PNW Environmental Practice Director

Environmental Growth Leader

Location: Seattle Metropolitan Area

Salary: $160,000 - $225,000

Overview

A growing multidisciplinary firm is seeking an environmental leader to help expand its Pacific Northwest presence, with a focus on the Seattle/Bellevue market. This role blends technical remediation leadership, business development, and team building, with the goal of scaling an already established but still growing environmental practice.

This individual will act as a key business leader for the region, working alongside existing leadership to drive growth, strengthen client relationships, and build out the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Regional Leadership: Help lead and grow the PNW environmental practice, partnering with existing Seattle-based leadership
• Business Development: Generate new work, expand existing clients, and maintain an active presence in the local market
• Technical Oversight: Provide senior direction on complex remediation and investigation projects, including QA/QC of reports and proposals
• Project Delivery: Oversee scope, schedule, budget, and execution across multiple projects
• Team Building: Hire, mentor, and develop staff; help scale the environmental group in the region
• Client & Regulatory Interface: Serve as a senior point of contact for clients, regulators, and project stakeholders
• Collaboration: Work across offices and disciplines to deliver integrated solutions
  
  

Why This Role

• Opportunity to grow an environmental practice within a well-established PNW platform
• Strong backing from firm leadership, with high visibility and high autonomy
• Existing regional presence driven by site/civil, with clear runway to expand environmental services
• Ideal for someone who wants to build, shape, and scale a team, not just maintain one
  
  

Project Focus

• Core: Site investigation & remediation, including redevelopment-driven (brownfield) work
• Additional exposure to complex sites involving soil, groundwater, and industrial contaminants
  
  

Qualifications

• BS in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Hydrogeology, or similar (MS a plus)
• PE, LG, or LHG required
• 15+ years of environmental consulting experience in investigation/remediation
• Strong knowledge of Washington regulatory framework and cleanup programs
• Experience working with Washington Department of Ecology (RI/FS, cleanup actions)
• Background in land development/brownfield remediation in WA strongly preferred
• Proven client development and revenue growth experience
• Established network in the Seattle/PNW market
• Strong leadership, project management, and communication skills