Environmental Data Analytics Lead — Innovation & Strategy

CDM Smith; Huntington (WV); On-site; USD 121,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Analytics Discipline Leader to drive analytics capabilities across environmental services. You will lead cross‑functional teams, evaluate analytics technologies, and shape innovation investments while collaborating with sales, digital teams, SMEs, and clients to deliver advanced environmental solutions.

The role emphasizes collaboration, IP management, and growth of practitioners, with a focus on expanding capabilities and market visibility in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist CDM Smith’s Digital teams in evaluating data analytics technologies and platforms for environmental data across applications such as water quality assessments and remediation.
• Collaborate with sales teams and the firm’s digital subsidiary on technical sales, design, and delivery of environmental data analytics solutions.
• Coordinate with local, national, and international technical teams to expand capabilities in environmental services.
• Work across multiple technical practice areas to leverage research and development in analytics tools and technologies.
• Support marketing and business development initiatives related to environmental data analytics.
• Engage with discipline leaders and SMEs to gather ideas and assess needs for innovation in environmental data analytics.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver environmental solutions for clients.
• Develop processes to evaluate ideas and initiatives for potential innovation investments.
• Manage potential IP and R&D investments and connect to the firm’s IP protection and digital investment processes.
• Grow environmental data analytics practitioners to serve a variety of clients.
• Navigate the competitive landscape to keep CDM Smith at the forefront of environmental data analytics.
• Identify conferences and groups to promote capabilities to clients.
• Track opportunities and client relationships for environmental data analytics services.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Python

R

IP management

Educational interest

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, chemical engineering, science or related discipline

Professional engineering (PE) license or professional scientist registration

Tools

Python

R

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Analytics Discipline Leader to drive analytics capabilities across environmental services. You will lead cross‑functional teams, evaluate analytics technologies, and shape innovation investments while collaborating with sales, digital teams, SMEs, and clients to deliver advanced environmental solutions.

The role emphasizes collaboration, IP management, and growth of practitioners, with a focus on expanding capabilities and market visibility in