Environmental Data Governance Leader

CDM Smith; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to advance our environmental data capabilities, establish scalable workflows, and elevate data governance across ESG programs. You will guide EQuIS strategies, validation workflows, and analytics integration to support defensible decision-making and project delivery.

The role involves leading teams, partnering with GIS and analytics, and shaping data management across national initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 7 years related experience.
• Willingness to travel domestically 20%–40%.
• Experience with environmental data management platforms (EQuIS) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide national leadership for environmental data management across ESG programs.
• Develop and maintain data governance frameworks and SOPs for environmental data management.
• Lead EQuIS platform strategy, data loading, validation, and analytics workflows.
• Oversee defensible data validation and QA/QC workflows across programs.
• Support project startup with data management requirements in scopes and budgets.
• Coordinate with analytics, GIS, and digital teams to connect data to dashboards and reporting.

Skills

EQuIS Expertise

Data governance

Analytics integration

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Power BI

ESRI GIS

SharePoint

SQL

EQuIS Enterprise

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to advance our environmental data capabilities, establish scalable workflows, and elevate data governance across ESG programs. You will guide EQuIS strategies, validation workflows, and analytics integration to support defensible decision-making and project delivery.

The role involves leading teams, partnering with GIS and analytics, and shaping data management across national initiatives.