Principal Consultant - Oil and Gas Industry Sector

About the role

We are seeking a Principal Consultant to join our team in the Gulf Coast Region. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in environmental management, permitting, and compliance consulting for the oil and gas industry.

Responsibilities

• Apply extensive environmental, regulatory, and technical knowledge of the oil and gas industry to design and deliver effective environmental management, permitting and compliance services to upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas clients.
• Be client facing and leverage deep expertise in environmental management, permitting, and compliance to effectively advance client strategies and cultivate new client relationships.
• Develop effective marketing strategies and sales tactics that lead to increased oil and gas business.
• Cultivate long-term client satisfaction, retention, and loyalty.
• Develop successful approaches to identify new opportunities and develop winning value propositions and proposals.
• Provide clear, concise business-focused findings, recommendations, and options regarding client documentation.
• Contribute to a high-performing team that works with a significant degree of collaboration and takes pride in the level and quality of service delivered to our clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor and/or Master of Science degree(s) in Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• 15-20 years’ experience in providing successful environmental management, permitting and compliance consulting services to the oil and gas sector, including demonstrated success leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong experience in consulting, client relationship management, and business development.
• Experience in delivering environmental management, permitting, and compliance support to oil and gas clients covering topics such as air, water, and waste management; pollution control measures; oil pollution prevention; resource conservation; environmental modeling and monitoring; waste characterization, treatment, and disposal; toxic chemical control; and other environmental issues of importance to the oil and gas industry.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. and state environmental regulations and permitting requirements applicable to the Gulf Coast oil and gas industry, with strong experience in regulatory applicability analysis and interpretation.
• Established reputation in the oil and gas industry, with demonstrated credibility and visibility through regulatory engagement, client relationships, published work, conference participation, or industry association involvement.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and inspire technical teams.
• Excellent communication and people skills, including negotiation, facilitation, and executive-level presentation.
• Strong written communication skills for proposal/report writing, technical and marketing presentations, and peer review capabilities.
• Professional Designation with appropriate Professional Organization.