Environmental Remediation & Emergency Response Lead

GHD; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Paid time off

Holiday Pay

Wellness Benefit

Job summary

GHD is seeking an Environmental Remediation Consultant, Emergency Response to join our FIRST team in the United States. You will lead environmental incidents from initial response through investigation, remediation, and closure, guiding multi-disciplinary teams and coordinating with clients across rail, pipeline, and industrial sectors.

The role demands after-hours availability, travel, and demonstrated leadership in complex technical projects, with a focus on regulatory coordination and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with an environmental, engineering, or remediation consulting firm.
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing environmental investigation, remediation, and compliance projects under state and federal programs.
• Experience supporting private-sector industrial clients (rail, pipeline, manufacturing, energy, or similar).
• Experience managing project financial performance, including budgets, forecasting, contracting, invoicing, and subcontractor management.
• Experience leading environmental field programs, investigations, sampling, monitoring, remediation, and contractor oversight; plus emergency response.
• Strong project management, client relationship management, business development, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of ICS, air monitoring, environmental sampling, SCAT, and emergency response operations.
• Experience supporting railroad and pipeline incidents is preferred.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental emergency response, investigation, remediation, restoration, and compliance projects from proposal through completion.
• Serve as the primary client contact and lead all aspects of project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, forecasting, invoicing, reporting, quality, and communication.
• Develop technical strategies, scopes, cost estimates, remedial approaches, work plans, and regulatory solutions that support client objectives.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate technical specialists, field personnel, subcontractors, and contractors.
• Support environmental investigations, corrective actions, remediation programs, site closure strategies, and regulatory engagement efforts.
• Prepare proposals, technical reports, regulatory deliverables, and other client-facing documents while supporting business development and account growth.
• Mentor staff, support emergency response readiness, and represent GHD through client interactions, industry events, and after-hours incident response activities as needed.

Skills

Environmental remediation

Project management

Client relationship management

Regulatory compliance

Emergency response

Field operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, or related

Tools

ICS knowledge

Air monitoring

Environmental sampling

Job description

GHD is seeking an Environmental Remediation Consultant, Emergency Response to join our FIRST team in the United States. You will lead environmental incidents from initial response through investigation, remediation, and closure, guiding multi-disciplinary teams and coordinating with clients across rail, pipeline, and industrial sectors.

The role demands after-hours availability, travel, and demonstrated leadership in complex technical projects, with a focus on regulatory coordination and