Environmental Department Manager

Terracon; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned

Job summary

Terracon is seeking a career-level Environmental Department Leader for our Texas office. The role will oversee a 10–15 person team and direct projects across site assessment/remediation, ecology, and cultural resources.

You will plan, schedule, coordinate testing, develop analytical testing plans, and provide design recommendations, while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. The ideal candidate has strong leadership, regulatory knowledge of TCEQ/RRC/TRRP, and a track record of

Qualifications

• 10–15 employees overseen in a department
• Strong leadership and staff development skills
• Experience with Texas regulatory programs (TCEQ, RRC, TRRP)
• Ability to plan, schedule, and coordinate site testing and develop testing plans
• Experience with environmental site assessment, remediation, and regulatory closure

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the environmental department for the local office
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate site testing
• Develop analytical testing plans and provide design recommendations
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Mentor staff and manage workload

Skills

Environmental management

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Project management

Risk assessment

Job description

General Responsibilities:

Are you passionate about the environment? At Terracon, we are experiencing significant growth, and we are searching for a dynamic environmental department leader for our local office! We are looking for an accomplished, Environmental Professional to lead, and ultimately, grow our environmental business line for the area. The team includes three distinct service lines, Site Assessment/Remediation, Ecology, and Cultural Resources and works on exciting projects including wetland permitting/delineation, threatened & endangered species surveys, cultural resource studies, industrial hygiene, environmental site assessment, remediation, redevelopment, and site renovation work for City and County agencies, school districts, commercial real property developers and managers, law firms, financial institutions, architect/engineer and construction (A/E/C) clients.

Demonstrate strong working knowledge of Texas regulatory programs and agencies, including the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), and Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP). Experience managing projects involving petroleum storage tanks, site investigation and remediation, corrective action programs, waste management, and regulatory closure strategies is highly desirable. Maintain familiarity with federal environmental regulations, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), CERCLA/Superfund, Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA), TSCA, and other applicable environmental compliance and remediation programs to support a broad range of public and private sector clients.

This position is for a career-level environmental management professional who will be responsible for overseeing a department of 10 to 15 employees with annual revenues of over $4.0 million. The chosen candidate will be responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating site testing, developing analytical testing plans, and making recommendations for design on projects varying in size and complexity. In this position, the successful candidate must have strong operational management/leadership skills as well as be able to identify, evaluate and recommend risk to ensure the firm’s interests are protected and in compliance with federal, state and local regulations. Our selected candidate will lead the department by utilizing a formal growth plan, promoting training, and assigning and coordinating staff workload.A safety mindset is paramount and required.

If your passion lies in working on projects that help your community, and if you\'re interested in belonging to an employee-owned organization thatallows us to set our course together and benefit when our hard work creates financial success,then Terracon is your kind of company! We share your passion.