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Principal, Infrastructure Advisory Lead, Water

US | CA | San Francisco - 345 California Street Full time

TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.

Job Summary

The Principal, Infrastructure Advisory Lead, Water will drive the growth and strategic advancement of TYLin’s integrated advisory platform across Asset Management, Decision Intelligence, and Resiliency & Risk. Serving as the recognized leader for Water Advisory within the broader Advisory Practice, this role builds and sustains strong relationships with clients, regulators, industry organizations, and strategic partners while elevating TYLin’s market position.

At the Principal level, this leader provides firmwide authority on infrastructure strategy, lifecycle optimization, and enterprise decision frameworks within the water sector. Operating with a Generous Mindset, they foster collaboration, share expertise, and deliver integrated solutions that improve client outcomes and strengthen TYLin’s competitive advantage.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

What You’ll Lead

Leadership & Strategy

  • Lead and grow the Water Advisory practice, advancing market strategy, technical excellence, and thought leadership across infrastructure strategy, asset management, resilience, and decision intelligence.
  • Build and guide a high-performing, multidisciplinary team, fostering inclusion, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across Organizational Advisory, Technology Advisory, and engineering business units.
  • Leverage TYLin’s global capabilities to deliver integrated solutions, expand market reach, and drive profitable growth while modeling the firm’s Generous Mindset.

Team Management and Development

  • Oversee talent development and workforce planning, partnering with Human Resources and Talent Attraction, on performance management, staffing strategy, and recruitment.
  • Cultivate an inclusive, accountable culture focused on excellence and impact.

Business Development & Market Growth

  • Identify and develop near- and long-term advisory growth opportunities across strategic markets.
  • Establish and execute measurable annual sales and revenue targets.
  • Partner with Client Account Managers to deepen relationships and expand advisory services within existing accounts.
  • Lead strategic pursuits, including teaming strategy, proposal development, interviews, and go/no-go decisions.
  • Drive cross-selling and integration of advisory and engineering services.

Project Delivery & Client Impact

  • Serve as Project Principal on major engagements, ensuring scope, quality, financial performance, and risk oversight.
  • Guide clients in aligning capital programs with regulatory drivers, asset performance data, resilience objectives, and long-term financial planning.
  • Apply risk-informed planning, lifecycle cost analysis, and enterprise decision methodologies to complex infrastructure challenges.
  • Develop resource plans and workload forecasts to ensure sustainable delivery.
  • Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality work aligned with TYLin’s standards of excellence.
  • Travel as required to support clients and teams.

What You’ll Bring

  • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred in engineering, public policy, planning, economics, systems engineering, or related discipline.
  • 15–25+ years of progressive leadership experience in infrastructure advisory, asset management, resilience planning, or strategic consulting within A/E/C or public sector environments.
  • Expertise in asset lifecycle management, enterprise risk frameworks, resilience strategy, and data-driven decision tools.
  • Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering measurable business outcomes.
  • Strong business development capabilities with an established professional network.
  • Executive-level communication skills and ability to influence within a complex, matrixed organization.
  • Commitment to innovation, integrity, continuous improvement, and inclusive leadership.
  • Demonstrated embodiment of TYLin’s Generous Mindset—sharing success, elevating others, and prioritizing long-term impact.


 

Additional Information

TYLin is committed to pay equity. As part of that commitment, we have provided the base compensation range of $168,000 - 247,000 annually for this position and local market. We recognize that each candidate brings a unique set of skills, experience, education and competencies to the table that will be reflected in our offer. TYLin is proud to offer exciting career development opportunities.  

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TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits may include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.

We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.

Collaboration, mission-driven focus, discipline, and leadership skills developed through military service benefit us all. Whether you are a Veteran, Guardsman or Reservist, a Military Spouse or you are planning to transition to civilian life in the near future, we welcome and value your application.

TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.