Stormwater Leader (Raleigh, NC)

BC is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Raleigh Stormwater Leader to help grow our North Carolina stormwater business. This role combines client service, technical leadership, and business development across stormwater management, watershed planning, environmental planning and permitting, integrated resource planning, and climate resilience.

The candidate should be located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and based in BC’s Raleigh office.

As a Stormwater Leader, you will collaborate with Office Leaders, Technical Service/Practice Leaders, Design Services, and the marketing team to cultivate and strengthen client relationships. Exceptional client service will be central to your role, including understanding client priorities, maintaining responsive communication, and ensuring our teams deliver practical solutions that meet client expectations. You will align BC’s capabilities with client needs, lead teams to deliver high-quality projects, and guide positioning and pursuit efforts to secure new opportunities.

Join our well-established and collaborative team and contribute to the continued growth of our Raleigh and North Carolina stormwater practice. Your leadership will help strengthen client partnerships, develop staff, and connect technical expertise with the communities we serve.

This strategic role is ideal for a professional who values long-term client relationships, responsive service, and successful project delivery. You will help clients address complex stormwater challenges through innovative, sustainable solutions and close collaboration with BC’s technical specialists.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute complex technical analyses and engineering design efforts.

• Prepare, review, and approve advanced technical reports and engineering deliverables.

• Develop and design environmental protection systems and infrastructure for complex projects.

• Lead development of facility, watershed, or strategic resource management plans.

• Ensure technical quality, regulatory compliance, and integration of multidisciplinary inputs.

• Provide technical leadership during permitting, regulatory coordination, and vendor engagement.

• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.

Mentorship

• Provide mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow within their roles.

Skills and Competencies

• Advanced expertise in environmental engineering principles, practices, and regulations

• Ability to solve complex, ambiguous technical problems

• Strong judgment in applying engineering standards and best practices.

• Effective leadership and communication skills within technical teams.

Experience

• Typically, a minimum of 10 years of related work experience in Environmental Engineering or related field.

• Typically certified in the SMS Framework, and progressing through the SMS competencies.

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering or related field is required.

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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: $117,000 - $159,000

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 services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 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.

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