About this role
Responsibilities
Engineering Consulting Services (ECS) is seeking an experienced Environmental Prinicipal to join our Florida Environmental Team in Miami, FL. This senior leadership role ensures that project quality, performance, and client satisfaction consistently meet ECS’s high standards. The Environmental Principal serves as a trusted technical advisor, final reviewer, and mentor—delegating effectively to senior staff while stepping in strategically where expertise and leadership are most valuable. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong communication skills, a solutions-oriented mindset, and a commitment to ECS’s Core Values.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Mentorship
- Actively mentor junior and mid-level staff, providing guidance and training to support their professional growth and technical development.
- Provide mentorship and oversight to Associate Principals as assigned.
- Support senior staff with staffing decisions, workload balancing, and team development initiatives.
Project Oversight & Quality Assurance
Serve as Principal for environmental assessment and remediation projects, ensuring all work meets ECS QA/QC and Principal Review policies.
Oversee project setup, implementation, and closeout processes, verifying alignment with ECS procedures and client expectations.
Review and approve proposals, scopes of work, change orders, and final deliverables.
Attend project meetings to resolve technical and administrative issues, ensuring timely and effective project execution.
Client & Business Development
Maintain and expand client relationships through responsive communication, technical excellence, and proactive problem-solving.
Participate in marketing efforts, including client outreach and maintaining a strong client database.
Host or attend client meetings to discuss project findings and recommendations, addressing follow-up questions and next steps.
Support collections efforts and review change orders and invoices to ensure fiscal responsibility.
Technical Leadership
Apply extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations to guide project decisions and ensure compliance.
Oversee environmental site assessments, soil and groundwater investigations, and remediation projects.
Manage remediation system design, installation, and O&M; ensure proper permitting and adherence to safety and performance requirements.
Supervise and review underground storage tank (UST) assessments, ensuring work is performed by qualified, licensed professionals and meets ECS safety standards.
Develop and review site work plans that define sampling/boring locations, equipment, subcontractors, and safety requirements.
Operational Excellence
Ensure deliverables align with approved scopes of work; communicate and justify any necessary deviations.
Coordinate with other ECS service lines to ensure multidisciplinary collaboration and compliance with regulatory and constructability considerations.
Review project budgets and schedules, identifying opportunities for process improvement and efficiency.
Support multiple projects simultaneously, balancing technical leadership with strategic oversight.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geology, or a related field (Master's degree preferred)
- Minimum 12 years of related experience
- Licensed as at least one of the following preferred: PE, PG, REM
- Demonstrated expertise in environmental assessment, remediation, and regulatory compliance
- Extensive knowledge of permitting processes, environmental regulations, and environmental test methods
- Excellent ability to manage and develop new clients
- Demonstrate established technical excellence, strong leadership skills, and an dedication to continuous professional development for their benefit and for the advancement of their field
- Principals provide leadership both through their example and through mentorship of staff
About Us
ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 3,000 employees in 100+ offices and testing facilities coast to coast. ECS is currently ranked #66 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2025), #148 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2025) and #50 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (May 2025). For additional information about ECS, visit: www.ecslimited.com.
ECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more, click here.
Other facts
About ECS Ltd
ECS Group of Companies is a Chantilly, VA-based consulting engineering firm. Organizationally we have 100+ offices and more than 3,000 employees in operating subsidiaries. Subsidiaries and their headquarter offices include:
- ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC [Chantilly, VA];
- ECS Midwest, LLC [Chicago, IL];
- ECS Southeast, LLP [Raleigh, NC];
- ECS Florida, LLC [Orlando, FL];
- ECS Southwest, LLP [Dallas, TX];
- ECS Pacific, Inc. [Walnut Creek, CA];
- ECS Group of Companies [Chantilly, VA - provides administrative/support services to all operating subsidiaries].
Founded in 1988, ECS is an employee-owned corporation committed to providing high quality, innovative services. The professional staff at ECS delivers value-added solutions through our core service lines: Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Consulting, Construction Materials Testing/Inspection, and Facilities Engineering and Consulting.
'Setting the Standard for Service’ is our corporate philosophy that permeates everything we do. We embrace providing services on time and under budget while adding value to our clients. Our goal is to provide high-quality engineering and related services; and to be recognized by our clients and colleagues for our innovative ideas, responsiveness and value. Our high repeat business volume, recommendations from our clients and professional associates are all measures of our commitment to the industry we proudly serve. At ECS, it’s not just about getting the job done – it’s about getting the job done right.
Talent acquisition at ECS receives strategic focus. We keep our career center current and up-to-date! So if you are looking for a new career opportunity or know someone who is, please visit www.ecslimited.com and submit your resume through our career center for review by our dedicated recruiting team.
What you'll do
- The Environmental Principal will lead environmental assessment and remediation projects, ensuring quality and client satisfaction. They will also mentor junior staff and oversee project execution while maintaining compliance with regulations.
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