Senior Financial Analyst - Construction Pricing

As SWCA Environmental Consultants continues to expand its national Construction Services business, we are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst - Construction Pricing to help shape our growth. This position partners closely with business development and operational leaders to develop competitive pricing strategies that drive winning proposals for complex environmental compliance projects across the country.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, you will serve as a trusted advisor, providing industry knowledge and strategic pricing guidance that directly influences pursuit success, profitability, and long-term business growth. This is a regular, full time, salaried position with benefits and may be based anywhere within the continental United States.

Final date to receive applications:

Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

This individual will bring the following expertise to this role:

• Pricing environmental compliance services during construction, including cost estimates and pricing strategies
• Profitable and competitive day rate and field staffing pricing models;
• Pricing large infrastructure or construction phase environmental programs, including for transmission lines, renewable energy facilities, water infrastructure and/or transportation infrastructure;
• Developing or improving advanced financial modeling and pricing tool development such as pricing calculators, financial models, and cost forecasting tools; and,
• Advising and coaching proposal teams and operational leaders about best practices for pursuit pricing strategy and negotiations.

• Lead development of pricing strategies for complex, multi million dollar environmental compliance and construction monitoring pursuits, including biological monitoring, environmental inspection, and cultural resources monitoring during construction.
• Partner with business development, operations leaders, and proposal teams to develop competitive pricing approaches that maximize win probability while maintaining profitability targets.
• Evaluate pricing structures including day rate models, labor mixes, staffing assumptions, escalation factors, and risk considerations.

• Develop and maintain pricing calculators, financial models, and estimating tools used to forecast labor, field staffing, travel, and project support costs.
• Build standardized pricing frameworks for environmental compliance services during construction.
• Continuously improve pricing tools to reflect lessons learned from completed projects and evolving market conditions.

• Establish and maintain day rate pricing structures for field personnel including environmental inspectors, biological monitors, archaeological monitors, and other compliance specialists.
• Develop staffing scenarios that account for schedule variability, construction sequencing, and regulatory monitoring requirements.

• Monitor market pricing trends, competitor strategies, and client procurement models in the environmental and infrastructure sectors.
• Evaluate post project financial performance to refine pricing models and improve estimating accuracy.
• Help establish best practices for pricing environmental compliance services across the organization.

• Translate pricing assumptions into financial forecasts supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual business planning.
• Analyze how pursuit pricing decisions affect backlog, revenue forecasts, and business unit financial performance.
• Work with finance and operations teams to align pricing strategies with company margin targets and growth objectives.

• Collaborate with proposal managers, capture managers, and technical leads to develop cost effective staffing plans and pricing narratives for proposals.
• Participate in pursuit reviews, pricing strategy sessions, and proposal risk assessments.
• Provide commercial insight during contract negotiations where pricing…