Environmental Consultant – Business Development

Key Responsibilities

• Build and expand client relationships with oil & gas, industrial, power & utility, and commercial clients while supporting growth of existing accounts and internal teams.
• Led initiatives that advance GES’s environmental service lines, including sales, program management, and project execution.
• Identify, pursue, and secure environmental projects by preparing proposals, leading sales presentations, and representing GES at industry trade shows and professional organizations.
• Manage and deliver environmental permitting, including: Stream cross sections, long profiles, BEHI/NBS, and environmental sampling (chemical/biological).
• Stream assessments (perennial, intermittent, ephemeral) and stream reach condition studies.
• 401/404 permitting documents and agency coordination.
• Apply knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations (CWA, RHA Section 10, ESA, NHPA, NEPA, etc.).
• Utilize or oversee Rosgen Natural Channel Design methods (Levels I–IV) and other natural channel design approaches.
• Support modeling and permitting efforts (HEC/HEC RAS, FEMA CLOMR/LOMR).
• Prepare and deliver full plan sets for NCD projects requiring IRT, state, or local approvals.
• Cross-sell GES services including permitting, site characterization, remediation, PFAS/emerging contaminants, ecological services, vapor intrusion mitigation, air quality, and brownfields redevelopment.
• Manage high-visibility projects, including scope definition, permitting, compliance support, and contract development/negotiation.
• Publish thought leadership, present at industry conferences, and generate new business through professional networks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Environmental Science, Ecology, Geology, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of industry experience, including at least 5 years in client development, proposal generation, and sales presentations.
• Strong technical background in environmental permitting, assessment, and/or remediation.
• Proven success in revenue generation and client development with established industry and regulatory contacts.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical writing skills.
• Professional certifications/licensure (PE, PG, CPG, PhD, etc.) highly preferred.
• Willingness to travel to client sites, industry trade shows, and technical meetings as needed.

Benefits

• Hybrid workforce
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Sick Leave and Disability Insurance (STD/LTD)
• New Parent Leave
• Tuition Assistance
• Bonus Plan