Senior Environmental Growth Leader (Remote/Hybrid)

Apex Companies; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Life & disability insurance

401k match

Tuition assistance

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Apex Companies seeks a seasoned Environmental Principal to lead and grow its environmental consulting business in the Central Region. You will shape strategy, expand key client relationships, and leverage national capabilities while collaborating with leaders, technical teams, and account managers to drive growth and high-quality delivery.

The role blends seller-doer responsibilities with strategic leadership, requiring a strong network, regulatory know-how, and the ability to mentor teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of environmental consulting, engineering, environmental compliance, remediation, water resources, or industry leadership experience with increasing responsibility.
• Established professional reputation within the environmental industry with a corresponding network of industry contacts and relationships.
• Demonstrated success in developing and growing client relationships and generating new business in a consulting environment.
• Proven ability to operate successfully as a seller-doer balancing business development, client management, technical leadership, and project execution.
• Ability to identify client needs, shape practical solutions, and support business development with both existing and new accounts.
• Strong understanding of environmental regulations and their application to client operations.
• Experience supporting large, complex, or multi-site environmental programs.
• Ability to develop strategic relationships with executives, technical leaders, operations leaders, and facility personnel.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring technical professionals.

Responsibilities

• Build, strengthen, and expand strategic relationships with established and new regional, national, and multi-site clients in priority markets including retail, convenience stores, real estate, logistics, and technology.
• Identify, develop, and win opportunities through technical expertise, client relationships, industry networks, referrals, and strategic pursuits.
• Lead client calls and meetings and major proposal efforts. Collaborate with subject matter experts and client managers to win new opportunities.
• Contribute to cross-selling efforts that connect clients with Apex's full suite of environmental, engineering, water, health and safety, infrastructure, and sustainability services.
• Mentor Project Managers to build their business development skills.
• Provide technical guidance across environmental compliance, site investigation and remediation, permitting, due diligence, environmental audits, stormwater, wastewater, air quality, waste, and related environmental services.
• Support project delivery teams through QA/QC review, technical oversight, and risk-based decision making.
• Mentor project managers, technical staff, and emerging leaders.
• Promote technical excellence, quality delivery, risk management, and consistent project execution practices.
• Monitor emerging regulations, market trends, and industry developments to identify opportunities for clients and Apex.

Job description

Apex Companies seeks a seasoned Environmental Principal to lead and grow its environmental consulting business in the Central Region. You will shape strategy, expand key client relationships, and leverage national capabilities while collaborating with leaders, technical teams, and account managers to drive growth and high-quality delivery.

The role blends seller-doer responsibilities with strategic leadership, requiring a strong network, regulatory know-how, and the ability to mentor teams.