Director of Infrastructure Environmental Services

Atlas is a nationwide leader in civil engineering materials testing and geotechnical consulting services for environmental industrial and infrastructure construction projects. Headquartered in Denver CO Atlas currently has over 3500 employees with offices throughout the US including Alaska & Hawaii. Its no accident that Atlas creates a better experience for infrastructure and environmental projects. Its how we are built with the best people in the industry with the reach and expertise to help at any and every step of the project and with a heart-led approach that puts quality and safety at the center of everything we do. Were just built to be better. We are a great company.

We are seeking a Director of Infrastructure Environmental Services to join our Redmond WA team! Come join us!

The Director of Infrastructure Environmental Services provides strategic operational and technical leadership for a multidisciplinary environmental group supporting major transportation and infrastructure projects across Washington and the Pacific Northwest. This role focuses on group leadership business development and program-level project management with direct responsibility for NEPA/SEPA delivery and construction-phase environmental compliance for complex heavy-civil projects.

The Director leads senior staff and managers oversees technical quality and resource planning and serves as a key client-facing leader for public agencies and design-build contractors. This role plays a critical part in expanding transportation-environmental services in Washington and works closely with the Pacific Northwest Business Development Lead and Transportation Environmental Market Lead to grow market presence and service lines.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a multidisciplinary environmental group (ecology permitting NEPA/SEPA compliance hazardous materials stormwater GIS/CADD).
• Lead and mentor senior project managers environmental compliance managers and technical specialists.
• Oversee delivery of NEPA/SEPA documentation environmental permitting and construction-phase compliance for transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Serve as an executive-level client contact for public agencies (e.g. WSDOT Sound Transit local jurisdictions) and heavy-civil contractors.
• Support alternative delivery (design-build and progressive design-build) projects through regulatory strategy permit interpretation and risk management.
• Drive business development and seller-doer efforts including client engagement pursuit strategy proposal leadership and relationship building.
• Collaborate with internal technical groups to integrate environmental services into multidisciplinary pursuits and project teams.
• Lead staffing workload forecasting recruiting training utilization and resource planning.
• Advance QA/QC standards staff development pathways and long-term group growth.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in environmental science biology ecology natural resources or related field (Masters preferred).
• 15 years of experience in environmental consulting infrastructure environmental planning or regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated leadership of large multidisciplinary teams (20 staff).
• High emotional intelligence and strong communication skills
• Strong experience managing NEPA and SEPA processes including transportation projects.
• Experience overseeing construction-phase environmental compliance for heavy-civil or alternative delivery projects.
• Proven business development and seller-doer capability.
• Established relationships with Washington transportation and local agencies and regulators.

Compensation:

$180000 - $200000 annually

The expected salary range for the position is displayed in accordance with the states law. Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience.

What you can expect from us

The A-Team Experience is our employee program focused on helping our people thrive professionally personally and as part of a community. We trust our people to do great work and live fulfilling lives and we provide resources that care for our people both at work and in life:

• Health & Wellness: We offer medical dental and vision coverage with multiple plan options including no-cost employee-only medical coverage.
• Time Off & Family Support: We offer vacation time paid holidays sick & safety leave (SSL) and paid parental leave
• Retirement: We help employees plan for the future with a 401(k) and company match.
• Insurance: To provide protection and peace of mind we offer Life AD&D (Accidental Death & Dismemberment) and Disability insurance.
• Safety Program: We are committed to safety as part of our quality of life core value and we provide approved PPE at no cost and reimbursement for prescription safety glasses and protective footwear.
• Learning & Development: We provide clear career paths learning resources and development programs allowing you to see how you can grow and advance within the company. We offer internal certifications on specific skills and support external credentials through tuition reimbursement.
• Belonging: We support Employee Communities (ECs) voluntary employee-led groups that create connections belonging and shared purposes.
• Flexibility: May vary by project demands and regional workloads but we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to help employees manage their personal and professional responsibilities.

Our people and our culture are central to our work. Our values bring us together create a sense of belonging and give us purpose. They guide how we make decisions how we work as a team and how we serve our clients.

• Life: We enhance the quality of life. We value people and safety above all else.
• Heart: As our hallmark we act with compassion empathy and respect.
• Trust: We work together as partners doing what we say with full accountability.
• Mastery: Always striving for the highest quality greatness inspires our work.

EEO Statement

Atlas is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race (including hairstyles hair texture hair type or hair length commonly or historically associated with race) ethnicity creed religion or religious creed color sex (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and related medical conditions or requests for pregnancy disability leave and/or family care leave) gender identity gender expression sexual orientation national origin ancestry citizenship or immigration status primary language crime victim status criminal conviction history uniformed service member or veteran status marital status age genetic information disability or protected medical condition genetics political affiliation or activities or any other status protected under applicable federal state or local laws.

Notice to Third Party Agencies

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