Environmental Principal - Remote Growth & Client Leader

Apex Companies - CSW; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-subsidized medical and dental

Company-paid life, short, and long‑ter

401k match, tuition assistance, and 더

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Apex Companies is seeking an Environmental Principal to lead and grow our environmental consulting business in the Central Region. This high-impact role focuses on expanding client relationships, driving organic growth, and guiding technical teams with national capabilities.

The role suits a senior leader who thrives on externally facing work, mentors others, and shapes the direction of the business while collaborating with regional leadership and national account teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in environmental consulting or related leadership roles with increasing responsibility.
• Established professional reputation within the environmental industry with a network of industry contacts.
• Proven success in growing client relationships and generating new business in a consulting environment.
• Proven ability to operate as a seller-doer balancing business development, client management, and technical leadership.
• Strong understanding of environmental regulations and their application to client operations.
• Experience leading large, multi-site environmental programs.
• Ability to develop strategic relationships with executives and facility personnel.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Experience mentoring cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Build, strengthen, and expand strategic relationships with established and new regional, national, and multi-site clients in priority markets.
• Identify, develop, and win opportunities through technical expertise, client relationships, industry networks, referrals, and strategic pursuits.
• Lead client calls and meetings and major proposal efforts. Collaborate with subject matter experts and client managers to win new opportunities.
• Contribute to cross-selling efforts that connect clients with Apex’s full suite of environmental, engineering, water, health and safety, infrastructure, and sustainability services.
• Mentor Project Managers to build their business development skills.
• Provide technical guidance across environmental compliance, site investigation and remediation, permitting, due diligence, environmental audits, stormwater, wastewater, air quality, waste, and related environmental services.
• Support project delivery teams through QA/QC review, technical oversight, and risk-based decision making.
• Mentor project managers, technical staff, and emerging leaders.
• Promote technical excellence, quality delivery, risk management, and consistent project execution practices.
• Monitor emerging regulations, market trends, and industry developments to identify opportunities for clients and Apex.

Skills

Seller-doer

Client relations

Technical leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Environmental regulations

Job description

Apex Companies is seeking an Environmental Principal to lead and grow our environmental consulting business in the Central Region. This high-impact role focuses on expanding client relationships, driving organic growth, and guiding technical teams with national capabilities.

The role suits a senior leader who thrives on externally facing work, mentors others, and shapes the direction of the business while collaborating with regional leadership and national account teams.