Director of Infrastructure Environmental Services

About This Role

This role will provide strategic, operational, and technical leadership for a multidisciplinary environmental group supporting major transportation and infrastructure projects. The Director will focus on group leadership, business development, and program-level project management, with direct responsibility for NEPA/SEPA delivery and environmental compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a multidisciplinary environmental group (ecology, permitting, NEPA/SEPA, compliance, hazardous materials, stormwater, GIS/CADD)
• Lead and mentor senior project managers, environmental compliance managers, and technical specialists
• Oversee delivery of NEPA/SEPA documentation, environmental permitting, and construction-phase compliance for transportation and infrastructure projects
• Serve as an executive-level client contact for public agencies (e.g., WSDOT, Sound Transit, local jurisdictions) and heavy-civil contractors
• Support alternative delivery (design-build and progressive design-build) projects through regulatory strategy, permit interpretation, and risk management
• Drive business development and seller-doer efforts, including client engagement, pursuit strategy, proposal leadership, and relationship building
• Collaborate with internal technical groups to integrate environmental services into multidisciplinary pursuits and project teams
• Lead staffing, workload forecasting, recruiting, training, utilization, and resource planning
• Advance QA/QC standards, staff development pathways, and long-term group growth

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, ecology, natural resources, or related field
• 15+ years of experience in environmental consulting, infrastructure environmental planning, or regulatory compliance
• Demonstrated leadership of large, multidisciplinary teams (20+ staff)
• High emotional intelligence and strong communication skills
• Strong experience managing NEPA and SEPA processes, including transportation projects
• Experience overseeing construction-phase environmental compliance for heavy-civil or alternative delivery projects
• Proven business development and seller-doer capability
• Established relationships with Washington transportation and local agencies and regulators

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, biology, ecology, natural resources, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• 15+ years of experience in environmental consulting, infrastructure environmental planning, or regulatory compliance

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits