McCarthy Building Companies announced the hiring of David Faber as business development director for the firm’s national water and wastewater group. In his new role, Faber will assist in growing the firm’s footprint and further developing client partnerships in Southern California.
Faber possesses significant design and construction experience in advanced treatment technologies including nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, microfiltration and membrane bioreactors. He also has expertise in collaborative project delivery, including progressive design-build and construction manager at risk (CMAR).
Throughout his career, Faber has been involved with numerous wastewater reuse projects across the country, including Orange County Water District’s Ground Water Replenishment System, City of Scottsdale Water Campus, City of Abilene’s Hamby Project, West Basin Municipal Water District, City of Oxnard, East Bay Municipal Water District, City of Morro Bay, City of Escondido and City of San Diego’s Pure Water Project.
“With nearly 30 years of experience and success in public and private water and wastewater treatment markets in engineering and sales, David is a welcome addition to our team,” said Chris Anvik, executive vice president and water and wastewater business unit leader at McCarthy. “His diverse experience across Southern California aligns well with our commitment to drive better client-focused solutions in collaborative delivery projects. His reputation as an innovative problem-solver and builder of teams is what drew us to David, and we know that bringing him on board will enhance our team’s existing expertise and market knowledge.”
Since 2010, McCarthy’s water group has completed or is in the process of constructing more than 67 collaborative delivery water and wastewater projects in communities across the country. The water group partners with municipal, governmental and private clients to help them process wastewater, address plant upgrades and deliver cost-effective clean water to the communities they serve.
Faber received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of California, San Diego.








