Environmental Program Manager

Are you highly motivated, hard‑working, and seeking to join a growth‑focused consulting & engineering firm? Are you looking for a company that will invest in your development and grow your professional skills? If so, consider a career with Apex!

Powered by record sales, extraordinary client retention, strategic acquisitions, and an entrepreneurial spirit, Apex Companies is one of the fastest growing engineering and environmental consulting firms in the US. We were recently recognized by the Zweig Group as one of the fastest growing firms in the AEC industry. We take pride in providing our clients with exceptional service and have earned numerous awards for project excellence.

We continue to grow,
we want you to grow with us.

The Environmental Market Leader – South Atlantic Division is a high‑impact, growth‑oriented leadership role responsible for expanding Apex’s environmental consulting business across our South Atlantic Division (Carolinas, Georgia, Florida). This position is ideal for a senior seller‑doer who thrives in externally facing roles, enjoys building trusted client relationships, and wants to directly influence the growth and direction of a business.

This role offers the opportunity to help shape Apex’s environmental strategy in the South Atlantic by driving organic growth, deepening key client relationships, and leveraging Apex’s national technical capabilities. The Practice Leader will collaborate closely with Division leadership, National Account Managers, and technical teams while maintaining a strong personal presence in the market.

With the chance to engage with clients on an ongoing basis and help shape Apex’s environmental footprint in the region, this is a high‑visibility role offering significant growth potential and long‑term career advancement. The successful candidate will operate entrepreneurially while being supported by Apex’s established platform, leadership team, and national resources.

• Drive growth of Apex’s environmental consulting services across the South Atlantic, with accountability for pipeline development, opportunity creation, and revenue generation; looking for a focus on site characterization, investigation, and remediation for industrial/commercial and municipal clients.
• Serve as a client-facing leader and trusted advisor, maintaining active engagement with key industrial, commercial, and municipal clients to both long‑term partners and new business opportunities.
• Identify, shape, and pursue new opportunities by leveraging your professional network and collaborating with Apex’s National Account Managers, Regional Commercial Leaders, Service Line Leaders, and local technical teams.
• Lead and influence pursuit strategy, go/no‑go decisions, proposal development, and contract negotiations for strategic opportunities.
• Provide technical and strategic leadership on select environmental engagements, ensuring quality execution while maintaining a primary focus on client satisfaction and repeat business.
• Work closely with National Account Managers and Commercial Line Leaders to build and execute on account plans and develop opportunities across the Division.
• Direct high‑visibility projects, ensuring technical excellence, regulatory compliance, and successful environmental outcomes.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively on key technical concepts to regulators, stakeholders, and teaming partners.
• Manage program and project performance with a focus on quality, innovation, and client satisfaction.
• Travel to client locations as needed for meetings and business development.

• 12+ years of experience in environmental consulting or industry with progressive responsibility in client‑facing, seller‑doer roles.
• Professional registration as a PE or PG in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia or Florida
• Proven success in client engagement, building opportunities through existing relationships,…