Environmental Data Management Leader - EQuIS Expert

CDM Smith; Manteo (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith seeks an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to drive scalable data workflows, governance, and analytics across ESG programs. You will elevate data management from project support to a formal discipline with defensible validation practices, dashboards, and regulatory readiness.

Leading a cross‑functional team, you will shape strategy, standards, and training while coordinating with GIS, analytics, and field data teams to deliver defensible, high‑quality environmental data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree. 7 years of related experience. Domestic and/or international travel may be required.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Advanced degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Geology, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Discipline Leadership: National leadership for environmental data management across ESG programs with strategy, standards, and training.
• Data Governance and Standards: Develop SOPs, guidelines, and data handling templates for environmental data workflows.
• EQuIS Platform Leadership: Lead for EQuIS-based data management including database strategy and validation workflows.
• Data Validation and QA/QC: Design and improve validation workflows and QA/QC processes for complex environmental programs.
• Project Startup and Delivery Support: Ensure data management requirements are built into scopes and budgets for projects.
• Analytics and Visualization Integration: Coordinate with analytics teams to connect validated data to dashboards and reporting tools.
• Field Data Acquisition and Automation: Promote electronic field data collection and automated workflows with field tools.
• Intellectual Property Management: Maintain repositories of data management templates, dashboards, and training materials.

Skills

Discipline Leadership

Data Governance

EQuIS Leadership

Data Validation

QA/QC

Training & Staff Development

Resource Planning

Process Improvement

Cross‑Business Coordination

Thought Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

EQuIS

Power BI

SharePoint

Esri Field Maps

Job description

CDM Smith seeks an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to drive scalable data workflows, governance, and analytics across ESG programs. You will elevate data management from project support to a formal discipline with defensible validation practices, dashboards, and regulatory readiness.

Leading a cross‑functional team, you will shape strategy, standards, and training while coordinating with GIS, analytics, and field data teams to deliver defensible, high‑quality environmental data