Environmental Market Leader

Barge Design Solutions, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned

Nationwide locations

Job summary

The Environmental Market Leader at Barge Design Solutions, Inc. will shape and grow the Environmental practice across public and private sectors, guiding strategic initiatives and expanding client relationships.

Responsibilities include leading multidisciplinary teams, driving business development, managing profitability, and delivering high-quality environmental services such as permitting, ecological services, remediation, and planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in environmental consulting.
• Experience in a leadership role such as Market Leader, Practice Leader, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the division’s strategic vision.
• Position the division to pursue and win larger, more complex environmental and programmatic work.
• Lead client development efforts across key markets (energy, DOTs, government, private clients).
• Serve as a senior relationship manager for key accounts and secure new work.
• Drive contract backlog and revenue growth for the division.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Business development

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Financial acumen

Market growth strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or Engineering

Tools

CRM software

MS Project

Job description

What We're Looking For:

The Environmental Market Leader provides strategic leadership for Barge Design Solutions' Environmental practice by driving market growth, expanding client relationships, and delivering exceptional project performance. This role is responsible for developing and executing market strategies, leading high-performing multidisciplinary teams, and positioning Barge as a trusted environmental consulting partner across public and private sectors.

Serving as both a business leader and technical advisor, the Environmental Market Leader partners with clients to solve complex environmental challenges while fostering innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable growth. This individual is accountable for business development, financial performance, talent development, and the successful delivery of environmental services including natural resources, environmental permitting and compliance, ecological services, remediation, restoration, and environmental planning.

Through visionary leadership, collaboration, and a strong client focus, the Environmental Market Leader will strengthen Barge's market presence, develop strategic growth opportunities, and build a culture of technical excellence that delivers lasting value for our clients, employees, and communities.

Responsibilities

• StrategicLeadership & Growth
• Define and execute the division’s strategic vision
• Position the division to pursue and win larger, morecomplex environmental and programmatic work
• Identify emerging market opportunities and expandservice offerings
• Collaborate with staff and firm leadership on growthinitiatives
• BusinessDevelopment & Client Leadership
• Lead client development efforts across key markets(energy, DOTs, government, private clients)
• Serve as a senior relationship manager for keyaccounts
• Actively pursue and secure new work, includingleveraging existing client relationships
• Contribute to proposals, capture strategies, andlarge pursuits
• Drive contract backlog and revenue growth for thedivision
• Financial& Operational Management
• Accountable for division performance including:
• Revenue and contracts secured
• Profitability and projectperformance
• Provide oversight of project delivery to ensurequality, efficiency, and client satisfaction
• Support development of project scopes, fees, andexecution strategies
• Establish and maintain performance metrics andaccountability
• PeopleLeadership
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of environmentalprofessionals and leaders
• Oversee leadership roles within the division
• Build a high-performing, engaged, and collaborativeteam culture
• Drive talent development, succession planning, andrecruitment
• Make personnel decisions including hiring,development, and performance managementt

Education & Experience Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science,Engineering, or related field
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience inenvironmental consulting
• Demonstrated experience in a leadership role such asMarket Leader, Practice Leader, or similar
• Professional licensure or registration as applicable
• Experience leading multidisciplinary environmentalteams
• Advanced business, leadership, or management training

Why join us?

Barge Design Solutions, Inc.,is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinarypractice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 650+ people strong andserves clients nationwide from multiple U.S. locations. Barge is ranked on Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s Top 500 Design Firms and Architectural Record’s Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a certified GreatPlace To Work®.

Our primary purpose for being in business is ultimately to create a better life by unleashing the potential of our people, clients and communities. This purpose is supported by our company’s core values because at the end of the day, Barge CARES:

• Collaborate – Help and expect help. Teamwork is essential in what we do.
• Authentic – Honesty, integrity and trust are at the heart of everything we do. We are who we say we are.
• Responsible – We are accountable for our work, our attitude, and our actions. We make Barge better.
• Excellence – We go all in and expect more of ourselves than others expect of us.
• Service – We are humble. We use our gifts in service of others.

We believe that if we are living out our purpose for being in business and integrating our values into everything we do, we will ultimately achieve our vision to be the firm best known for being selected when it matters most.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled