Environmental Remediation and Compliance Business Unit Leader

What You Will Do

GFT is seeking an Environmental Remediation and Compliance Business Unit Leader to lead strategic growth, innovation, and team performance. Key responsibilities include:

• Owns full P&L responsibility for the Environmental Remediation practice, including revenue, profitability, backlog, forecasting, and long-term financial performance.
• Develops, executes, and continuously refines the national growth strategy for environmental remediation services, aligned with corporate and Business Line's strategic plans.
• Defines priority markets, clients, geographies, and service offerings to drive sustained growth and competitive differentiation.
• Identifies and champions strategic investments (talent, capabilities, tools, acquisitions, partnerships) to accelerate growth and margin performance.
• Serves as Executive Sponsor for marquee clients and complex, high-value remediation pursuits.
• Drives a disciplined capture process, including go/no-go decisions, teaming strategies, pricing, and value proposition development.
• Partners with Growth, Marketing, and Market Sector Leaders to strengthen brand presence and market positioning in remediation.
• Serves as a key representative for the firm externally with regulators, industry organizations, and strategic partners.
• Provides senior level oversight of environmental remediation services, including Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, soil and groundwater investigations, RCRA and Superfund programs, regulatory coordination and negotiation, vapor intrusion investigations and mitigation, corrective and remedial action planning, remedial strategy development, remediation design, implementation, and site closure.
• Ensures consistent application of technical standards, regulatory compliance, quality management systems, and risk management practices.
• Builds and leads a high-performing team for environmental remediation.
• Mentors project principals, and senior technical staff; promotes a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Champions professional development, knowledge sharing, and thought leadership across the practice.
• Accountable for safety performance across the national remediation practice.
• Ensures safety, environmental protection, and regulatory compliance are embedded into all remediation activities.

What You’ll Be Challenged To Do

This role requires shaping the future of environmental services in the remediation and compliance market, championing innovation, and fostering collaboration across a dynamic, multidisciplinary team. Key challenges include:

• Shaping the future of environmental services in the remediation and compliance market.
• Championing innovation and bringing bold ideas to life.
• Fostering collaboration across a dynamic, multidisciplinary team.
• Defining and executing the national growth strategy for environmental remediation services.
• Identifying and championing strategic investments to accelerate growth and margin performance.
• Leading national business development and capture strategy for environmental remediation.
• Partnering with Growth, Marketing, and Market Sector Leaders to strengthen brand presence and market positioning in remediation.
• Serving as Executive Sponsor for marquee clients and complex, high-value remediation pursuits.
• Driving a disciplined capture process, including go/no-go decisions, teaming strategies, pricing, and value proposition development.
• Providing senior level oversight of environmental remediation services, including: Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, soil and groundwater investigations, RCRA and Superfund programs, regulatory coordination and negotiation, vapor intrusion investigations and mitigation, corrective and remedial action planning, remedial strategy development, remediation design, implementation, and site closure.
• Ensuring consistent application of technical standards, regulatory compliance, quality management systems, and risk management practices.
• Building and leading a high-performing team for environmental remediation.
• Mentoring project principals, and senior technical staff; promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Championing professional development, knowledge sharing, and thought leadership across the practice.
• Accountable for safety performance across the national remediation practice.
• Ensuring safety, environmental protection, and regulatory compliance are embedded into all remediation activities.

Education | Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, or related discipline.
• Minimum 20 years of progressive experience in environmental remediation and environmental compliance, including leadership of large, complex programs.
• Demonstrated success leading national or multi-regional practices with responsibility for growth, profitability, and strategic planning.
• Proven track record of business development, capture leadership, and client relationship management at an executive level.
• Experience with P&L ownership, financial forecasting, and performance management.
• Deep knowledge of environmental remediation regulations and frameworks at the federal, state, and/or local level.
• Ability to travel nationally, as required.

What We Prefer You Bring

• Professional licensure or certifications (PE, PG, CHMM, PMP, or equivalent).
• Established industry reputation and thought leadership in environmental remediation.
• Experience integrating environmental remediation/compliance services with infrastructure, transportation, energy, water, or industrial markets.
• Prior experience leading transformational growth or practice expansion.