Principal Scientist / Engineer / Geologist

We are SLR Consulting (Americas), a 1500+ team of advisory, environmental, engineering, and regulatory professionals across Canada, the United States, and LATAM. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen. Role SLR is seeking a Principal Geologist, Scientist, or Engineer, to join our growing Land Quality & Remediation practice in either our Anchorage or Fairbanks office. It is an opportunity to help shape the future of our Alaska operations, mentor the next generation of professionals, strengthen client relationships, and contribute to the continued growth of one of the industry's leading sustainability consultancies. We are looking for a leader who enjoys building strong teams, developing trusted client partnerships, mentoring staff, and collaborating across disciplines to deliver outstanding results. The successful candidate will bring technical expertise, business insight, and a passion for helping the company and staff succeed.

Responsibilities

Practice Growth & Client Development

• Grow and expand a portfolio of work through both existing SLR relationships and your own professional network
• Build lasting client relationships founded on trust, responsiveness, and technical excellence
• Lead proposal development, project scoping, and pricing strategies
• Identify new opportunities, markets, and service offerings

Technical Leadership

• Serve as Principal-in-Charge or senior technical lead on complex environmental projects
• Provide strategic oversight for investigation, remediation, and regulatory programs
• Guide and review technical deliverables, including work plans, investigation reports, feasibility studies, risk assessments, and remediation designs
• Leverage expertise from across SLR's global network to develop innovative, practical solutions for clients
• Promote a culture of technical quality, continuous improvement, and professional excellence

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a talented, and collaborative team
• Support professional development and career growth for staff at all levels
• Help attract, recruit, and retain top talent

Business & Operations

• Operate in a seller-doer capacity with flexibility based on your strengths and interests
• Manage project budgets, schedules, resources, and overall performance
• Contribute to strategic planning and practice development
• Support operational excellence and delivery of high-quality client service

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives
• The salary range for this position is $130,000-170,000.
• Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.
• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Qualifications

• 10 to 15+ years of experience in environmental consulting, including project, client, and staff leadership.
• Alaska work preferred.
• Strong technical background in environmental investigation and remediation involving soil, groundwater, vapor, and sediment and associated waste management.
• Strong working knowledge of CERCLA, TSCA and RCRA and Alaska-specific environmental regulations, and familiarity with Alaska's regulatory environment.
• Demonstrated success building and maintaining client relationships.
• Experience leading or supporting business development efforts, proposals, and client engagements.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and enthusiasm for growing a practice.
• Passion for mentoring and developing others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Hydrogeology, Geology, Environmental or Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Alaska Civil or Environmental Professional Engineer license, Registered or Certified Geologist.
• Hazardous waste management experience is a plus, particularly in industrial, environmental, or regulatory settings.
• OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER Certification.
• Existing relationships within industrial, real estate, energy, municipal, or redevelopment sectors.
• Experience in Arctic, sub-Arctic, or remote operating environments.
• Experience preparing Storm Water Pollution Plans and Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plans.
• Experience working in highly collaborative, multidisciplinary teams.

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

We’re Making Sustainability Happen. We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world. When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space. We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.