Principal Environmental Consultant (LSP)

SLR Consulting•Boston, MA

23h

About The Position

SLR Consulting (US) is a coast-to-coast team of more than 500 advisory, environmental, engineering, and regulatory professionals. The firm integrates more than 30 disciplines to help clients address complex sustainability challenges. The Principal Environmental Consultant will partner closely with the LQR team to expand its remediation, investigation, and compliance portfolio. This is a senior, client-facing strategic role with significant autonomy and opportunity for growth, combining technical leadership with business development across Massachusetts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geological/Environmental Engineering or Sciences.
Massachusetts LSP required.
History of providing environmental consulting services for site investigations and remediation involving soil, groundwater, soil vapor, indoor air, and sediment sampling.
Understanding of environmental due diligence, including Environmental Site Assessments, and strong knowledge of the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP).
Possess or have completed 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER and 8-hour refresher training.
Demonstrate values-based competencies including accountability, client focus, integrity, honesty, public trust, and respect for others and diversity.

Nice To Haves

PE, PG, LEP, or LSRP designation.
Experience with programs in nearby states and emerging contaminants.
Experience with Deltek or a similar project management system.

Responsibilities

Bring, maintain, and grow an active book of work in environmental investigation, remediation, compliance, and related consulting services.
Develop client relationships and pursue new business through networking, conferences, industry groups, and targeted outreach.
Lead proposal development, scopes of work, and pricing strategies.
Balance active project leadership with ongoing business generation as a seller-doer.
Identify strategic market opportunities and emerging service lines.
Serve as Principal-in-Charge or senior technical lead on complex environmental, geologic, or engineering projects.
Oversee high-level data interpretation, modeling, remedy evaluation, design, and implementation.
Review work plans, RI/RA deliverables, remedial action options, remedial action design and implementation plans, and technical reports.
Manage budgets, schedules, team allocation, and resource planning.
Act as a trusted advisor to industrial, commercial, municipal, and legal-sector clients.
Lead key client meetings, technical discussions, and project strategy sessions.
Provide technical direction and professional development guidance to junior and mid-level staff.
Promote scientific excellence, responsiveness, and strong client service.
Support recruiting and talent development for the growing practice.