Environmental Data Strategy Leader

CDM Smith; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking an experienced Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to advance our environmental data management capabilities across ESG programs. You will establish defensible, scalable workflows for data validation, reporting, and analytics, and provide strategic direction for the EQuIS platform and related tools.

This national leadership role emphasizes governance, training, and cross‑functional collaboration to improve project delivery, regulatory compliance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 7+ years of related experience.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required.
• Experience with environmental data management platforms and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Provide national leadership for environmental data management across ESG programs.
• Develop data governance frameworks and SOPs for environmental data management.
• Lead EQuIS platform strategy, data loading, validation, and analytics integration.
• Lead defensible QA/QC workflows and validation strategies across multiple programs.
• Support project startup with data management scoping, budgets, and reporting workflows.
• Coordinate with analytics, GIS, and IT teams to connect validated data to dashboards and reporting tools.
• Oversee IP management of discipline templates, dashboards, and workflows.
• Mentor staff and build a sustainable data management talent bench.
• Support proposals, client discussions, and marketing materials related to environmental data management.

Skills

Leadership

Data governance

QA/QC

Analytics

Training

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Geology, Data Management, Information Systems

Advanced degree preferred (MS/PhD)

12+ years of relevant environmental data management experience

Tools

EQuIS

Power BI

Esri Field Maps

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an experienced Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to advance our environmental data management capabilities across ESG programs. You will establish defensible, scalable workflows for data validation, reporting, and analytics, and provide strategic direction for the EQuIS platform and related tools.

This national leadership role emphasizes governance, training, and cross‑functional collaboration to improve project delivery, regulatory compliance, and