Environmental Principal: Strategic Technical Leader

ECS Group of Companies; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

ECS Group of Companies in Florida seeks an Environmental Principal to provide top-level technical leadership across environmental services, ensuring quality, risk management, and strategic direction for projects and client engagements, while maintaining a positive customer service attitude.

You will mentor staff, oversee complex permitting strategies, lead business development, review major proposals and contracts, coordinate with leadership, and represent ECS as a trusted expert with clients

Qualifications

• 12 years of related experience with a professional engineering or geology license per ECS Senior Technical Staff Policies and Procedures
• Or 16 years of related experience with certifications per ECS Senior Technical Staff Policies and Procedures
• Maintain license and/or certifications as necessary for the work performed or managed

Responsibilities

• Provides enterprise-level technical expertise and oversight across the Environmental practice
• Performs final technical review and approval of reports, recommendations, and deliverables
• Ensures technical quality, consistency, and compliance with ECS quality standards across projects and service lines
• Oversees project performance and supports resolution of complex technical, operational, regulatory, and client issues
• Mentors Associate Principals, Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, and technical staff
• Leads business development efforts and expands strategic client relationships
• Reviews and approves major proposals, contracts, and project decisions in accordance with Signature Authority policies
• Supports department and office financial performance through oversight of project profitability, collections, and utilization
• Assists with staffing decisions, succession planning, and workforce development
• Represents ECS as a recognized technical expert within the industry and community
• Participates in leadership activities, review committees, and strategic initiatives
• Provides cross-functional support across departments, offices, and service lines
• Provides strategic and technical leadership for wetlands, ecological, permitting, and natural resources projects
• Reviews regulatory strategies, project approaches, and environmental compliance requirements
• Ensures technical consistency and quality of reports and deliverables
• Advises project teams regarding permitting strategies, mitigation requirements, and agency coordination
• Supports resolution of complex environmental and regulatory issues
• Guides project teams in balancing client objectives with environmental and regulatory requirements
• Serves as a senior resource on challenging ecological and natural resources projects

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Client relationships

Project management

Environmental regulations knowledge

Mentoring

Financial awareness

Education

Professional engineering or geology license

Bachelor's/Master's in Civil/Environmental Engineering or related

Job description

ECS Group of Companies in Florida seeks an Environmental Principal to provide top-level technical leadership across environmental services, ensuring quality, risk management, and strategic direction for projects and client engagements, while maintaining a positive customer service attitude.

You will mentor staff, oversee complex permitting strategies, lead business development, review major proposals and contracts, coordinate with leadership, and represent ECS as a trusted expert with clients