Principal -Water/Wastewater

Are you driven to grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact? At Apex, we’re building more than a consulting and engineering firm—we’re creating a place where your career accelerates, your contributions matter, and your potential is fully realized. We believe your growth is our growth, which is why we invest in your development at every stage of your career.

Here, you’ll work on projects that shape communities, protect the environment, and create lasting impact, all while being empowered with the autonomy and flexibility to do your best work. Fueled by high quality delivery, exceptional client retention, and strategic acquisitions, Apex Companies continues to rank among the fastest-growing firms in the AEC industry, recently recognized by the Zweig Group for our industry-leading growth. Our success is grounded in strong leadership, a collaborative culture, and a shared commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes.

As we continue to grow, we’re focused on building a team of high-performing professionals who are ready to lead, collaborate, and push what’s possible. At Apex, you don’t just join a company, you help shape what comes next. Our Northeast Division is a well-respected and award-winning group where career development, training, and mentoring co-exist with diverse civil, environmental, water resources, and traffic/transportation projects in a fast-paced and challenging work environment.

We are seeking a Principal for our Water/Wastewater Practice in the Northeast to play a pivotal role in leading our team, shaping the strategic direction of the company, recruiting and mentoring staff, and driving value, success and culture at the company. We are offering a sign-on bonus for this role and will consider candidates who will relocate to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut. This role is a special designation within the Company.

It requires a combination of leadership skills, technical expertise, business acumen, professional association involvement, and a strong commitment to the success and growth of the company. These individuals have developed a reputation as successful, respected members of the Company and are recognized as such in the industry. This individual will have acquired the requisite experience and technical knowledge and will have demonstrated leadership in several other areas of the business.

They will have built and maintained positive peer and client relationships, and demonstrated effectiveness in developing new clients through proactive marketing, cross-selling, and repeat business with existing clients. This is a multifaceted role as it impacts many aspects of the business.

Responsibilities

: Demonstrate and practice the company’s core values. Foster a culture of growth, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the company. Lead and inspire a team or teams of engineers, scientists, project managers, and support staff to deliver high-quality results on projects.

Recruit, mentor and develop junior and mid-level staff, promoting their growth and career advancement. Cultivate, engage, and maintain strong relationships with new and existing clients and partners. Understand our business and support implementation of business practices and processes.

Lead projects from project development through completion identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimates, and implementation plans including QA/QC and risk management. Champion QA/QC procedures and policies. Understand contract risks, terms and conditions, and professional liability matters, and mitigate risk as required, in consultation with Senior Management or Divisional Leadership.

May be recognized as a subject matter expert in a specific practice area(s).