Description
We are seeking a Senior Environmental Consultant to join our Portland, Maine team in a true seller-doer role, where technical expertise, business development, and leadership come together.
Job Overview As a Senior Environmental Consultant / Business Development Leader, you will lead projects, grow client relationships, and shape a sustainable future. You will work with a talented group of professionals to develop and support clients, helping them navigate environmental challenges, regulatory requirements, and sustainability goals while growing a strong portfolio of work and lasting client partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive growth and build relationships through strategic business development and networking.
- Leverage your professional network to identify new opportunities, industry trends, and clients.
- Develop proposals and win impactful environmental projects.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on environmental compliance, risk management, and regulatory trends.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring quality, budget, and schedule performance.
- Provide technical leadership in environmental engineering, environmental science, geology, or hydrogeology.
- Prepare and review technical reports, permitting documents, and environmental deliverables.
- Guide clients through local, state, and federal environmental permitting processes.
- Lead multidisciplinary project teams and support staff.
- Mentor and develop early-career professionals.
- Serve as a senior technical reviewer and subject matter expert within your area of specialization.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, Hydrogeology, or a related field.
- Professional licensure or certification.
- 10+ years of environmental consulting experience.
- Proven success managing projects, developing clients, and winning work.
- Strong understanding of environmental regulations, including RCRA, CERCLA, and related compliance programs.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP Certification.
- Experience supporting sustainability and resiliency initiatives.
- 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification.
- An established professional network and reputation within the environmental consulting industry.
Benefits WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation Expected Salary: $88,100 - $130,800