The Opportunity:

Tetra Tech is seeking a Stormwater Project Manager/ Regional Market Lead to head the delivery of high-impact stormwater infrastructure and watershed management projects across the Southwestern United States. This is a highly visible leadership role for a seasoned engineering professional who wants to shape project strategy, guide technically complex work, and deliver meaningful infrastructure and watershed solutions that improve resilience, water quality, and community outcomes.

This role will serve as both a technical leader and trusted client advisor, overseeing impactful projects for municipal, state, and federal clients. You will have the opportunity to lead interdisciplinary teams, mentor emerging talent, strengthen long-term client relationships, and contribute to the continued growth of a respected stormwater practice.

What Sets This Role Apart:

This is a chance to step into a leadership role on a team that is already delivering some of the most technically advanced environmentally focused stormwater work in the Southwest, including municipal on-call contracts, regional stormwater capture, watershed planning, water quality improvements, and green infrastructure design. Current and recent work includes:

• City of Pasadena Stormwater On-Call

• Los Angeles County Stormwater Quality On-Call

• Los Angeles County Operation and Maintenance for Regional Stormwater Capture Projects On-Call

• RCFC&WCD Stormwater On-Call

• USCR CIMP

• County of San Diego Public Works On-Call

• Measure W feasibility and design projects

This role offers the chance to lead projects that influence policy, strengthen climate resilience, and set the standard for smart stormwater design and delivery.

Position Summary:

The Stormwater Project Manager / Regional Market Lead plays a key role in advancing Tetra Tech's mission to build resilient, sustainable communities. This position leads the design and delivery of innovative projects focused on green stormwater infrastructure, water quality and quantity, and community resiliency for municipal, state, and federal clients. As a Project Manager, you will take on a leadership role managing interdisciplinary teams, developing creative solutions, providing technical oversight, and delivering impactful projects that protect and improve our local communities.

Essential Job Functions:

The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:

• Lead the planning, technical direction, and delivery of stormwater infrastructure projects, including green stormwater infrastructure, water quality and quantity improvements, and community and climate resiliency initiatives.

• Drive client engagement and serve as a trusted client advisor and primary technical point of contact on key client accounts, including municipal, state, and federal stormwater assignments.

• Lead interdisciplinary teams in developing innovative, practical, and defensible stormwater solutions.

• Provide senior-level technical oversight for designs, construction documents, plans, specifications, and cost-benefit analyses.

• Provide senior-level review and oversight of hydraulic, hydrologic, and watershed analyses, including GIS-based data interpretation and statistical evaluation.

• Direct project schedules, budgets, scope, deliverables, and client communications to ensure successful execution and strong client satisfaction.

• Lead quality assurance and quality control standards across all phases of project delivery.

• Contribute to business development efforts through client engagement, proposal development, scope definition, and identification of new opportunities.

• Prepare and present technical memoranda, reports, briefings, and client presentations that clearly communicate project direction and recommendations.

• Lead or assist in the preparation and delivery of training and workshops covering a variety of stormwater management related topics including design, operation and maintenance, and construction inspection.

• Mentor junior engineers, helping build technical depth, professional confidence, and leadership capacity within the team.

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in environmental engineering, civil engineering, or related engineering field.

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant engineering experience with demonstrated expertise in stormwater design and watershed management.

• Experience leading municipal client work, including construction support, site assessments, survey review, and field observations.

• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in California, or ability to obtain licensure within six months of hire.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and ArcGIS, along with experience using modeling software such as StormWise (formerly ICPR), PCSWMM, and HEC-RAS.

• Proven experience preparing and delivering client presentations, preferably for municipal or other public-sector clients.

• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, and build trusted client relationships.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) for documentation and communication.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related engineering field.

• Experience in regional market leadership, client account management, or practice growth.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to travel for site visits and client meetings as needed; travel is estimated at up to 10% annually, including occasional overnight travel.

• Ability to stand and walk during site visits and inspections.

• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.

• Ability to lift and carry materials or equipment up to 25 pounds.

• Ability to sit at a workstation and work on a computer for extended periods.

• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, surveys, plan sets, and reports.

• Ability to communicate effectively in person and through electronic means.

Additional Information:

• For this role, we are open to hybrid work schedules in our Irvine, CA office, or remote work schedules within California.

• This is a full-time position, typically 40 hours per week, with standard hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Additional hours may be required based on project needs.

The salary range for this position is $150K-$185K. Compensation may vary and offers will be determined based on a combination of an individual's experience, skill set, certifications, and educational background.

Life at Tetra Tech:

Tetra Tech offers a collaborative environment where senior professionals can do meaningful work, lead high-impact projects, and help shape the future of stormwater and watershed management. Our team values technical excellence, client service, innovation, and professional growth.

The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:

• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.

• Merit-based financial rewards.

• Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.

• A collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.

• Learning and development opportunities for continued growth and leadership.