Principal Consultant

BSI

23h•$127,000 - $170,000•Remote

About The Position

The Principal Environmental Engineer / Environmental Risk Consultant will help grow BSI Consulting Services’ Strategic Risk Management practice, focusing on complex environmental, regulatory, risk, and liability engagements for clients across industry, finance, insurance, government, and law. The role develops program strategy and drives initiatives to expand BSI’s position in the marketplace in environmental risk mitigation and business transactions. The position combines client management and business development with leadership of environmental consulting and engineering projects. It involves assessing environmental risk, liability, compliance, and technical issues; overseeing due diligence, investigations, remediation, permitting, redevelopment, and facility start-up and closures; and advising on transactions, insurance matters, disputes, litigation, and expert-witness engagements. The role also develops compliance programs, coordinates with regulators and other stakeholders, produces defensible reports and practical recommendations, and mentors junior professionals. The position is remote in the USA, with travel up to 25% to client sites and/or BSI offices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, or a related field.
Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or equivalent credential.
Significant environmental engineering, consulting, compliance, or risk-management experience.
Proven leadership of complex projects and client relationships.
Strong regulatory, technical, analytical, project-management, writing, and communication skills.
Ability to develop independent, defensible recommendations and work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to generate opportunities for practice growth and support new business initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Experience with transactional due diligence, insurance, litigation, private equity, expert-witness work, contracts, property redevelopment, hazardous materials, waste, or facility closure.
Multi-jurisdictional compliance experience.
HAZWOPER 40-hour certification and ICS 100, 200, and 300 training.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with Practice Directors and BSI business leaders to shape the Strategic Risk Management practice, focusing on Environmental, Health and Safety risk mitigation.
Lead environmental consulting and engineering projects, including scope, budget, schedule, contracts, and delivery.
Assess environmental risk, liability, compliance, and technical issues, and develop solutions for clients.
Oversee due diligence activities, investigations, remediation, permitting, redevelopment, and facility start-up and closures.
Advise on transactions, insurance matters, disputes, litigation, and expert-witness engagements.
Develop compliance programs and coordinate with regulators, counsel, contractors, laboratories, and other stakeholders to mitigate enterprise and local risks for clients.
Deliver clear, defensible reports and practical recommendations.
Mentor junior professionals and communicate effectively with technical and business audiences.
Generate opportunities for practice growth and support new business initiatives.