Senior Technical Director

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

📋 Description

• Take initiative to independently generate, pursue, and secure engagements related to remediation, environmental liability, and waste management without dependency on work sourced internally.

• Act as the primary client contact with responsibility for fostering repeat business, expanding client relationships, and building long-term partnerships.

• Identify and develop opportunities within the insurance, industrial, energy, manufacturing, and transactional advisory sectors, focusing on remediation, liability assessment, redevelopment, and sustaining long-term environmental programs.

• Oversee large-scale, complex waste and remediation initiatives, including multi-site portfolios, corrective action sites, redevelopment-driven remediation, CCR facilities, landfills, and long-term program engagements.

• Manage projects initiated directly by the Senior Technical Director from the pursuit phase through to execution and completion.

• Ensure accountability for scope control, budget management, scheduling, and profitability.

• Provide senior-level technical guidance on remediation strategies, corrective actions, regulatory negotiations, and closure planning.

• Spearhead the creation of conceptual site models, remedial alternatives analysis, cost-to-closure estimates, and liability frameworks.

• Collaborate with teams specializing in hydrogeology, geochemistry, risk assessment, and transactional advisory.

• Directly engage with regulatory bodies (EPA, state agencies, and others) concerning remedial strategies, permitting, and closure plans.

• Assist clients with enforcement actions, consent orders, corrective actions, and redevelopment negotiations.

• Provide technical support for environmental due diligence and transaction advisory, including assessing environmental liabilities, evaluating remediation risks, and facilitating pre- and post-acquisition planning.

• Deliver remediation and regulatory strategies to support redevelopment and brownfield projects, coordinating with development timelines and closure milestones.

• Offer advisory services related to environmental claims, including the review and validation of remediation costs and providing technical support to insurance and legal stakeholders.

• Mentor and train technical staff while fostering a sustainable pipeline of work to enhance utilization and growth.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Geology, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related discipline; advanced degrees and professional licensure (PG, PE) are preferred.

• 10 to 15+ years of consulting experience in waste management, remediation, corrective action, or environmental liability advisory.

• Proven experience with regulatory frameworks such as RCRA, CERCLA, CCR Rule, state corrective action programs, and risk-based closure methodologies.

• A demonstrated history of securing consulting work and maintaining long-term client relationships in an external consulting context.

• Ability to clearly articulate an active pipeline of client opportunities in waste, remediation, and environmental liability services.

• Experience serving as the primary client liaison with responsibility for pursuit strategies, pricing, and repeat engagements.

• Capability to manage intricate technical projects while ensuring profitability and adherence to schedules.

• Strong skills in technical writing, quality assurance/quality control, and presentations.

• Demonstrated business acumen related to opportunity selection, client development, and growth of service lines.

• Willingness to travel as necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• A flexible work environment that allows employees to work remotely when necessary.

• A Flexible Time Off policy.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

• 401k Matching.

• Commuter Benefits.