Environmental Data Strategy & Governance Lead

CDM Smith; Minot (ND); On-site; USD 91,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith seeks an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to standardize workflows, governance, and analytics across ESG programs. You will guide EQuIS implementation, data validation, and dashboards to support defensible decision making.

Lead a national team, collaborate with GIS and IT, and drive fluid data preparation from field collection to reporting, ensuring quality and compliance on complex environmental projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Geology, Data Management, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Advanced degree (MS/PhD) preferred; adds seniority and leadership.
• Experience with environmental data management platforms (EQuIS) and analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide national leadership for environmental data management across ESG programs, including strategy, standards, workflows, training, and technical support.
• Develop, implement, and maintain data governance frameworks, SOPs, templates, checklists, and guidance documents.
• Lead the development and improvement of defensible data validation and QA/QC workflows.
• Support project startup to ensure data management requirements are built into scopes, budgets, and reports.
• Coordinate with analytics, GIS, and IT teams to connect validated data to dashboards and reporting tools.
• Mentor staff and build a sustainable bench of data managers across projects.

Skills

Data governance

QA/QC

Field data collection

EQuIS software

Dashboards

Power BI

Data validation

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

EQuIS

Power BI

Esri ArcGIS

SharePoint

SQL

Job description

CDM Smith seeks an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to standardize workflows, governance, and analytics across ESG programs. You will guide EQuIS implementation, data validation, and dashboards to support defensible decision making.

Lead a national team, collaborate with GIS and IT, and drive fluid data preparation from field collection to reporting, ensuring quality and compliance on complex environmental projects.