Environmental Data Management Leader

CDM Smith; Bellevue (NE); On-site; USD 91,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to guide a national program, shaping data governance, validation, and analytics across Environmental Services. You will set standards for databases, EQuIS workflows, and reporting to enable defensible, efficient project delivery.

This leadership role requires deep expertise in ecological data platforms, analytics integration with Power BI and GIS, and mentoring staff, with travel as needed to client sites and offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; 7+ years of related experience; travel may be required.
• Advanced degree preferred in a related field; strong leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide national leadership for environmental data management across ESG programs, including strategy, standards, workflows, training, and technical support.
• Develop and maintain data governance frameworks, SOPs, templates, and guidance documents for environmental data management.
• Lead EQuIS platform initiatives including database strategy, data loading, validation workflows, and reporting integration.
• Oversee defensible data validation and QA/QC workflows across multiple programs and regulatory contexts.
• Support project startups with data requirements, budgets, and schedules; mentor staff on data workflows.
• Coordinate with analytics, GIS, and IT teams to connect validated data to dashboards and reporting tools.

Skills

EQuIS expertise

Data governance

Leadership

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Power BI

Esri ArcGIS

SQL

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to guide a national program, shaping data governance, validation, and analytics across Environmental Services. You will set standards for databases, EQuIS workflows, and reporting to enable defensible, efficient project delivery.

This leadership role requires deep expertise in ecological data platforms, analytics integration with Power BI and GIS, and mentoring staff, with travel as needed to client sites and offices.