Senior Technical Director

J.S. Held LLC

. Independently originate, pursue, and secure remediation, environmental liability, and waste management engagements without reliance on internally sourced work .

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $145,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Independently originate, pursue, and secure remediation, environmental liability, and waste management engagements without reliance on internally sourced work
Serve as primary client owner with accountability for repeat work, client expansion, and long-term relationships
Develop opportunities across insurance, industrial, energy, manufacturing, and transactional advisory clients, including work related to remediation, liability evaluation, redevelopment, and long‑term environmental programs
Lead large, complex waste and remediation programs, including multi‑site portfolios, corrective action sites, redevelopment‑driven remediation, CCR facilities, landfills, and long‑term programmatic engagements
Manage projects originated directly by the Senior Technical Director from pursuit through execution and closure
Maintain responsibility for scope control, budgeting, scheduling, and profitability
Provide senior technical leadership on remediation strategy, corrective action, regulatory negotiation, and closure planning
Lead development of conceptual site models, remedial alternatives analyses, cost-to-closure estimates, and liability frameworks
Collaborate with hydrogeology, geochemistry, risk, and transactional advisory teams
Interface directly with regulators (EPA, state agencies, and others) on remedial strategy, permitting, and closure
Support clients in enforcement, consent orders, corrective action, and redevelopment negotiations
Support clients on the technical aspects of environmental due diligence and transaction advisory, including environmental liability assessment, remediation risk evaluation, and pre- and post-acquisition planning
Provide remediation and regulatory strategy in support of redevelopment and brownfield projects, including coordination with development schedules and closure milestones
Provide advisory support related to environmental claims, including review and validation of remediation costs and technical support to insurance and legal stakeholders
Mentor and develop technical staff while building a sustainable pipeline of work to support utilization and growth

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Geology, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field; advanced degrees and professional licensure (PG, PE) preferred
10 – 15+ years of consulting experience in waste management, remediation, corrective action, or environmental liability advisory
Demonstrated experience with regulatory frameworks such as RCRA, CERCLA, CCR Rule, state corrective action programs, and risk-based closure
Proven track record of originating consulting work and sustaining long-term client relationships in an external consulting environment
Demonstrated ability to articulate an active pipeline of client opportunities within waste, remediation, and environmental liability services
Experience serving as primary client contact with responsibility for pursuit strategy, pricing, and repeat work
Ability to manage complex technical projects while maintaining profitability and schedule discipline
Strong technical writing, QA/QC, and presentation skills
Demonstrated business judgment related to opportunity selection, client development, and service-line growth
Ability to travel as needed

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
Flexible Time Off policy
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401k Match
Commuter Benefit

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Hard Skills & Tools

remediationenvironmental liabilitywaste managementcorrective actionregulatory negotiationconceptual site modelsremedial alternatives analysescost-to-closure estimatesenvironmental due diligencerisk evaluation

Soft Skills

client relationship managementproject managementtechnical leadershipmentoringbusiness judgmentcommunicationpresentation skillsorganizational skillsscope controlbudgeting

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeadvanced degreesProfessional Geologist (PG)Professional Engineer (PE)