Senior or Principal Practice Leader - Environmental Engineer or Geoscienist

About the role

Geosyntec is seeking a Senior or Principal Practice Leader - Environmental Engineer or Geoscientist to join their business in Wilmington, North Carolina. This role offers a hybrid work schedule and comes with a competitive benefits package, stock options, profit sharing, continuing education, professional growth, and opportunities to lead and mentor.

Responsibilities

• Managing tasks and projects, including planning and implementing investigation and remediation, budgeting, and adhering to schedule, all while focusing on quality, client satisfaction, and profitability
• Leading successful business development efforts, including leading proposal efforts
• Developing site-specific mitigation, remedial, and closure strategies for challenging and complex projects, including brownfields redevelopments
• Maintaining client contacts, participating in relevant professional organizations, and attending and presenting at industry events
• Supervising and mentoring early- and mid-career professionals and managing subcontractors
• Overseeing the preparation of reports and client deliverables under applicable state and federal regulations and guidance
• Preparing for and participating in meetings with clients, regulators, and other stakeholders
• Reviewing and interpreting pending and new regulations and developing strategies for clients
• At times, the job may also include fieldwork including site visits, oversight of multimedia environmental sampling, and subcontractor oversight
• Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations, as needed

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years (10+ years preferred) of direct environmental consulting experience, preferably in the Carolina marketplaces, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• A strong track record in business development, including proposals leadership, and stewarding and building client relationships with repeat business
• Understanding of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) guidance documents and risk evaluation resources (preferred)
• Experience planning and overseeing multi-media field work, including soil, groundwater, soil vapor, and indoor air investigations (preferred)
• Experience with environmental due diligence and regulatory compliance projects (preferred)
• Experience with environmental assessment tools and techniques and remedial technologies (preferred)
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed
• Experience managing the overall delivery of projects including, project planning and controls, financial management, change management, risk management, and contract/subcontract management (required)
• Excellent writing and communication skills (required)
• Experience with Microsoft Office products (required)
• Ability to make presentations at industrial conferences and at client meetings (required)
• Current OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER training and refreshers (preferred)