The Practice Leader for the Environmental Services division is responsible for leading a comprehensive environmental services group with special emphasis on environmental site assessments (Phase I/II ESA studies); hydrogeologic studies; geologic assessments; cultural resources; transportation projects and NEPA permitting; and natural resources including endangered species and jurisdictional waters.  Other responsibilities include managing a growing environmental, biological, and archaeological staff; manage budgets on multiple projects; provide QA/QC for reports as needed.

This position serves as the point-of-contact for key clients and high profile projects as well as providing staff leadership and development.  Ideally, these are the qualities: 

Leadership

• Ability to create innovative and effective client solutions that are aligned with both environmental services and company business objectives
• Grow and assist in leading our Environmental Services Program with a focus on US energy (oil and gas, electric transmission and distribution) and/or transportation (highways, bridges, and railroad) sector clients
• Provide leadership and management on a wide variety of environmental planning and permitting projects for energy, government, and private sector clients throughout Texas
• Experience with and ability to hire, train, develop, mentor, and retain junior staff as we grow our client base and workload
• Experience and ability to manage multiple complex projects and programs, in diverse settings and with changing requirements
• Desire to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative team atmosphere
• Proven experience in building rapport and trust with key clients, business leaders, and team members 

Business Development

• Participate and lead marketing and business development on a local and state level
• Sustain and grow key clients, with a focus on environmental services
• Assist with expanding the entire range of environmental services and champion an integrated services approach
• Build, grow and develop a team of high performers 
• Develop in-house sector expertise and best practices
• Actively participate in industry groups

Strategic Thinking

• Identify trends and develop a long-term view of the industry, market and client base
• Assist in the growth of Environmental Services division by establishing new service areas
• Innovate and enhance Environmental Services’ capabilities, geographic foot print 

Technical

• Perform, coordinate and manage site investigations, assessments, environmental contaminant remediation, regulatory compliance and related projects
• Manage Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, environmental compliance audits, site remediation, soil and groundwater investigations, UST inspections, SPCC plans, and/or other regulatory analysis and reporting
• Conduct geologic assessments on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone and karst feature evaluations, as needed
• Evaluate data, perform analysis, interpretation and report preparation
• Develop regulatory compliance plans
• Assist with environmental compliance activities for land development and/or governmental clients
• Prepare work scopes, proposals, reports and project deliverables