Assistant Water/Wastewater Department Manager

What We're Looking For:

Build your career while helping shape the future of water infrastructure across Southern California. We’re seeking an Assistant Water / Wastewater Department Manager to join our Inland Empire team.

You’ll be part of Michael Baker International’s National Water Practice, leading business development efforts, strengthening client relationships, supporting project delivery, and helping grow our water and wastewater presence across Eastern Los Angeles County, the Inland Empire, and Southern California.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced water professional who enjoys building trusted client partnerships, developing and mentoring engineers, growing a business, and collaborating across teams to deliver meaningful infrastructure solutions.

Location & Schedule: This position will be based in one of our Inland Empire, CA offices and offers a flexible hybrid work schedule, combining remote flexibility with in-person collaboration.

What You'll Do:

• Lead business development efforts with a focus on Eastern Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire, while supporting continued growth throughout Southern California
• Identify regional market opportunities, develop new client relationships, lead capture planning, and support technical proposals, scopes, fee estimates, and technical approaches
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing clients while identifying opportunities to expand our project pipeline
• Support the delivery of municipal water and wastewater projects, including potable water, recycled water, wastewater conveyance, distribution, storage, and treatment
• Support department operational and financial performance, including workload planning, workshare coordination, performance objectives, and profit and loss (P&L) management
• Mentor and develop engineering staff through workload planning, career development, and hands-on leadership
• Collaborate with Water Practice teams across offices to share resources, implement engineering best practices, and support regional growth
• Lead routine department meetings focused on project performance, staffing, and resource allocation
• Participate in client meetings, technical workshops, and public presentations alongside project teams
• Represent Michael Baker International at local and regional industry events and professional organizations
• Promote and maintain corporate quality control standards to support accurate, high-quality, and compliant engineering deliverables

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related field
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the State of California
• 10–15 years of progressive civil engineering experience focused on water, wastewater, and/or municipal utility infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining client relationships and supporting business development efforts
• Strong leadership skills with an interest in mentoring and developing engineering professionals
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and offices to support project delivery and regional growth
• Willingness and ability to travel within California as needed to support clients and projects

Compensation: The approximate compensation range for this position is $125,556–$196,083 per year. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

Why Choose Us

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability coverage
• Professional and personal development
• Generous paid time off
• Hybrid work flexibility
• Tuiton Reimbirsement

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