Senior Technical Manager, Environmental Engineer
This Opportunity
WSP is seeking a Senior Technical Manager – Environmental Engineer to join our Site Investigation & Remediation (SIR) team in Charlotte, North Carolina. This role is ideal for a senior professional with deep consulting experience who can own client relationships, lead complex projects, and drive business growth in the local market.
The successful candidate will bring a strong track record in developing, managing, and delivering multi-media environmental investigation and remediation programs across sectors including Industrial, Government, Energy, Oil & Gas, and Transportation This role requires a professional who is equally strong in strategic project execution, client development, and team mentorship.
Our Carolinas team offers a collaborative, close-knit culture backed by the resources of a national platform. You’ll work alongside a multidisciplinary group of engineers, geologists, scientists, and technical specialists committed to delivering high-quality, technically sound solutions.
This is a hybrid role based in Charlotte, with regular in-office presence expected to support team collaboration and client engagement. Regional travel will be required.
Your Impact
- Serve as a strategic leader and technical authority for environmental engineering services within the SIR practice
- Develop and grow client relationships in the Charlotte market, identifying and capturing new business opportunities
- Lead and manage complex site investigation and remediation projects, ensuring performance on scope, schedule, and budget
- Provide senior-level technical oversight for remedial design, implementation, and optimization
- Drive proposal development, including scoping, pricing, and technical approach
- Mentor and develop staff, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and growth
- Collaborate across disciplines to deliver integrated, future-ready solutions
- Provide strategic guidance to clients on regulatory strategy, site closure pathways, and risk management
- Ensure compliance with NCDEQ, SCDES, and USEPA Region 4 regulatory frameworks
- Support operational performance by contributing to sales, revenue, and delivery targets
- Uphold WSP’s standards for safety, ethics, and quality
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in environmental consulting, including project delivery and business development
- Professional Engineer (PE) license (North Carolina preferred or ability to obtain)
- Demonstrated success leading client relationships and generating revenue in the local/regional market
- Extensive experience with soil and groundwater investigation and remediation, including contaminants such as petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, chlorinated solvents, PCBs, and/or PFAS
- Experience developing conceptual site models and supporting regulatory closure strategies
- Strong background in remedial design, construction oversight, and O&M programs
- Experience with vapor intrusion and soil gas investigations
- Proven ability to manage complex, multidisciplinary projects and teams
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Self-directed, motivated professional with a track record of ownership and accountability
- Familiarity with Southeast regulatory frameworks, including NCDEQ and USEPA Region 4
- Commitment to health and safety practices (OSHA/HAZWOPER)
Ability to travel regionally as needed
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Engineering or related field
- Experience with design-build or innovative remediation technologies
- Established network of local clients and industry contacts
- 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification (current or ability to obtain)
- First Aid/CPR certification
What Sets You Apart
- You are a self-starter and business builder, not solely a project executor
- You take ownership of clients and outcomes, proactively driving success
- You bring a track record of innovative and forward-thinking remedial design, leveraging emerging technologies and creative problem-solving to deliver practical, cost-effective solutions for complex environmental challenges
- You bring local market insight and credibility in the Charlotte/Southeast region
- You thrive in a role that blends technical leadership, client engagement, and team mentorship