Principal Environmental Consultant (LSP)

SLR Vision Interface System; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

PTO accrual

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

SLR Consulting (US) seeks a senior, client-facing leader to expand our remediation, investigation, and compliance portfolio in Massachusetts. You will balance project leadership with ongoing business development, leveraging your network across industrial, commercial, and regulatory stakeholders.

You will oversee complex projects, provide technical direction, and mentoring to junior staff while driving proposals and client strategy.

Qualifications

• Senior, client-facing role focused on remediation and compliance projects.
• Strong network with industrial, commercial, and regulatory stakeholders in MA.
• MA LSP license required; PE/PG/LEP/LSRP a plus.
• Experience with environmental investigations, remediation, and MCP.
• Proven BD and proposal leadership.

Responsibilities

• Bring, maintain and grow an active book of work across environmental investigation, remediation, and compliance.
• Leverage existing client relationships to expand new ones through networking and outreach.
• Lead proposals, scopes of work, and pricing strategies.
• Serve as seller-doer with project leadership and ongoing business development.
• Identify strategic market opportunities and emerging service lines.
• Provide technical direction on complex environmental projects and reviews.

Skills

Business development

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Geological/Environmental Engineering or Sciences

Tools

Deltek

Job description

We are SLR Consulting (US), a 500+ coast-to-coast team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

In this role, you will partner closely with our LQR team to expand our remediation, investigation, and compliance portfolio. The ideal candidate combines technical excellence with business development leadership and a strong network across industrial, commercial, and regulatory stakeholders in Massachusetts.

This is a senior, client-facing, strategic role with significant autonomy and growth opportunity. Our ideal candidate has exceptional communication skills, excels at project management, enjoys technical challenges, and has a proven track record of business development.

Responsibilities

• Bring, maintain and grow an active book of work across environmental investigation, remediation, compliance, and related consulting services.
• Leverage existing client relationships and expand new ones through networking, conferences, industry groups, and targeted outreach.
• Lead proposal development, scopes of work, and pricing strategies.
• Function as a seller-doer, balancing active project leadership with ongoing business generation.
• Identify strategic market opportunities and emerging service lines.
• Serve as Principal-in-Charge or senior technical lead on complex environmental, geologic, or engineering projects.
• Oversee high-level data interpretation, modeling, remedy evaluation, design, and implementation.
• Provide expert review of work plans, RI/RA deliverables, remedial action options, remedial action design and implementation plans, and technical reports.
• Manage budgets, schedules, team allocation, and resource planning.
• Act as a trusted advisor to industrial, commercial, municipal, and legal-sector clients.
• Lead key client meetings, technical discussions, and project strategy sessions.
• Provide technical direction and professional development guidance to junior and mid-level staff.
• Promote a culture of scientific excellence, responsiveness, and strong client service.
• Support recruiting and talent development for the growing practice.

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you'll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they'll tell you that's just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, FSA/HSA, generous PTO accrual, 10 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement account with company matching program, company paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and employee assistance program.

The salary range for this position is $160,000 - $200,000. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.

Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geological/Environmental Engineering or Sciences
• Massachusetts LSP required with PE, PG, LEP, LSRP a plus
• History of providing environmental consulting services for site investigations and remediation related to soil, groundwater, soil vapor, indoor air, and sediment sampling
• Understands environmental due diligence (Environmental Site Assessments) with a strong grasp of the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP), experience with programs in nearby states and emerging contaminants a plus
• Possess or have completed 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER and 8-hour refresher training
• Experience with Deltek or similar project management system is a plus
• Demonstrates values-based competencies in line with the core values that are the foundation of all activities performed to achieve the mission of the firm.

Values

• Accountability - Accepts personal responsibility for one's actions and decisions
• Client Focus - Responds to and meets the needs of client expectations
• Integrity, Honesty, and Public Trust - Conducts day-to-day business in an ethical manner
• Team Values - Respects others and embraces diversity

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and want to be. SLR is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Aff… We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, civil union status, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or veteran status.

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