Jobs at Brown and Caldwell

Leads small to mid-sized projects from planning through completion, managing scope, schedules, budgets, quality, risks, changes, safety, vendors, and client relationships. Oversees project performance, profitability, forecasting, invoicing, and collections while supporting business development. Mentors team members, coordinates multidisciplinary stakeholders, and ensures compliance with project delivery requirements. The role requires knowledge of state agencies and experience with water resources, stormwater, drainage infrastructure, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, and flood control projects.

Lead planning, execution, and delivery of mid-to-large infrastructure projects, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, change, health & safety, and vendor management. Monitor profitability, support client relationships and sales, mentor staff, and provide regular stakeholder communication and reporting to achieve project and business performance metrics.

Supports BIM, reality capture, visualization, and digital delivery workflows for water, wastewater, and infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include updating Revit templates, AutoCAD blocks, and profiles; testing add-ins; using Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D; creating simple data models; supporting laser scanning, photogrammetry, point cloud processing, immersive technology, documentation, and digital design reviews. The role operates under close supervision and develops foundational digital delivery expertise.

Leads strategic client accounts and executive advisory services for environmental engineering and water-sector clients. Responsibilities include developing multi-year growth strategies, expanding advisory services, managing client portfolios, leading multidisciplinary teams, overseeing profitability and risk, and directing major pursuits. The role also provides executive leadership to a California water organization, including stakeholder engagement, board representation, policy guidance, and strategic counsel on water issues.

Leads Brown and Caldwell’s Walnut Creek market by developing strategic business plans, driving profitable growth, strengthening client relationships, and guiding major pursuits. Oversees financial performance, staffing, resource planning, project delivery, and operational effectiveness for a large multidisciplinary engineering consulting team. Builds leadership capability, fosters accountability and continuous improvement, manages organizational change, and collaborates across enterprise functions to deliver water, wastewater, environmental, and infrastructure solutions.

Designs, automates, and supports complex cybersecurity solutions across cloud and infrastructure environments. Responsibilities include security alert monitoring, incident and vulnerability management, security architecture, SIEM tuning, access reviews, compliance with frameworks such as SOC 2 and CMMC, risk assessments, third-party security reviews, scripting, and secure technology guidance. The role also mentors team members and partners with technical and business stakeholders to improve security posture.

Design and oversee electrical power distribution and motor control systems, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and perform engineering services during construction.

Lead cybersecurity consulting and engineering engagements securing OT and IT environments for water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure clients. Conduct ICS, SCADA, network, architecture, risk, and compliance assessments; design secure IT/OT architectures; develop governance, incident response, security plans, and improvement roadmaps; evaluate security technologies; and support proposals and client presentations. Mentor junior staff and advise on cloud, IoT, AI, and critical infrastructure security.

Combines wastewater process engineering with AI, machine learning, process modeling, digital twins, and optimization. Responsibilities include analyzing treatment data, developing biological and chemical process models, evaluating and troubleshooting facilities, conducting experiments, testing technologies, and implementing predictive or optimization solutions. The engineer collaborates with multidisciplinary project teams and utility clients to improve treatment performance, reliability, energy use, and operational decision-making. Python programming and wastewater modeling platforms are preferred, along with wastewater treatment, nutrient removal, data science, and technical communication expertise.

Leads national wastewater disinfection and filtration projects, ensuring technical quality, regulatory compliance, and best-practice delivery. Develops innovative treatment solutions, supports research and pilot studies, advises municipal utility clients, and builds client relationships and business opportunities. Coordinates multidisciplinary teams, monitors emerging technologies, delivers technical presentations, and mentors practitioners. The role focuses on municipal wastewater treatment, permitting challenges, Enterococci sampling, PAA and performic acid applications, and wet-weather or CSO disinfection evaluations.

Designs complex electrical and instrumentation and control systems for water, wastewater, municipal, industrial, and federal facilities. Responsibilities include electrical drawings, cable tray and conduit layouts, equipment, lighting, circuit, grounding, and controls design; Revit and AutoCAD modeling; cross-discipline coordination; equipment schedules; field data gathering; regulatory compliance; and mentoring junior designers.

Leads infrastructure and municipal utility financing, financial analysis, capital improvement planning, rate studies, budgeting, funding strategies, and grant and loan applications. Advises clients on business transformation, governance, risk mitigation, strategic planning, and federal and state funding opportunities. Conducts market and competitor analysis, supports municipal finance initiatives, and mentors less experienced staff.

Leads the vision, strategy, market growth, and delivery of emerging digital and business solutions for water and wastewater utilities. Responsibilities include business assessments, solution framing, go-to-market planning, client development, proposals, governance, implementation strategies, organizational development, process improvement, risk management, and delivery standards. The role collaborates across practices, mentors team members, manages technology partners, and develops repeatable frameworks and client-facing solutions.

Supports multiple projects through contract administration, cost and rate development, invoicing, financial reporting, subcontractor and purchase order coordination, progress monitoring, documentation management, and project closeout. The role communicates with stakeholders, contractors, and suppliers, assists with billing collections, and may mentor less experienced team members. Independent judgment is expected within defined responsibilities.

Supports multiple projects through contract administration, cost and rate development, invoicing, progress reporting, subcontractor and purchase order coordination, financial documentation, collections assistance, and project closeout. Maintains project records, monitors performance, communicates financial progress to stakeholders, and may mentor less experienced team members. Requires independent judgment within defined responsibilities and flexibility to handle evolving project support needs.

Designs process-mechanical systems for water and wastewater treatment infrastructure, including equipment, piping, pumping, hydraulics, aeration, and pipe supports. Develops calculations, specifications, drawings, and BIM models; coordinates interdisciplinary design teams; reviews construction submittals; responds to contractor inquiries; and performs site observations. The role also supports construction phases, manages design tasks, and may mentor less experienced staff.

Leads the digital solutions portfolio for the Private Sector Business Unit, including portfolio strategy, business development, sales support, client relationship management, delivery alignment, and market analysis. Develops digital service offerings, sales materials, communications, governance frameworks, training, and internal and external engagement programs. Coordinates cross-functional teams, monitors portfolio performance, mentors team members, and advises leadership on strategic opportunities.

Leads growth and business development for the Program Management practice, primarily serving water and wastewater infrastructure clients. Develops go-to-market strategies, opportunity pipelines, capture plans, competitive positioning, proposals, and executive client relationships. Partners with business units, marketing, technical leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to secure strategic pursuits and profitable growth. Creates differentiated service offerings and sales enablement materials, represents the company at industry events, and mentors less experienced staff.

Leads private-sector growth across environmental and water engineering markets by developing strategic growth, sales, pursuit, and client plans. Drives revenue and profit growth, market analysis, partnerships, key pursuits, client relationships, team performance, resource allocation, and succession planning. Coaches growth and client service teams, oversees performance and operations, and aligns business-unit strategies with company objectives.

Lead client growth strategy and manage a portfolio of technology-sector clients in environmental engineering. Drive pursuit leadership, cross-functional alignment, profitable delivery, and team mentorship while spending regular time in client engagement and achieving revenue, margin, and backlog targets.