About the job
Role overview
RES seeks a Senior Water Quality Client Solutions Manager to support business development and deliver water quality solutions across the Southeast. This position contributes to both sales and project delivery efforts in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The role offers flexibility in location, with options including Raleigh, Charlotte, Athens, Charleston, Brentwood (Nashville), or other Southeast cities.
What you will do
- Lead business development for advisory services and design-build water quality projects.
- Promote RES water quality and ecological restoration solutions to clients and prospects throughout the region.
- Engage with clients in early conversations to identify water quality challenges and needs.
- Coordinate with internal and external project teams to secure contracts and deliver projects.
- Contribute to proposal writing, project discovery, and conceptual development.
- Navigate complex sales processes and alternative delivery methods, including design-build and pay-for-performance models.
- Work with the National Water Solutions Team to market watershed-scale integrated delivery projects nationwide.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of water quality regulations and ecological restoration practices.
- Experience in business development, project development, and project delivery for water quality or related services.
- Background in integrated or alternative project delivery, such as design-build or pay-for-performance models.
- Skilled in proposal development and client engagement.
- Ability to coordinate across teams and manage complex sales cycles.
- Intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and a commitment to environmental restoration and sustainability.
Work culture
RES values initiative, integrity, and a strong work ethic. The team emphasizes collaboration and open communication, drawing on diverse perspectives to solve challenges. Those who are resilient and eager to learn will find purpose in restoring ecosystems and protecting natural resources.

