Environmental Data Analytics Lead

CDM Smith; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 121,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith seeks an Environmental Data Analytics Discipline Leader to drive analytics across environmental services, collaborating with digital teams, SMEs, and global practice areas to innovate and deliver data‑driven solutions for clients.

You will shape IP/R&D investments, grow the analytics team, engage in market activities, and work with sales and Trinnex on technically tailored offerings, travel as needed to support projects.

Qualifications

• Environmental Expertise: Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental, chemical engineering, science or related discipline. Professional engineering (PE) license or registration as a Licensed Professional Geologist or professional scientist registration/certification or Master’s degree in science or related discipline. Must have extensive understanding of environmental analytics.
• Statistical Analysis Proficiency: Proficient in the mathematical principals of data analytics and the interpretation of environmental data. Familiarity with Python or R a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist CDM Smith’s Digital teams in evaluating data analytics technologies and platforms to analyze a wide range of environmental data across various applications (e.g., water quality assessments, remedial investigations, remedial actions, and operations and maintenance of treatment systems).
• Work with the firm’s sales teams and with CDM Smith’s digital subsidiary, Trinnex (as applicable), on technical sales, design, and delivery of environmental data analytics solutions tailored for environmental analysis‑related needs.
• Collaborate with local, national, and international technical teams.
• Work across multiple technical practice areas to leverage environmental data analytics research and the firm’s development activities, thereby expanding and enhancing the firm’s capabilities in environmental services.
• Support marketing and business development initiatives related to environmental data analytics.
• Collaborate and compile ideas: Engage with discipline leaders, subject matter experts (SMEs), and the environmental data analytics group to gather ideas and assess needs for environmental data analytics innovation and more.
• Coordinate efforts with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, scientists, designers, draftsmen, and technicians to deliver effective environmental solutions to CDM Smith’s clients.
• Establish processes: Develop processes to evaluate ideas and initiatives for potential innovation investment at the firm aimed at developing analytics tools and technologies.
• Manage potential intellectual property (IP) and research and development (R&D) investments: Review current environmental data analytics ideas, identify potential IP for protection, prioritize potential R&D investments, and assist with connecting these to the firm’s processes and groups overseeing IP protection, innovation, and digital investment.
• Work with and grow environmental data analytics practitioners who have the desire or aptitude to provide environmental services for a variety of clients at the firm.
• Navigate the competitive landscape and help keep CDM Smith at the forefront of the environmental data analytics market in the environmental sector.
• Market engagement: Identify conferences, working groups, and other activities to enhance technical visibility and promote our capabilities to clients.
• Track business opportunities and clients: Identify and monitor business opportunities and client relationships for environmental data analytics services.

Skills

Corporate governance

Organization design

Accounting

Finance

Supply chain

Organization management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

R

IP management

Job description

CDM Smith seeks an Environmental Data Analytics Discipline Leader to drive analytics across environmental services, collaborating with digital teams, SMEs, and global practice areas to innovate and deliver data‑driven solutions for clients.

You will shape IP/R&D investments, grow the analytics team, engage in market activities, and work with sales and Trinnex on technically tailored offerings, travel as needed to support projects.