Principal Environmental Engineer/Geologist/Scientist

LVI Associates; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 140.000 - 200.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work flexibility

Professional development and continued

401(k) with employer contribution

Generous paid time off and companyhol/

Zusammenfassung

LVI Associates in Dallas, TX (Hybrid) seeks a seasoned environmental professional to join as a senior leader. You will guide complex site investigations, remediation strategies, and risk evaluations while mentoring junior colleagues and expanding client relationships across Texas.

The role emphasizes technical excellence, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and client-focused problem solving to deliver practical, science-based environmental decisions.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in a related environmental field.
• 12+ years of environmental consulting experience with increasing leadership responsibilities.
• PE or PG credentials preferred.
• Experience managing complex investigations and remediation projects.
• Strong knowledge of federal/state environmental regulations and risk-based decision making.
• Experience as a technical advisor and primary client contact.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and lead technical teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Lead complex environmental engagements including site characterization, remediation strategy, and risk evaluation.
• Serve as senior technical resource for multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists.
• Provide direction on projects involving contaminants, emerging threats, and redevelopment challenges.
• Develop defensible technical approaches aligning regulatory requirements with client objectives.
• Build lasting relationships with industrial, energy, and public-sector clients.
• Support business development, including proposals and client strategy discussions.
• Review reports, work plans, site models, risk evaluations, and remediation recommendations.
• Mentor junior and mid-level consultants across disciplines.
• Collaborate with senior practitioners to deliver high-quality client solutions.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Mentoring

Regulatory negotiations

Risk assessment

Client advisory

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Geological Engineering, Civil Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

A highly respected environmental consulting firm is seeking a seasoned environmental professional to join its Dallas office in a leadership capacity. This role offers the opportunity to work on some of the most technically challenging environmental projects in the country, partnering with experts across disciplines to develop practical, science-based solutions to complex environmental issues.

The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical leader, trusted client advisor, and mentor while helping expand the firm's presence across Texas and the broader region. This position is well suited for an experienced consultant who enjoys tackling difficult environmental problems, leading multidisciplinary teams, and building long-term client relationships.

Unlike many consulting environments that focus primarily on project volume, this role emphasizes technical excellence, critical thinking, and collaboration in support of complex site investigations, remediation programs, environmental risk evaluations, and strategic environmental decision-making.

Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex environmental consulting engagements involving site characterization, groundwater and soil impacts, remediation strategy development, risk evaluation, and regulatory negotiations.
• Serve as a senior technical resource for multidisciplinary teams of engineers, geologists, hydrogeologists, environmental scientists, and risk professionals.
• Provide technical direction on projects involving contaminant fate and transport, emerging contaminants, environmental forensics, corrective action programs, and redevelopment challenges.
• Develop defensible technical approaches that help clients navigate environmental liabilities, regulatory requirements, and business objectives.
• Build and maintain relationships with industrial, energy, manufacturing, legal, commercial, and public-sector clients.
• Participate in business development efforts, including proposal preparation, client strategy discussions, and identification of new opportunities.
• Review and oversee technical reports, investigation work plans, conceptual site models, risk evaluations, and remediation recommendations.
• Mentor and support the development of junior and mid-level consultants across technical disciplines.
• Collaborate with senior practitioners throughout the organization to solve complex environmental challenges and deliver high-quality client solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Geological Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of environmental consulting experience, with increasing levels of technical and project leadership responsibility.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Geologist (PG), or equivalent credential preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex environmental investigation and remediation projects.
• Strong understanding of federal and state environmental regulatory frameworks and risk-based decision-making processes.
• Experience serving as a technical advisor and primary point of contact for clients.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, support business development, and lead technical teams.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Areas of Expertise

• Groundwater investigation and remediation
• Environmental chemistry
• Hydrogeology
• PFAS and emerging contaminants
• Environmental forensics
• Risk assessment
• Sediment investigations
• Natural resource damage assessment
• Litigation and expert support
• Industrial facility compliance and corrective action programs

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary and annual performance incentives
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Generous paid time off and company holidays
• Professional development and continuing education support
• Hybrid work flexibility
• Long-term leadership and career advancement opportunities

Desired Skills and Experience

Principal Environmental Consultant

Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid)

About the Opportunity

A highly respected environmental consulting firm is seeking a seasoned environmental professional to join its Dallas office in a leadership capacity. This role offers the opportunity to work on some of the most technically challenging environmental projects in the country, partnering with experts across disciplines to develop practical, science-based solutions to complex environmental issues.

The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical leader, trusted client advisor, and mentor while helping expand the firm's presence across Texas and the broader region. This position is well suited for an experienced consultant who enjoys tackling difficult environmental problems, leading multidisciplinary teams, and building long-term client relationships.

Unlike many consulting environments that focus primarily on project volume, this role emphasizes technical excellence, critical thinking, and collaboration in support of complex site investigations, remediation programs, environmental risk evaluations, and strategic environmental decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex environmental consulting engagements involving site characterization, groundwater and soil impacts, remediation strategy development, risk evaluation, and regulatory negotiations.
• Serve as a senior technical resource for multidisciplinary teams of engineers, geologists, hydrogeologists, environmental scientists, and risk professionals.
• Provide technical direction on projects involving contaminant fate and transport, emerging contaminants, environmental forensics, corrective action programs, and redevelopment challenges.
• Develop defensible technical approaches that help clients navigate environmental liabilities, regulatory requirements, and business objectives.
• Build and maintain relationships with industrial, energy, manufacturing, legal, commercial, and public-sector clients.
• Participate in business development efforts, including proposal preparation, client strategy discussions, and identification of new opportunities.
• Review and oversee technical reports, investigation work plans, conceptual site models, risk evaluations, and remediation recommendations.
• Mentor and support the development of junior and mid-level consultants across technical disciplines.
• Collaborate with senior practitioners throughout the organization to solve complex environmental challenges and deliver high-quality client solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Geological Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of environmental consulting experience, with increasing levels of technical and project leadership responsibility.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Geologist (PG), or equivalent credential preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex environmental investigation and remediation projects.
• Strong understanding of federal and state environmental regulatory frameworks and risk-based decision-making processes.
• Experience serving as a technical advisor and primary point of contact for clients.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, support business development, and lead technical teams.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Areas of Expertise

• Groundwater investigation and remediation
• Environmental chemistry
• Hydrogeology
• PFAS and emerging contaminants
• Environmental forensics
• Risk assessment
• Sediment investigations
• Natural resource damage assessment
• Litigation and expert support
• Industrial facility compliance and corrective action programs

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary and annual performance incentives
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Generous paid time off and company holidays
• Professional development and continuing education support
• Hybrid work f