Environmental Practice Team Lead

Overview

Are you looking to lead a highly technical and client‑driven team of scientists and engineers working to solve environmental problems? Geosyntec prides itself on hiring highly qualified professionals with diverse skill sets, innovative mindsets, and the ability to develop forward‑thinking ideas. We are seeking an Environmental Practice Team Lead in our Anchorage, Alaska office. A robust relocation package is available for candidates willing to relocate from MN, WI, TX, AZ, MI, CO, WA, OR, NV, WY, MT or any other U.S. state.

This individual will help lead and grow our practice in the Northwest Operations and manage client development, contaminant site investigation, human and ecological risk assessment, geospatial data and visualization, solid waste management, and environmental compliance. You must have an entrepreneurial attitude and enthusiasm for supporting business and client development, mentoring, and recruiting. This position is well‑suited for a talented, experienced individual interested in being a leader and contributing to innovative and challenging projects, including the financial and technical evaluation, design, permitting, and construction stages.

Our Alaskan client base includes a diverse mix of industrial, institutional, and governmental clients.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public‑sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving the environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well‑being programs to support you and your family.

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Collaboration and mentoring are cornerstones of Geosyntec's culture. You will take on project and staff management responsibilities for a team of ten with potential to grow. Because we operate under a sell‑manage‑do culture, we also expect that you will work on challenging technical projects while leveraging your existing knowledge and experience to help Geosyntec expand its current practices and capabilities through business development, people management, and client management.

Key responsibilities include:

• Working with and leading multidisciplinary teams, both local and across the firm, including data scientists, geologists, engineers, chemists, risk assessors, and modelers.
• Building a portfolio of clients by obtaining repeat business from existing clients and winning new clients.
• Fostering trust‑based relationships with clients, regulatory personnel, and other project stakeholders.
• Supervising senior personnel and assisting them in achieving their business and practice goals.
• Delegating, mentoring, guiding, and motivating early‑career staff in the areas of project performance, cost, schedule management, client expectations, and career development.
• Managing performance, load leveling, conflict resolution, communication, and overall strategy for the Alaska team, and positioning within the greater Northwest Operations.
• Planning and implementing investigation and remediation projects, budgeting, and managing adherence to schedule, quality, client satisfaction, and profitability.
• Managing and directing challenging technical projects while leveraging existing knowledge and experience to expand current practices and capabilities through industry technical leadership, business development, and client management.
• Overseeing safety, quality, risk, and compliance for projects and deliverables.
• Preparing and reviewing technical work plans, reports, letters, memoranda, data evaluation and cost‑benefit analyses.
• Traveling to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations as needed.
• Executing fieldwork, including site visits, as part of the role.

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, earth science (geology or hydrology), engineering…