Team Leader of Site Investigation and Remediation

Overview

ABOUT THE POSITION

VHB has an immediate need for a Team Leader of Site Investigation & Remediation (SI&R) to lead our growing SI&R practice on Long Island! This people-focused and market-connected leader will leverage established market connections and VHB’s talented business development team and professional service lines to successfully pursue and win business opportunities with new and existing clients.

Responsibilities

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities, including planning, assigning, and directing work; evaluating and coaching team member performance; promoting and monitoring quality assurance of services and deliverables; and coaching and mentoring.
• Oversees and manages the success of SI&R revenue growth on Long Island, as well as project billing and collections, staff utilization and project profitability.
• Engages and leads technical proposal teams or a major component of a proposal team.
• Develops and manages employee staffing, recruitment, selection, and training plans.
• Manages, plans, develops, organizes, and implements environmental investigation and remediation projects.
• Explores subject area, defines scope, selects areas for investigation, and develops novel concepts.
• Determines client requirements and develops plans, specifications, drawings, instructions, cost estimates, reports, bid packages, and related documents.
• Ensures each project complies with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Acts as technical liaison within and outside VHB with responsibility to act independently regarding technical matters on environmental projects.
• Represents VHB at meetings with clients, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders to establish needs and discuss design/permitting issues.
• Performs business and client development activities.
• Participates in professional and personal development aligned with career goals.
• Provides direction and guidance to technical team members and reviews their work for technical accuracy.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong understanding of applicable local and State regulatory requirements
• Extensive experience managing and performing preliminary assessments, site investigations, remedial investigations and remedial actions in New York
• Demonstrated experience working as a trusted advisor to clients
• Strong business development skills with an established network of clients and potential clients
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Willingness to mentor junior staff and work in a team-based atmosphere
• Self-motivated, highly organized, and detail oriented.
• Strong knowledge of site assessment/characterization, data analysis, remediation techniques, and risk assessment is required
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, partner, influence, consult, and collaborate with all levels within the organization

Qualifications

• B.S. in Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, or Engineering
• Professional Engineering or Professional Geology license in New York preferred
• 8+ years of environmental remediation experience
• Prior supervisory experience
• Master’s Degree preferred 
• OSHA 40 hr. HAZWOPER certification and annual refresher certifications required

The base salary range for this position is $100,000 to $145,000 for our Hauppauge, New York location. This offer is determined based on a number of job-related factors including internal comparators, skills, education, training, credentials, experience, scope and complexity of role responsibilities and geographic location. In addition, VHB offers a holistic benefits package which can be found here.

 

 

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Our people make the difference. We foster a technology-empowered, people‑driven, future‑ready culture where agility, innovation, and collaboration shape how we work every day.

 

When you join VHB, you’ll find:

• Meaningful work on complex projects with real community impact
• A collaborative, inclusive culture that values curiosity and shared success
• Support to grow your skills and lead through change
• Learning and development supported by evolving tools and technologies, including AI
• Best-in-class benefits and a flexible, hybrid work environment

We’re growing across the East Coast and are consistently recognized as a great place to work. Ready to shape what’s next? Learn more about what sets our employee experience apart and connect with us.  

 

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