Head of Environmental Data Management & Analytics

CDM Smith; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 91,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to advance its environmental data workflows and analytics capabilities nationwide. You will drive data governance, validation, and EQuIS-based strategies across ESG programs while coordinating with field data, GIS, and reporting teams.

This is a senior, technical leadership role with strategic impact. You will lead the development of standardized procedures, mentor staff, and ensure defensible data handling for complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree. 7 years of related experience. Domestic and/or international travel may be required.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Strong experience with EQuIS or comparable environmental data management platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide national leadership for environmental data management across ESG programs, including strategy, standards, workflows, training, and technical support.
• Develop, implement, and maintain data governance frameworks and standard operating procedures.
• Lead EQuIS-based data management, including database strategy, data loading, and validation workflows.
• Shape defensible data validation and QA/QC workflows across federal, state, industrial, PFAS programs.
• Support project startup to embed data requirements in scopes, budgets, and schedules.
• Coordinate with analytics, GIS, and digital teams to connect data to dashboards and reporting.
• Advance field data acquisition and automation to reduce manual transcription and enable real-time access.
• Oversee discipline IP, training materials, and dashboards within knowledge systems.
• Mentor staff and build a bench of trained data managers across projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce risk, and standardize processes.
• Support proposals, client discussions, and marketing with data management capabilities.
• Collaborate across units to align data workflows with enterprise systems.
• Contribute to thought leadership and continuous improvement in environmental data management.

Skills

Leadership

Data governance

EQuIS

QA/QC

Analytics

Power BI

Field data collection

Training

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

EQuIS

Power BI

SharePoint

GIS

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to advance its environmental data workflows and analytics capabilities nationwide. You will drive data governance, validation, and EQuIS-based strategies across ESG programs while coordinating with field data, GIS, and reporting teams.

This is a senior, technical leadership role with strategic impact. You will lead the development of standardized procedures, mentor staff, and ensure defensible data handling for complex