Principal Engineer

Responsibilities

• Grow and expand a portfolio of work—leveraging both existing SLR clients and your own emerging relationships
• Build and deepen client relationships over time, supported by leadership, marketing resources, and established accounts
• Lead proposals, scopes, and pricing strategies with increasing autonomy
• Identify new opportunities, markets, and service offerings
• Technical Leadership:
• Serve as Principal-in-Charge or senior technical lead on complex environmental projects
• Provide high-level oversight of investigation, remediation, and regulatory strategy
• Review and guide technical deliverables (work plans, RI/RA reports, remedy design, etc.)
• Team Leadership:
• Lead and mentor a small, dedicated team of staff across experience levels
• Provide coaching, development, and day-to-day direction
• Help shape team culture, priorities, and growth
• Business & Operations:
• Operate in a seller-doer capacity, with flexibility based on your strengths and career goals
• Manage project budgets, schedules, and staffing
• Contribute to hiring, team growth, and practice strategy

Qualifications

• Typically, 10–15 years of experience in environmental consulting, including time operating at or near the principal level
• Strong technical background in site investigation and remediation (soil, groundwater, vapor, sediment)
• Familiarity with Washington regulatory programs (MTCA, VCP, PLIA)
• Demonstrated ability to build client relationships and contribute to business development
• An emerging or developing network of clients—even if relationships are still early-stage
• Experience supporting or leading proposals and client engagements
• Entrepreneurial mindset and desire to help grow a practice
• Interest in taking on greater leadership responsibility and mentoring others
• Strong communication, project management, and collaboration skills