Environmental Principal

Engineering Consulting Services (ECS) is seeking an experienced Environmental Principal to join our Florida Environmental Team in Miami, FL.

This senior leadership role ensures that project quality, performance, and client satisfaction consistently meet ECS’s high standards. The Environmental Principal serves as a trusted technical advisor, final reviewer, and mentor - delegating effectively to senior staff while stepping in strategically where expertise and leadership are most valuable.

The ideal candidate demonstrates a seller-doer mentality, strong communication skills, a solutions-oriented mindset, and a commitment to ECS’s Core Values.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Mentorship

• Actively mentor junior and mid-level staff, providing guidance and training to support their professional growth and technical development.
• Provide mentorship and oversight to Associate Principals as assigned.
• Support senior staff with staffing decisions, workload balancing, and team development initiatives.

Project Oversight & Quality Assurance

• Serve as Principal for environmental assessment and remediation projects, ensuring all work meets ECS QA/QC and Principal Review policies.
• Oversee project setup, implementation, and closeout processes, verifying alignment with ECS procedures and client expectations.
• Review and approve proposals, scopes of work, change orders, and final deliverables.
• Attend project meetings to resolve technical and administrative issues, ensuring timely and effective project execution.

Business & Client Development

• Maintain and expand client relationships through responsive communication, technical excellence, and proactive problem-solving.
• Participate in marketing efforts, including client outreach and maintaining a strong client database.
• Host or attend client meetings to discuss project findings and recommendations, addressing follow-up questions and next steps.
• Support collections efforts and review change orders and invoices to ensure fiscal responsibility.

Technical Leadership

• Apply extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations to guide project decisions and ensure compliance.
• Oversee environmental site assessments, soil and groundwater investigations, and remediation projects.
• Manage remediation system design, installation, and O&M; ensure proper permitting and adherence to safety and performance requirements.
• Supervise and review underground storage tank (UST) assessments, ensuring work is performed by qualified, licensed professionals and meets ECS safety standards.
• Develop and review site work plans that define sampling/boring locations, equipment, subcontractors, and safety requirements.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure deliverables align with approved scopes of work; communicate and justify any necessary deviations.
• Coordinate with other ECS service lines to ensure multidisciplinary collaboration and compliance with regulatory and constructability considerations.
• Review project budgets and schedules, identifying opportunities for process improvement and efficiency.
• Support multiple projects simultaneously, balancing technical leadership with strategic oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geology, or a related field (Master's degree preferred)
• Minimum 12 years of related experience
• Licensed as at least one of the following preferred: PE, PG, REM
• Demonstrated expertise in environmental assessment, remediation, and regulatory compliance
• Extensive knowledge of permitting processes, environmental regulations, and environmental test methods
• Excellent ability to manage and develop new clients
• Demonstrate established technical excellence, strong leadership skills, and an dedication to continuous professional development for their benefit and for the advancement of their field
• Principals provide leadership both through their example and through mentorship of staff

About Us

ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 3,000 employees in 100 offices and testing facilities coast to coast. ECS is currently ranked #66 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2025), #148 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2025) and #50 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (May 2025).

For additional information about ECS, visit: www.ecslimited.com.