Practice Leader - Environmental Remediation Geologist or Engineer

Geosyntec Consultants•Overland Park, KS

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About The Position

Geosyntec is hiring a Practice Leader—Environmental Remediation Geologist or Engineer—for its Overland Park, Kansas office. This role is intended for a highly experienced professional who will provide leadership and contribute to complex site investigation and remediation projects across sales and business development, client management, technical leadership, project evaluation, design, permitting, and construction. Geosyntec serves a varied client base of industrial, institutional, and governmental organizations. The position follows a sell-manage-do culture: the Practice Leader will deliver challenging technical work while helping expand the firm’s practices and capabilities through business development and client relationships. The role may also include project and staff management, staff development, mentoring, and field assignments such as site visits, contractor oversight, and audits. Business travel to client, project, office, and other business locations may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in geology, geological engineering, civil or environmental engineering, or a closely related discipline, with emphasis in site investigation, remediation design, or construction management.
Current Missouri or Kansas professional registration (P.G. or P.E.).
At least 8 years of relevant environmental consulting experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Outstanding record of client management, business development, and technical leadership.
Experience with physical-chemical and biological treatment processes.
Excellent leadership and attention-to-detail skills.
Ability to work successfully in a fast-paced consulting environment, manage multiple project assignments, meet strict deadlines, and travel to client facilities as needed.
Experience working with multidisciplinary project teams.
Valid U.S. driver’s license and satisfactory driving record for business travel.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in geology, geological engineering, civil or environmental engineering, or a closely related discipline.
At least 10 years of relevant prior experience.
Current marketplace visibility and existing client relationships.
Project management, business development, and leadership training.
Working knowledge of federal and regional state regulations, including those in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.
Current OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training and refreshers.

Responsibilities

Manage tasks and projects, including planning and implementing investigation and remediation work, budgets, schedules, quality, client satisfaction, and profitability.
Perform and manage contaminated-site assessments and remedy evaluations, including investigation work plans, feasibility studies, removal action work plans, remedy designs, and implementation.
Perform and manage site-assessment fieldwork and pilot- and bench-scale programs for soil, soil vapor, and groundwater remediation technologies.
Prepare remediation action plans for soil, soil vapor, and groundwater projects, including drawings, engineering analyses and calculations, and technical specifications.
Prepare technical reports, letters, memoranda, plans, and proposals.
Manage and mentor junior staff and manage subcontractors.
Develop new clients and repeat business, lead proposal preparation, and develop and implement a business development plan to support growth of the Overland Park office.
Prepare for and participate in meetings with clients, regulatory personnel, and other parties.
Prepare, review, or manage written deliverables, including proposals, technical reports, engineering designs and specifications, and presentations.
Perform fieldwork as needed, including site visits and meetings, contractor oversight, and audits related to site investigation and remediation.
Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites and other business locations as needed.