Principal Environmental Consultant

The Opportunity

RS&H is seeking a Principal Sustainability Consultant to join our Environmental Stewardship and Resilience (ESR) team in the western United States (hybrid or remote in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City or Denver)!

If you are looking to make an impact within an organization that is committed to you and bringing extraordinary solutions to our clients through the promise of imagination, ingenuity, and innovation - apply today! We are consistently ranked among the nation's top 100 design firms serving aviation, transportation, federal and private clients. Every day, we're working to shape the future in a more sustainable and resilient manner.

This individual will be part of the Environmental Stewardship and Resiliency (ESR) market segment providing environmental stewardship, sustainability and resilience planning, permitting, and consulting services to Aviation, Transportation, Municipal and private clients nationally. As a member of the ESR group, the individual will help identify and incorporate sustainability measures and approaches to make our projects more resilient to the ever-changing conditions with which our client's infrastructure must function. This senior-level consultant position mentor mid- and junior-level consultants, will provide direct support for activities related to ESR, project pursuits and project delivery to the practice firmwide.

The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills and an interest in providing a broad array of sustainability and resilience planning and implementation services. Demonstrated knowledge and experience implementing sustainability through the Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure’s (ISI’s) ENVISION rating system is important. Broad background knowledge and interests in energy, electrification, water, stormwater, wetlands, spill management, emerging, hazardous and non-hazardous materials and waste management, environmental compliance management systems and auditing programs is a plus. Interest or prior experience in developing proactive environmental programs, including operational sustainability, environmental restoration, and long-term adaptation and resiliency planning, is desired.

To be successful in this role, you must :

• Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited program.
• Minimum 15 years of applicable consulting experience.
• Ability to mentor and help guide junior consultants.
• Requires an accredited bachelor’s or master’s degree in environmental sciences / natural resources, environmental engineering, planning or related field.
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint) and ESRI ArcGIS software is essential for use in completing assignments.
• Ability to work in an independent but collaborative team environment and be highly responsive to client deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications :

If this sounds like the role for you and you're ready to join an amazing team, please apply.

Typical salary range for this position in Los Angeles is $160,000 - $200,000 and commensurate with experience relative to the position.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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