Senior/Principal Environmental Consultant

AEI Consultants; Freehold (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AEI Consultants seeks a Senior/Principal Environmental Consultant to lead the Site Mitigation team in the New Jersey and broader Northeast region. You will oversee subsurface investigations, remediation strategies, regulatory negotiations, and direct client communications.

You will mentor staff, manage project scopes, schedules, and budgets, and contribute to national business development while upholding technical quality and profitability.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of environmental consulting and project management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong business acumen.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and growth-driven mindset.
• Self-starter with attention to detail and productivity.
• Senior understanding of environmental contamination and related project mgmt.
• Budgeting and operational finances experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction on site investigations and remediation projects.
• Oversee proposals, reports, and client communications.
• Mentor junior staff and coordinate with regional leadership.
• Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets and change orders.
• Represent AEI with regulators, clients and counsel.
• Support business development and expansion in the northeast.

Skills

Senior leadership

Proposal development

Regulatory programs

Project management

Client communication

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in science-related field

PE/PG/LSRP or equivalent

OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training

Job description

POSITION: Senior/Principal Environmental Consultant (New Jersey or Northeast United States)

AEI is seeking a senior/Principal level environmental consultant to be a part of AEI’s expanding

Site Mitigation team. The candidate will be a primary technical leader in the Northeast region

with an extension into other regions nationally as opportunities arise. The candidate will work

alongside other senior-level technical team members to oversee the implementation of a wide

array of subsurface and remedial investigations, remedial action/mitigation measures, regulatory agency negotiations, and client or legal counsel communications. The candidate will support the leadership operations for the northeast region and nationally to assist in staff oversight, maintaining project technical quality and profitability objectives, and participating in operations and technical initiatives at the region and Division level. In addition, the candidate may work directly with the National Division Lead and other senior level colleagues, to initiate and implement business development, client management, and technical service expansion activities in the northeast region and nationally. This is an opportunity for an individual to join a well-established company and technical team, while also playing a significant role in the continued development of the Site Mitigation Division.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• An experienced Principal-level environmental consultant will assist with responding to incoming proposal requests and provide technical guidance to AEI’s sales team and their clients.
• Perform technical reviews of prior environmental reports and develop/guide the development of proposals for appropriate next steps.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for environmental regulatory programs in one or multiple states including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, and other states.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance on projects involving regulatory agencies.
• Provide mentorship to junior staff and collaborate with peers regarding technical and regulatory matters as a subject matter expert.
• Ability to understand and track project scopes, schedules, and budgets, and anticipate potential modifications and need for change orders
• Will be responsible for overseeing and potentially managing the implementation of projects ranging from initial Phase II investigations to complex investigation and remediation projects involving regulatory oversight.
• Provide senior-level proposal and report reviews and perform writing of similar deliverables.
• Ability to interpret data and a strategic understanding of the required next steps.
• Preparation of remedial cost estimates and environmental peer reviews.
• Has strong industry relationships and maintains a favorable reputation among peers.
• Maintains a current and thorough understanding of local and federal environmental regulations.
• Will serve as a point of contact with regulatory agencies, clients, and their legal counsel, representing AEI and the Site Mitigation Division.
• Develop cost-effective and technically sound path-to-closure for a wide array of projects and environmental issues.
• Participate in the operational management of the Site Mitigation East region with the Regional VP, and sometimes in the Division on a national level.
• May work with the National Division lead to develop and implement a Site Mitigation expansion plan for the northeast region, with potential contribution to other regions.
• Depending on experience and interest, may initiate and participate in business development activities and foster relationship development on behalf of AEI and the Site Mitigation Division. Activities may include conference attendance, preparation of technical papers/blogs/presentations, and virtual or in person at client meetings.
• Work collaboratively with other Senior/Principal team members and support training and oversight of junior staff.
• Upholds a strong work ethic and demonstrates high-quality technical consulting work.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 15+ years of experience as an environmental consultant performing technical work and successful project management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong business acumen.
• An entrepreneurial spirit with enthusiasm for being a primary contributor to growth.
• Self-starter, resourceful, with attention to detail and the ability to work productively.
• Senior level understanding of environmental contamination with transaction related project management a plus.
• Understanding of project budgeting with operational finances a plus.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree, or higher, in science related field

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Geologist (PG), and/or Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) or similar are appreciated
• Current OSHA 40-hour "HAZWOPER" training certification strongly preferred, additional Health and Safety training a plus.