Title: Environmental Principal - Assessment & Remediation
Status: Full-Time
Location: Miami, Florida
Relocation: Not available - Local candidates preferred
Salary: Salary to be discussed with a Bryant Staffing Solutions Recruiter
Bonus: Up to 33% performance bonus + potential sign-on bonus up to $20,000
Visa Support: Not available

Environmental Principal - Assessment & Remediation
A nationally recognized engineering and environmental consulting firm is seeking a senior environmental leader to join its environmental practice in Miami, Florida. This role focuses on technical leadership, project oversight, regulatory compliance, and client relationship management for environmental assessment and remediation initiatives throughout South Florida.
This position serves as a senior advisor and final technical reviewer, ensuring environmental projects meet regulatory requirements, quality standards, and client expectations. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who enjoys mentoring professionals, developing client relationships, and overseeing complex environmental projects from planning through completion.
Miami offers a vibrant lifestyle with year-round warm weather, beaches, boating, diverse dining, nightlife, and cultural attractions, making it an exciting destination for professionals seeking both career advancement and quality of life.

Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Staff Development

Mentor junior and mid-level environmental professionals and support their technical growth.
Provide guidance to senior technical staff and assist with team development and workload planning.
Promote a collaborative and learning-focused work environment.

Project Oversight & Quality Control

Act as Principal-in-Charge for environmental assessment and remediation projects.
Ensure projects meet internal quality standards, regulatory requirements, and client expectations.
Review project scopes, proposals, budgets, change orders, and final reports.
Participate in project meetings to address technical or administrative challenges and maintain project timelines.

Client Engagement & Business Development

Maintain strong relationships with existing clients while identifying opportunities for new work.
Participate in marketing and outreach activities to expand the firm's environmental services.
Meet with clients to discuss project results, recommendations, and next steps.
Support invoicing reviews, change order approvals, and project financial oversight.

Technical Leadership

Provide expert guidance on environmental regulations and compliance at the federal, state, and local levels.
Oversee environmental site assessments, soil and groundwater investigations, and remediation projects.
Direct remediation system design, implementation, operation, and maintenance.
Review investigations and assessments related to underground storage tanks (USTs).
Approve environmental work plans detailing sampling locations, testing methodologies, subcontractor coordination, and safety protocols.

Operational Excellence

Ensure all deliverables align with project scopes and regulatory expectations.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across engineering and consulting services.
Monitor project schedules and budgets while identifying efficiency improvements.
Provide oversight across multiple environmental projects simultaneously.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geology, or a related field (Master's preferred).
12+ years of environmental consulting experience in assessment and remediation.
Professional license preferred: PE (Professional Engineer), PG (Professional Geologist), or REM (Registered Environmental Manager).
Strong knowledge of environmental regulations, permitting processes, and environmental testing methods.
Experience managing environmental investigation and remediation programs.
Proven ability to build and maintain client relationships.
Demonstrated leadership skills with a commitment to mentoring staff and advancing the profession.
Familiarity with South Florida environmental regulatory agencies and requirements strongly preferred.
Ability to help generate business opportunities.

Required Skill Sets

Environmental Site Assessment & Remediation
Regulatory Compliance & Environmental Permitting
Client Relationship Management & Business Development

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