National Environmental Data Management Leader

CDM Smith; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to standardize and govern environmental data practices across ESG programs, leveraging EQuIS, data validation, and analytics. This senior role focuses on strategy, quality, and scalable workflows to support project delivery.

The position emphasizes cross‑disciplinary collaboration with GIS, BI, and technical teams to ensure defensible, data‑driven decisions. Leadership and mentoring are key components of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7 years related experience.
• Willingness to travel 20-40%.

Responsibilities

• Provide national leadership for ESG data management across programs.
• Develop and maintain data governance frameworks, SOPs, templates, and guidance.
• Lead EQuIS platform strategy including data loading, validation, and reporting.
• Develop defensible data validation workflows and QA/QC processes across projects.
• Support project startup with data management requirements in scope, budget and schedule.

Skills

Environmental Data Management

EQuIS

Data Governance

QA/QC

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

EQuIS Enterprise

Power BI

SQL

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an Environmental Data Management Discipline Leader to standardize and govern environmental data practices across ESG programs, leveraging EQuIS, data validation, and analytics. This senior role focuses on strategy, quality, and scalable workflows to support project delivery.

The position emphasizes cross‑disciplinary collaboration with GIS, BI, and technical teams to ensure defensible, data‑driven decisions. Leadership and mentoring are key components of the role.