Head of Environmental Data Management & Analytics

CDM Smith; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 91,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to guide ESG programs nationwide. You will establish scalable workflows, ensure data quality, and drive analytics across projects using EQuIS and related tools.

Role emphasizes strategic direction, staff mentorship, and collaboration with GIS, analytics, and field data teams to elevate data governance and defensible decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; 7+ years of related experience; travel may be required.
• Demonstrated experience with environmental data management platforms (EQuIS).
• Experience mentoring staff and leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills for clients, regulators, and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide national leadership for environmental data management across ESG programs.
• Develop and maintain data governance frameworks, SOPs, templates and guidance.
• Lead EQuIS platform strategy, data loading, validation, and analytics.
• Oversee defensible data validation, QA/QC workflows and data quality objectives.
• Coordinate data workflows with dashboards, Power BI, and GIS platforms.

Skills

Data governance

Leadership

Mentoring staff

Communication

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Automation & analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (MS/ PhD)

Tools

EQuIS

Power BI

Esri GIS

EnviroInsite

SharePoint

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to guide ESG programs nationwide. You will establish scalable workflows, ensure data quality, and drive analytics across projects using EQuIS and related tools.

Role emphasizes strategic direction, staff mentorship, and collaboration with GIS, analytics, and field data teams to elevate data governance and defensible decision-making.