Full-Time

Senior Technical Director

Site Remediation

True Environmental

True Environmental

1-10 employees

Environmental consulting, engineering, testing services

Compensation Overview

$165k - $200k/yr

+ Bonus

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Category
Architecture & Civil Engineering (1)
Requirements
  • 20+ years of experience in environmental consulting, hydrogeology, or remedial engineering.
  • Demonstrated expertise in site investigation and remediation of contaminated properties.
  • Experience leading complex environmental remediation projects.
  • Strong understanding of federal and state remediation frameworks.
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary project teams and complex technical scopes.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as a senior technical authority in site investigation, hydrogeology, and/or remedial engineering.
  • Lead development of conceptual site models and remediation strategies for complex contaminated sites.
  • Provide technical oversight for investigation and remediation programs involving soil, groundwater, vapor intrusion, and emerging contaminants.
  • Evaluate remediation technologies and support remedial design and implementation.
  • Review and direct preparation of key technical deliverables including: Remedial Investigation Reports; Feasibility Studies; Remedial Action Plans; Groundwater monitoring programs; Remediation system design documents.
  • Serve as Technical Lead or Project Director on complex remediation programs.
  • Manage multidisciplinary teams of engineers, hydrogeologists, scientists, and environmental specialists.
  • Oversee planning, scope definition, budgeting, scheduling, and delivery of technical projects.
  • Ensure technical quality, regulatory compliance, and defensibility of project work.
  • Support field programs including site characterization, drilling, groundwater investigations, and remediation system implementation.
  • Help build and expand Matrix’s site remediation practice across our True Platform of companies.
  • Identify strategic opportunities with existing and prospective clients.
  • Support recruitment, mentoring, and development of technical staff as the practice grows.
  • Work with firm leadership to shape the technical direction and growth strategy of the practice.
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to industrial, real estate, legal, and institutional clients.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key clients and regulatory stakeholders.
  • Lead and support proposal preparation and technical scoping of new opportunities.
  • Identify opportunities for cross-disciplinary services across Matrix’s engineering and environmental practices.
  • Provide technical consulting related to environmental litigation and regulatory matters.
  • Support attorneys and corporate clients with technical evaluations and defensible conclusions.
  • Assist in preparation of expert reports and technical opinions when required.
Desired Qualifications
  • Professional Engineer (PE), Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) or Professional Geologist (PG) licensure.
  • Experience supporting environmental litigation or expert testimony.
  • Familiarity with regulatory programs in New York and/or New Jersey.
  • Experience with groundwater modeling, remediation system design, or advanced site characterization.

True Environmental provides consulting and engineering, water and wastewater management, testing and analytical services, and remediation. It coordinates these services to deliver integrated environmental solutions across the project lifecycle, from planning and design to testing and on-site remediation. Led by veteran environmental engineer Jim Stamatis, the company combines broad end-market experience with hands-on leadership. Its goal is to grow into a comprehensive environmental services organization that handles diverse client needs—from regulatory planning to remediation—through interdisciplinary expertise.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Acquisitions expand capabilities in remediation, water management, and geoenvironmental services.
  • Sundance Consultants adds 70 professionals strengthening federal and tribal markets.
  • Matrix New World partnership integrates advanced environmental solutions nationwide.

What critics are saying

  • Integration failures from 8 acquisitions since 2023 cause 30-40% underperformance in 18-24 months.
  • 20-35% senior staff attrition occurs within 12 months post-acquisition due to autonomy loss.
  • Halle Capital's 4-6 year exit forces divestitures and value destruction by 2026.

What makes True Environmental unique

  • True Environmental partners with founder-owned environmental consulting firms for growth capital.
  • Led by Jim Stamatis, former Louis Berger CEO, building national platform via acquisitions.
  • Acquired specialized firms like Padre Associates, Ensero Solutions, and GKY & Associates.

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