility to prospects.
Provide program-level leadership and direction for medium-to-large water resources, dams, storm and flood projects, ensuring technical excellence, on-time delivery, and profitability.
Serve as senior technical reviewer/approver for technical deliverables, including planning documents, hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, dam and reservoir studies, feasibility studies, and related design documents.
Build and mentor multidisciplinary teams of engineers, hydrologists, and scientists, delegate technical tasks, and support staff development and succession planning.
Establish and monitor project budgets, schedules, and technical risk mitigation plans; escalate and resolve complex technical or client issues.
Required Qualifications:
A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources, Hydrology, or a related field.
A minimum of 15 years of relevant water resources engineering experience, with at least 5 years in leadership, client development, and/or program management roles.
Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Colorado, or ability to obtain licensure within six months of hire.
Proven success managing cross-functional teams and delivering complex dams, reservoirs, watershed, stormwater, or water resources projects.
Deep understanding of water resources modeling concepts and workflows, sufficient to evaluate and direct modeling strategies and conduct high-level technical reviews.
Demonstrated business development track record and ability to leverage client relationships to win projects.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) for documentation and communication.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; excellent written and oral communication skills.
Team-oriented attitude with the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
Physical Requirements:
Willingness to travel locally and regionally to support client development, site visits, and project delivery.
Manual dexterity to use a computer mouse, keyboard, and peripheral equipment.
The ability to sit at a workstation for prolonged periods of time.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and via electronic means.
Additional Information:
This position is based in our Denver, CO office on a hybrid schedule, typically in the office 3 days/week.
This is a full-time position typically scheduled Monday through Friday; however, additional hours may be required to meet company and program needs.
Compensation:
The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000. Compensation may vary and is not limited to the stated range; offers will be determined based on a combination of an individual's experience, skill set, certifications, and educational background.
Life at Tetra Tech:
The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:
Multi-disciplinary environment where engineers work side by side with scientists to develop better solutions in a changing world.
Competitive compensation, benefits, and performance-based incentives are tied to practice growth and client retention.
The opportunity to shape and grow a regional practice; mentorship and leadership role on high-profile dams and reservoirs programs.
Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
About Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech, Inc. is an American engineering services company that provides consulting, engineering, program management, and construction management services. The company serves a range of industries, including water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development. Tetra Tech was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California. The company operates in over 50 countries and has more than 20,000 employees.
