Job Overview
This leadership role involves developing innovative solutions for the air quality practice area, providing technical mentorship to a team of experts, and driving business development to expand market share. The position emphasizes entrepreneurial spirit, technical excellence, and collaboration in environmental consulting.
Responsibilities
- Establish and uphold technical standards, best practices, and quality assurance processes across the air quality practice area.
- Mentor, coach, and develop team members to enhance technical capabilities and leadership potential.
- Ensure robust quality assurance, review processes, and risk management including health & safety.
- Maintain compliance with company processes, SOPs, and professional standards.
- Uphold technical excellence in project delivery related to air quality regulations, permitting, monitoring, modeling, and impact assessments.
- Manage projects and staff, provide technical leadership, identify and mitigate risks.
- Collaborate with operations leadership, other leads, and client managers for high-quality project delivery.
- Identify hiring needs, contribute to recruiting and training efforts, and champion company culture.
- Maintain client visibility through contact, professional organizations, events, and presentations.
- Build client relationships, collaborate on sales goals, identify business opportunities, prepare proposals, and lead pursuits.
- Represent the company as a thought leader through presentations, publications, and industry associations.
Qualifications
- At least 15 years of experience or equivalent combination (e.g., BS + 11 years, MS + 10 years, PhD + 9 years).
- BA or BS degree in science, engineering, or business.
- Strong understanding of air quality practice area and client needs.
- Strong business development skills, including client relationship management and proposal leadership.
- High level of accuracy, efficiency, attention to detail, and effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational, time management, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills for managing multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Willingness to travel for project and business development activities.
- Previous experience in an environmental or engineering consulting firm (or similar) with strong interest in environmental projects.
