Cincinnati Office Director

SWCA is looking for an experienced Cincinnati Office Director to launch lead and grow our Cincinnati Ohio office. This is a high visibility leadership opportunity for someone who is energized by building teams expanding client relationships and shaping a new office culture.

The Office Director will provide strategic operational and people leadership for a multidisciplinary team of natural and cultural resource professionals with responsibility for business growth financial performance staff development technical quality client satisfaction and alignment with SWCAs values.

Step into a unique Director level opportunity with the visibility and autonomy to lead SWCAs Cincinnati office. This is a level up role for someone ready to move beyond project delivery into office leadership market strategy and team growth.

• Opportunity to level up: Ideal for someone who is ready to lead an office and broaden their impact across people leadership client relationships operations and growth.
• Established team ready to grow: You are not starting from scratch. The foundation is in place and there is meaningful runway for someone ready to drive growth in the Cincinnati and Midwest markets.
• Unique Opportunity: A rare leadership seat that blends business development exposure to financial performance staff development and technical quality.

Application Deadline:

Sunday July 19 2026 at 5PM Central Time

Required Cover Letter:

Applicants must submit a cover letter along with their resume to receive full consideration.

• Champion the office environment by fostering employee engagement collaboration and meaningful connections within the office.
• Lead the establishment of a new office location including coordinating the setup and operational readiness of the office space.
• Provide strategic leadership for office growth operations and financial performance
• to lead mentor and develop a multidisciplinary team of scientists project managers and technical experts
• Drive business development client management and pursuit strategy in the greater Cincinnati and Midwest markets
• Monitor and manage office budgets forecasting KPIs and annual business planning
• Ensure project execution excellence QA/QC compliance and safety culture adherence
• Collaborate with regional and corporate leadership to align office goals with SWCAs long-term strategy
• Model and promote SWCAs core values employee ownership culture and commitment to inclusion.
• Serve as a visible leader with regulatory agencies clients and industry partners
• Support recruitment retention and succession planning for the office
• Serve as an ambassador for SWCAs Safety Culture and implementation

• Bachelors degree in an environmental cultural resources planning or related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of environmental cultural resources or related consulting experience.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success in business development and client management
• Strong understanding of federal state and local environmental regulations.
• Proven ability to lead teams manage financial performance and drive operational growth.
• Excellent communication relationship building and leadership skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time.

• Experience leading or scaling an environmental consulting office
• Strong knowledge of the Cincinnati and Midwest environmental compliance market
• Demonstrated experience with P&L management and strategic growth planning
  
  

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning we #NeverSettle and we #GiveBack.

We are 100% employee-owned and we build our success together. With offices across the United States SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Records Top 200 Environmental Firms. We offer a supportive team-oriented work environment and competitive wages and benefits including an 100% employee stock ownership plan (retirement).

At SWCA we support our team members in developing their careers to make them leaders in their industry. Our Career Landscape initiative is a process and guide designed to help develop chart rewarding career paths for employees at SWCA. We encourage professional conference attendance internal and external professional development and training programs education reimbursement a Science and Leadership Program and bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria. All regular status employees are eligible to participate in SWCA medical dental vision employee assistance wellness life and disability plans and are eligible to participate in the SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.

If you need assistance accessing SWCAs website completing the online application or require accommodations at any point during the hiring process due to a disability please contact us at or call 1-. Were committed to providing an inclusive and supportive experience for all candidates. This contact information is specifically for accommodation requests; other inquiries will not receive a response.

EOE - women minorities individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds including those with diverse experiences and veterans to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity innovation and overall organizational success.

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its alignment with this commitment SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this Midwest-based position can expect a salary of $125465.60-$163321.60. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience qualifications geographic location client requirements where applicable and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCAs Total Rewards package which includes a competitive Benefits Package forward-thinking workplace flexibility outstanding corporate culture award-winning career development and more.

SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experience our internal team members bring to SWCAs continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within where possible providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.

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