Senior Technical Director – Environmental & Risk Advisory

RiskRiskFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 1,001-5,000H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Texas

Posted

11 days ago

Salary

$145K - $190K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Senior Technical Director – Environmental & Risk Advisory

J.S. Held LLC

• Independently originate, pursue, and secure remediation, environmental liability, and waste management engagements without reliance on internally sourced work • Serve as primary client owner with accountability for repeat work, client expansion, and long-term relationships • Develop opportunities across insurance, industrial, energy, manufacturing, and transactional advisory clients, including work related to remediation, liability evaluation, redevelopment, and long‑term environmental programs • Lead large, complex waste and remediation programs, including multi‑site portfolios, corrective action sites, redevelopment‑driven remediation, CCR facilities, landfills, and long‑term programmatic engagements • Manage projects originated directly by the Senior Technical Director from pursuit through execution and closure • Maintain responsibility for scope control, budgeting, scheduling, and profitability • Provide senior technical leadership on remediation strategy, corrective action, regulatory negotiation, and closure planning • Lead development of conceptual site models, remedial alternatives analyses, cost-to-closure estimates, and liability frameworks • Collaborate with hydrogeology, geochemistry, risk, and transactional advisory teams • Interface directly with regulators (EPA, state agencies, and others) on remedial strategy, permitting, and closure • Support clients in enforcement, consent orders, corrective action, and redevelopment negotiations • Supports clients on the technical aspects of environmental due diligence and transaction advisory, including environmental liability assessment, remediation risk evaluation, and pre- and post-acquisition planning • Provide remediation and regulatory strategy in support of redevelopment and brownfield projects, including coordination with development schedules and closure milestones • Provide advisory support related to environmental claims, including review and validation of remediation costs and technical support to insurance and legal stakeholders • Mentor and develop technical staff while building a sustainable pipeline of work to support utilization and growth

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Geology, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field; advanced degrees and professional licensure (PG, PE) preferred
  • 10 – 15+ years of consulting experience in waste management, remediation, corrective action, or environmental liability advisory
  • Demonstrated experience with regulatory frameworks such as RCRA, CERCLA, CCR Rule, state corrective action programs, and risk-based closure
  • Proven track record of originating consulting work and sustaining long-term client relationships in an external consulting environment
  • Demonstrated ability to articulate an active pipeline of client opportunities within waste, remediation, and environmental liability services
  • Experience serving as primary client contact with responsibility for pursuit strategy, pricing, and repeat work
  • Ability to manage complex technical projects while maintaining profitability and schedule discipline
  • Strong technical writing, QA/QC, and presentation skills
  • Demonstrated business judgment related to opportunity selection, client development, and service-line growth
  • Ability to travel as needed

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
  • Flexible Time Off policy
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401k Match
  • Commuter Benefit

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