Principal, Site Investigation & Remediation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Achieve annual net revenue exceeding $750,000 through client development, project pursuits, and strategic business growth.

• Cultivate and sustain client relationships across California while identifying, pursuing, and securing new business opportunities.

• Broaden the firm's clientele through strategic networking, marketing efforts, relationship building, and active industry participation.

• Oversee proposal development, conduct client interviews, lead strategic pursuits, and manage contract negotiations.

• Direct and manage environmental site investigation and remediation projects from initial planning stages to regulatory closure.

• Offer senior-level technical expertise in investigation design, evaluation of remedial alternatives, corrective actions, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

• Provide technical leadership on projects addressing groundwater, soil, soil vapor, and sediment contamination.

• Mentor, develop, and support technical staff throughout the organization.

• Supervise technical reports, work plans, remedial designs, risk assessments, and regulatory submissions.

• Represent the firm in industry organizations, conferences, professional associations, and strategic forums.

• Collaborate with practice leaders to pinpoint cross-disciplinary opportunities and enhance the consulting platform.

• Manage projects ranging from approximately $100,000 to $25 million.

⛳️ Requirements

• 20+ years of progressively responsible experience in environmental consulting, site investigation, and remediation.

• A Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, or a related field is required.

• PE, PG, or other relevant professional registration is preferred, but not mandatory.

• Extensive experience with environmental investigation and remediation related to groundwater, soil, soil vapor, sediment contamination, petroleum hydrocarbons, and chlorinated solvents.

• Experience with emerging contaminants is preferred.

• Familiarity with utility, industrial, manufacturing, transportation, and/or brownfield redevelopment sites is preferred.

• Proven success in managing complex environmental remediation projects and leading multidisciplinary teams.

• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulations and remediation programs.

• Knowledge of CERCLA, RCRA, UST, and state-led cleanup programs is preferred.

• Experience with remedial systems, excavation, groundwater treatment, vapor mitigation, and site restoration is preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain senior-level client relationships and drive business development and revenue growth.

• Excellent technical writing, communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

• Proven experience in project budgeting, scheduling, contract administration, and financial performance management.

• An entrepreneurial mindset with the capacity to identify opportunities, develop markets, and contribute to the long-term growth of a consulting practice.

• Candidates must be located in Northern California or the Bay Area.

• Periodic travel throughout California is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility for remote work.

• Opportunity to take on a significant leadership role in the expansion of a growing environmental consulting practice.

• An entrepreneurial platform supported by an established engineering organization.

• Chance to influence strategic direction, client development, and market expansion throughout California.

• Additional benefits to be confirmed in accordance with the company's standard executive/professional benefits package.