What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Consultant, (Site Investigation and Remediation) position at WSP?
This Opportunity
WSP is seeking a Lead Consultant with 10 or more years' experience to join our Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges. A qualified candidate will be able to support our Site Investigation & Remediation (SIR) and our Environmental Health and Safety Business Lines.
We offer flexible working arrangements to help with work/life balance and have offices located in Portland and Tigard, OR and Vancouver, WA.
Your Impact
- This opportunity has a Seller/Doer focus. Identify and develop new clients for WSP's environmental business through internal and external networking.
- Manage environmental health and safety projects involving site characterization, remedial design, hazardous materials surveys, industrial hygiene surveys and safety and environmental compliance, ensuring deliverables, schedules, and budgets are achieved.
- Conduct data analysis and reporting for environmental project tasks with minimal supervision; recommend remedial solutions using accepted scientific and engineering practices.
- Provide technical review to ensure compliance with EH&S regulations, company standards, contract requirements, and specifications.
- Travel to project sites primarily within the Pacific Northwest and occasionally across other national locations; minimal overnight travel required.
- Develop and maintain effective communication with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to ensure smooth project execution and highquality service delivery.
- May be responsible for managing Environmental Remediation and Occupational Health specialists, assisting in the coordination of group member assignments, and mentoring junior staff.
- Directs and supervises technical assignments (both field & office) for staff in SIR and EH&S groups.
- Manage proposal preparation, including innovative technical approaches, competitive pricing, and client presentations.
- Prepare, direct and review technical reports, proposals and cost estimates.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- BS degree in Environmental Engineering, Safety and Occupational Health or related science/engineering field.
- Minimum of 10 years post-education experience.
- Minimum of 4 years business development experience. Business development experience and focus can be government and/or private sector. Experience with multiple sectors preferred.
- Staff management and leadership ability
- Project management experience including oversight of deliverables, schedules, and budgets.
- Demonstrated expertise with federal, state, and local environmental regulations and occupational safety and health regulations.
- Proven experience with environmental site investigations, remediation, field management, and sampling programs.
- Operational knowledge of Safety and Occupational Health monitoring equipment.
- Operational knowledge of computer databases and office programs (e.g., MS SharePoint, MS Excel, MS Word).
- Candidate must have a collaborative approach, willing to work with other WSP offices to cross-market service lines and work towards larger project opportunities.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Over 5 years of Consulting experience.
- Additional professional certifications that could include:
- Environmental Engineering, Chemistry or Mechanical Engineering license (PE).
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
Registered or Licensed Geologist (RG/LG).
- Experience and knowledge regarding the local client market sectors and having an established client base.
- MS degree.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $94,600 - $125,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
Salary : $94,600 - $125,000