RoleMany talented professionals reach a point in their careers where they're ready to lead-but don't yet have the platform, visibility, or autonomy to do so.
This role is designed for that next step.
We are seeking a principal-level environmental professional (Scientist, Engineer, or Geologist) to join and help grow our Bothell, WA Land Quality & Remediation (LQR) practice. This is an opportunity to:
- Step into immediate leadership responsibility
- Work with an existing base of projects and clients
- Build and expand your own client relationships over time
- Lead a small, high-performing, collaborative team
- Help shape the future direction of the practice
You will not be one layer among many. Your contributions will be visible, valued, and impactful.
Responsibilities:What You'll Do- Practice & Client Development
- Grow and expand a portfolio of work-leveraging both existing SLR clients and your own emerging relationships
- Build and deepen client relationships over time, supported by leadership, marketing resources, and established accounts
- Lead proposals, scopes, and pricing strategies with increasing autonomy
- Identify new opportunities, markets, and service offerings
- Technical Leadership
- Serve as Principal-in-Charge or senior technical lead on complex environmental projects
- Provide high-level oversight of investigation, remediation, and regulatory strategy
- Review and guide technical deliverables (work plans, RI/RA reports, remedy design, etc.)
- Support innovative and practical solutions across MTCA, VCP, and PLIA projects
- Team Leadership
- Lead and mentor a small, dedicated team of staff across experience levels
- Provide coaching, development, and day-to-day direction
- Help shape team culture, priorities, and growth
- Business & Operations
- Operate in a seller-doer capacity, with flexibility based on your strengths and career goals
- Manage project budgets, schedules, and staffing
- Contribute to hiring, team growth, and practice strategy
Why This Role is Different- Immediate leadership - Step into a team leadership role now, not years from now
- Platform to grow - Inherit active work while building your own book at your pace
- High visibility - Your impact directly shapes the practice
- Entrepreneurial environment - Help define strategy, services, and growth
- Support without heavy bureaucracy - Access national resources with local autonomy
- Real career acceleration - Grow into a larger leadership role as the practice expands
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.
Here's what else you'll enjoy as part of our team: - Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, FSA/HSA, generous PTO accrual, 10 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement account with company matching program, company paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and employee assistance program.
- The salary range for this position is $130,000 - $160,000. 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
You'll be part of a tight-knit Bothell team where collaboration, trust, and quality matter. We value:
- Accessible leadership
- Practical decision-making
- Giving people room to grow into their potential
At SLR, you'll benefit from both local team culture and global resources.
Qualifications/Education/Memberships:- Typically, 10-15 years of experience in environmental consulting, including time operating at or near the principal level
- Strong technical background in site investigation and remediation (soil, groundwater, vapor, sediment)
- Familiarity with Washington regulatory programs (MTCA, VCP, PLIA)
- Demonstrated ability to build client relationships and contribute to business development
- An emerging or developing network of clients-even if relationships are still early-stage
- Experience supporting or leading proposals and client engagements
- Entrepreneurial mindset and desire to help grow a practice
- Interest in taking on greater leadership responsibility and mentoring others
- Strong communication, project management, and collaboration skills
Preferred- WA PE, LG, or LHG
- Existing connections in industrial, real estate, energy, municipal, or redevelopment sectors
- Experience with vapor intrusion, sediment, or emerging contaminants
- Background working in larger firms or matrixed organizations
