[Hiring] Director of Geospatial Technical Services @SWCA Environmental Consultants

Role Description

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Director of Geospatial Technical Services to scale companywide geospatial enablement capabilities and strengthen consistency, quality, and innovation across SWCA. This role is designed to help convert geospatial and remote sensing technical services from a high-value technical function into a more deliberate enterprise capability. The role will focus on standardizing delivery patterns, supporting digital transformation, and enabling practical, governed applications of AI within geospatial workflows.

This Director will operate as a cross-functional enablement leader and technical authority, partnering across Technology, Operations, Delivery, Science & Technical, and Client Services to improve how geospatial and remote sensing capabilities are developed, adopted, and executed at scale. The role will focus on building repeatable workflows, reusable delivery components, adoption models, and training approaches that reduce variability across regions and programs while improving defensibility, efficiency, and client outcomes.

The successful candidate will bring a forward-looking perspective on geospatial science, digital delivery, and emerging technologies, while also serving as a visible technical ambassador for SWCA in the marketplace. This individual will maintain awareness of industry, scientific, and regulatory trends; strengthen SWCA’s external credibility through technical leadership and professional networks; and help position the company to respond effectively to changing client expectations and evolving market opportunities.

This role is ideal for a leader who thrives in complex, matrixed environments and is energized by building systems, creating alignment, and enabling others to deliver high-quality technical work consistently across the enterprise. The Director will report to a Vice President of Practice Technology and may be based in any SWCA office or be fully distributed within the U.S. The role will be in close partnership and collaboration with the Director of Geospatial Services.

A letter of interest and resume are required for this application.

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in the application of GIS or remote sensing within the environmental consulting, AEC, or a related industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in geography, geospatial science, environmental science, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Twelve (12) years of progressive experience in geospatial science, geospatial services, remote sensing, or a related technical discipline.
• Eight (8) years in a leadership role within a consulting or professional services environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing standards, tools, workflows, or delivery models that improve consistency across distributed teams or business units.
• Proven ability to influence outcomes across projects, practices, and business lines, including in areas without direct authority.
• Consistent track record of communicating highly technical concepts to a wide variety of stakeholders and organizational levels.
• Demonstrated ability to direct high-quality, complex, interdisciplinary technical work and contribute to long-term technical strategy.
• Strong awareness of market, technical, and regulatory trends relevant to geospatial services and digital delivery.
• Experience mentoring others and helping build technical capability, talent pipelines, and succession depth.
• Ability to travel to leadership meetings, industry events, client-facing engagements, and operational planning sessions as needed.

Requirements

• Advanced degree and/or professional certification in geography, geospatial science, environmental science, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience representing a company or practice externally through technical presentations, publications, professional associations, or regulator/industry engagement.
• Experience developing and operationalizing AI-enabled workflows, digital transformation, enterprise adoption, or field-data workflow standardization.
• Technical knowledge of environmental consulting, project delivery systems, biological sciences, cultural resources, or other related SWCA service areas.
• Experience working in matrixed organizations that require collaboration across operations, technical leadership, and client-facing teams.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $153,580/year to $201,050/year.
• Performance bonuses for regular-status employees.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Forward-thinking workplace flexibility.
• Award-winning career development opportunities.

Company Description

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms.

We are #OneSWCA and collaborate across all our offices, programs, and disciplines. We are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack. It is imperative for the successful candidate to fit SWCA's unique culture. Do you appreciate sustainability and environmental awareness? Is giving back to your community a priority? SWCA is a team of scientists, planners, technical experts, and corporate services professionals that are committed to our culture.

Our company purpose is to preserve natural and cultural resources for tomorrow while enabling projects that benefit people today. You are invited to be a part of our success story.