Principal Geologist - Environmental Assessment and Remediation

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.•Fresno, CA

1d•$135,070 - $189,100•Hybrid

About The Position

Geosyntec is seeking a Principal Geologist to lead and grow its Environmental Assessment and Remediation practice in California, with a focus on supporting the Fresno office, Central Valley market, and broader Northern California operations. This leadership role is for an experienced environmental consultant with strong technical expertise, established client relationships, and a proven ability to develop, sell, manage, and deliver complex environmental investigation and remediation programs. The successful candidate will strengthen Geosyntec’s regional presence, expand environmental consulting capabilities, and support strategic growth across various markets. The role involves providing senior technical leadership, client and business development vision, project delivery oversight, and people leadership for multidisciplinary teams working on complex environmental assessment, remediation, compliance, and restoration projects. This includes mentoring staff, cultivating client relationships, and collaborating to deliver innovative solutions. Geosyntec is an international engineering and consulting firm known for its technical leadership and client service, investing in its people with competitive pay, benefits, and well-being programs.

Requirements

At least 10 years of directly relevant environmental consulting experience, including significant client development and project management responsibilities; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Consulting experience with investigation and remediation of contaminated soil, groundwater, soil vapor, sediment, and vapor intrusion issues.
Experience with contaminants including petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, chlorinated solvents, PFAS, PCBs, and/or emerging contaminants.
Strong understanding of California environmental regulatory programs, including DTSC, Regional Water Quality Control Boards, CERCLA, RCRA, CUPA programs, and other CalEPA or local agency requirements.
Demonstrated success developing client relationships, leading business development efforts, winning work, and growing consulting services.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and mentoring early-, mid-, and senior-level professionals.
Strong project, program, and financial management experience, including scope, budgets, resources, schedules, profitability, risk, quality, and client satisfaction.
Experience preparing and supervising technical reports, proposals, work scopes, pricing, budgets, and project performance metrics.
Ability to work collaboratively and influence across offices, practices, and disciplines, including with senior leadership, clients, regulators, teaming partners, and staff without direct reporting relationships.
Strong oral and written communication, technical writing, presentation, negotiation, and client engagement skills.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced consulting environment, manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and travel to client facilities or project sites, as needed.
Bachelor’s degree in geology, hydrogeology, earth sciences, environmental science, or a closely related science field.
California Professional Geologist (P.G.) license.
Valid U.S. driver’s license and satisfactory driving record for business travel.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in geology, hydrogeology, environmental science, or a related discipline.
Experience with remedial design, remedy construction, construction oversight, and operation and maintenance of environmental remedies.
Experience supporting major industrial, municipal, energy, solid waste, transportation, or government clients.
Established professional network and client relationships within California environmental markets.
Current OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training and refreshers.

Responsibilities

Lead business development strategy for the Fresno office, Central Valley market, and broader California environmental assessment and remediation practice, including identifying opportunities, developing client relationships, expanding existing accounts, and leading proposal efforts.
Serve as a Client Manager, Account Lead, or senior technical advisor for one or more strategic clients.
Provide senior technical leadership for environmental investigation, remediation, compliance, restoration, and long-term monitoring projects.
Lead complex, multidisciplinary projects from planning through delivery, including scope development, technical strategy, investigation design, feasibility evaluation, remedial design, permitting, construction support, regulatory negotiation, quality review, risk management, and client engagement.
Direct preparation and review of technical reports, work plans, feasibility studies, remedial action plans, design documents, permit applications, regulatory submittments, proposals, and client correspondence.
Manage project performance, including scope, budgets, resources, schedules, quality standards, profitability, contracts, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary team coordination.
Set practice vision, support recruiting and team development, mentor staff, and help drive strategic growth for the Fresno office and Northern California operations.
Collaborate with professionals from multiple disciplines and offices to provide integrated, practical, and future-ready solutions for clients.
Represent Geosyntec in meetings, presentations, and negotiations with clients, regulators, teaming partners, contractors, industry groups, and other stakeholders.
Interpret and summarize technical data and regulatory requirements to support sound scientific conclusions and defensible client recommendations.
Promote and model a strong health and safety culture, which is fundamental to our operations.
Complete required OSHA/MSHA health and safety, first aid, CPR training, and medical monitoring, as applicable and paid for by the firm.
Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client, project, office, and other business locations, as needed.