Strategic Director, Infrastructure Environmental Services

Atlas Technical Consultants LLC; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Time Off & Family Support

401(k) matching

Insurance: Life/Disability

Safety program PPE

Learning & Development

Belonging groups

Flexible work

Job summary

Atlas Technical Consultants LLC in Redmond, WA is seeking a Director of Infrastructure Environmental Services to provide strategic, operational, and technical leadership for a multidisciplinary team supporting transportation and infrastructure projects across Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

You will lead senior staff, manage NEPA/SEPA delivery, guide permitting and compliance, expand market presence with public agencies and design-build partners, and drive business development while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 15+ years of experience in environmental consulting, infrastructure environmental planning, or regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated leadership of large, multidisciplinary teams (20+ staff).
• High emotional intelligence and strong communication skills.
• Strong experience managing NEPA and SEPA processes, including transportation projects.
• Experience overseeing construction-phase environmental compliance for heavy-civil or alternative delivery projects.
• Proven business development and seller-doer capability.
• Established relationships with Washington transportation and local agencies and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a multidisciplinary environmental group (ecology, permitting, NEPA/SEPA, compliance, hazardous materials, stormwater, GIS/CADD).
• Lead and mentor senior project managers, environmental compliance managers, and technical specialists.
• Oversee delivery of NEPA/SEPA documentation, environmental permitting, and construction-phase compliance for transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Serve as an executive-level client contact for public agencies (e.g., WSDOT, Sound Transit, local jurisdictions) and heavy-civil contractors.
• Support alternative delivery (design-build and progressive design-build) projects through regulatory strategy, permit interpretation, and risk management.
• Drive business development and seller-doer efforts, including client engagement, pursuit strategy, proposal leadership, and relationship building.
• Collaborate with internal technical groups to integrate environmental services into multidisciplinary pursuits and project teams.
• Lead staffing, workload forecasting, recruiting, training, utilization, and resource planning.
• Advance QA/QC standards, staff development pathways, and long-term group growth.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Business development

Stakeholder engagement

NEPA/SEPA expertise

Team leadership

Communication skills

Environmental compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science or related field

Master’s preferred

Tools

GIS/CADD

Job description

Atlas Technical Consultants LLC in Redmond, WA is seeking a Director of Infrastructure Environmental Services to provide strategic, operational, and technical leadership for a multidisciplinary team supporting transportation and infrastructure projects across Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

You will lead senior staff, manage NEPA/SEPA delivery, guide permitting and compliance, expand market presence with public agencies and design-build partners, and drive business development while