Senior Consultant/Director - Remediation
The Vertex Companies, LLC
Branchburg, NJ
Description
Company Description
The Vertex Companies, LLC (VERTEX) is a global $150M professional services firm that offers integrated forensic consulting, expert witness services, construction project advisory, and compliance and regulatory consulting to a myriad of markets and industries. Our brand purpose is to better outcomes for our clients, colleagues, and communities. Join us if you are looking for a career that offers you a chance to love what you do, continuously learn, and take pride in your work.
Job Description
The Director will assist their assigned Managing Director (MD) with leading and managing assigned resources in support of achieving the defined overall practice area strategy, and in meeting or exceeding defined financial performance and revenue generation targets. The Director is also responsible for supporting client satisfaction and employee engagement. This position is responsible for supporting the success of their entire assigned practice area/practice division as the highest priority, regardless of any assigned subpractice area focus, or specific client engagement or relationship. Directors will proactively suggest potential solutions for new challenges/opportunities identified within their assigned market. They are expected to perform as seasoned managers and leaders in overseeing and developing a team of consultants, including supporting hiring, placement and career development within the practice. They will provide leadership in a manner that models the Company’s core values and inspires and encourages goal achievement through empowerment, learning, and creativity among the team.
Core Responsibilities
Business Development, Leadership, Strategic Planning
- Manage projects to meet milestones, budget, deadlines, regulatory requirements, client needs, or other performance indicators.
- Manage all aspects of the project life cycle: planning, scope definition, budgeting, coordination, execution, and delivery.
- Actively participate in Account Management and Business Development program to engage with clients and procure work.
- Manage project staff members and subcontractors.
- Oversee and provide technical review of projects in the region.
- Senior review cost proposals and technical assessment reports including ensuring accurate data/summary tables and/or figures.
- Responsible for supporting assigned MD in meeting or exceeding the defined annual budget for the entire practice area/practice division (including revenue generation, overall utilization of assigned resources, and execution of profitable engagement work streams that may
- be either qualitative or quantitative in nature.)
- Responsible for supporting development of new accounts and retaining and expanding existing engagements within the practice area to achieve sales goals
- Effectively delegate assignments to assigned direct reports, instruct and monitor progress, and ensure work product is consistently high quality
- Supports MD in monitoring relevant data such as utilization, Accounts Receivable, discretionary spending, etc.
- Develop and foster relationships with decision makers within existing key/strategic accounts and cross-sell other service areas
- Meet or exceed defined individual average utilization goals (and incorporating consideration of individual revenue targets) as set forth by company leadership
- Directly manage, mentor and develop a team of direct reports focused on attracting, placing, and growing the assigned practice team members, with emphasis on creating a team and culture that is empowered to execute
- Responsible for learning business development methodology and for being active in efforts to individually generate incremental revenue
- Lead team of assigned staff members to establish and drive towards defined objectives and key results (OKRs).
- Identify potential new market segments and alert MD for evaluations and consideration
- Travel as necessary to support client, employee, and leadership needs.
- Establish quality control of service delivery, maintaining an excellent reputation of quality and lead and manage in a manner that assists with rapid resolution of any client, team member or operational challenges.
Operations
- Lead and manage in support of strategic plans that align with the organization’s vision and defined business objectives
- Responsible for leading and managing in alignment with the development of the overall practice in achieving profit objectives
- Support construction of strong cross-functional teams to achieve success in shared goals, understanding that multiple perspectives and talents build stronger teams and results
- Manage assigned projects consistent with contracts and proactively alert assigned MD to any potential challenges or issues
- Ensure compliance of operations with all local, state and Federal (and International, if applicable) regulations, as well as compliance with company policy
- Ensure consistent high quality on deliverables for the practice
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications & Competencies
- Requires a Bachelor's degree and 12 years of related experience or a Master's degree and 8 years of related experience, and at least 5 years in management capacity.
- Conducting and leading client facing due diligence, remediation, and environmental compliance projects.
- Appropriate licensure necessary to act as senior lead and reviewer on project work (PG, PE, CIH, etc.) is a plus but is not required.
- Working knowledge and applicability of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DC DOEE), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ), North Carolina Department of Environmental
- Quality (NCDEQ), Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection (KDEP), and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) regulatory programs, guidance, and cleanup standards.
- Successful track record of managing multi-faceted environmental projects that include planning, assessment, remediation, and monitoring of impaired properties.
Knowledge & Skills
- Experience in providing reliable work product review for technical deliverables
- Able to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with co-workers, clients, subcontractors, and vendors
- Able to provide oversight and direction to assigned staff
- Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Developing increased emotional intelligence to work effectively with a wide variety of individuals at all levels, both internally and externally
- Able to handle multiple priorities and perform consistently and positively under high stress conditions
- Knowledge of computer operations and standard software packages (word processing, spreadsheets, Adobe) required
Additional Information
We offer a 401(k) plan with immediate matching and full vesting, empowering employees to build financial security from day one. Additional benefits include Flexible Spending Accounts, a robust Employee Assistance Program, and a suite of exclusive perks that enhance everyday life.
Time away matters—so we provide a generous paid time off program, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays (with prorated options for eligible part-time employees).
At The Vertex Companies, our salary ranges are intentionally designed to support meaningful career growth over time. These ranges allow employees to develop, expand their impact, and increase their earnings as they progress within their job level. A new hire’s starting compensation is determined by their experience, geographical location, scope of the role at the time of hire and Company affordability. Our ranges are structured to reward growth and performance, ensuring there is room for advancement and long-term opportunity.
The pay range for this role is:
$159,000.00 - $432,000.00 USD annually (Geographical Tier AA - Sample Locations: NY Metro, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle)
$146,000.00 - $398,000.00 USD annually (Geographical Tier A - Sample Locations: Irvine CA, Middlesex NJ, Tacoma WA, Boston, Alexandria)
$134,000.00 - $365,000.00 USD annually (Geographical Tier B - Sample Locations: Baltimore, Chicago, Anchorage, Portland)
At VERTEX, growth never stops. Our signature “Lifetime of Learning” program offers tuition reimbursement and personalized support for employees pursuing advanced education—helping you sharpen your skills and accelerate your career.
Notice to Third Party Agencies:
Please note that The Vertex Companies employs a fully staffed recruiting team. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Agreement, VERTEX will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, VERTEX explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of VERTEX.