Environmental Practice Lead - Compliance and Permitting

Langan provides expert land development engineering and environmental consulting services for major developers, renewable energy producers, energy companies, corporations, healthcare systems, colleges/universities, and large infrastructure programs throughout the U.S. and around the world. Our employees collaborate seamlessly among 50+ offices and gain valuable hands‑on experience that fosters career growth. Langan culture is entrepreneurial from advancing innovative technical solutions, to participating in robust training and knowledge sharing, to making progressive change within the communities we live and work.

Consistently ranked among the top ten “Best Firms to Work For” and Engineering News-Record’s top 50 firms worldwide, Langan attracts and retains the best talent in the industry. Employees thrive at Langan, a firm that fosters an inclusive and supportive work environment for all; prioritizes wellbeing, health, and safety; encourages volunteerism and philanthropy; offers workplace flexibility, along with carbon-neutral office spaces;

and empowers individuals to contribute their skills and knowledge to make impactful contributions.

Langan is seeking a Regional Practice Lead in our Environmental Compliance / EHS practice to join its collaborative team New Haven, CT or Boston, MA office location. This individual will serve a key function in leading and growing environmental compliance and EHS services in New England, and in supporting our national environmental permitting and compliance practice.

• Direct and manage environmental compliance projects from start to finish, including proposal development, technical project oversight and delivery, and management of deadlines and financials;
• Manage the preparation and submission of deliverables under a wide variety of environmental programs, including: air, wastewater, stormwater, waste, SPCC, storage tanks, EPCRA (Tier II, TRI), etc.;
• Develop environmental permitting and regulatory strategy for a variety of industrial development projects (manufacturing, chemical, warehousing, data centers, etc.), often working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team to identify compliance needs of a project, and deliver those aspects in alignment with project/client goals;
• Act as a senior technical resource/SME for EHS and compliance services, which may include conducting multi‑media compliance audits, leading permit strategy for development and Cap Ex projects, supporting enforcement and litigation matters, negotiating permit terms and limits, interfacing with regulators, attorneys, and other stakeholders, and providing senior and peer review of deliverables;
• Lead and develop a team of environmental compliance staff, including hiring, coaching, training, and motivating team members. Provide direct oversight and management of junior staff for specific project assignments locally and nationally;
• Manage financial aspects of projects (proposals, change orders, invoicing, assist in payment collections), and team financials (managing staff utilization, workload projection, etc.);
• Identify and pursue new clients and opportunities, expand work within existing projects and clients, develop new client relationships within the New England area and nationally, and contribute to business development efforts (meetings and events);
• Maintain membership and leadership roles in relevant industry organizations;
• Coordinate work groups across different office locations and different disciplines as needed;
• Interface professionally with clients, contractors, subcontractors, staff, project personnel, and supervisors; and,
• Contribute to the growth of Langan’s national compliance practice across US.

• Bachelor's degree in…