Compensation: $130K-$150K + Performance-Based Bonus

Location: Elkridge, Maryland 

About Us:
Tidewater was founded in 1983 as an industrial hygiene (IH) and environmental consulting services provider in Baltimore, Maryland.  Today, Tidewater has over 140 employees performing work across three divisions involving environmental consulting, facilities, and construction. Our environmental division includes consulting, remediation, radiological, and IH service lines. Tidewater is headquartered in Elkridge, Maryland. We currently have eight offices throughout the United States including California, Ohio, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania with additional personnel working in Japan, Kenya, and Germany.  Our business spans over 75 multi-year government contracts and an average of 1,000 projects annually for Federal, State, municipal, and commercial clients worldwide.

We are proud to offer our clients and business partnerships an employee base that includes a dynamic mix of industry experts and field personnel. This includes project managers, engineers, geologists, scientists, health physicists, industrial hygienists, health and safety specialists, cost estimators, site superintendents, tank inspectors, licensed drillers, radiological technicians, lead/mold/asbestos assessors, HVAC personnel, and general field technicians and equipment operators.

Tidewater’s IH Service Line has been a key component of the business since the beginning, providing lead, asbestos and mold assessments; hazardous material surveys; abatement monitoring; indoor air quality testing; drinking water surveys; worker exposure assessments; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Pre-Occupancy testing; and compliance audits for a variety of clients.  Key IH Service Line clients include U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, local agencies including Baltimore, Prince George’s, Ann Arundel, Howard counties, City Government, Educational Institutions, and Private Clients (construction firms and architectural firms). Our IH group is comprised of multi-disciplinary staff (CIH, Certified Safety Specialists, Environmental Scientists, etc.) with requisite professional, state, and local certifications.

Tidewater’s core values of integrity, collaboration, innovation, growth, and service, guide employee decision making, relationship building, problem solving, and help to develop and achieve personal and professional goals. Our organization’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion framework strives to promote, fair treatment and full participation of all people and to create a positive work culture that fosters trust, respect, engagement, and contributes to our success and growth.

Tidewater values its workforce and provides a comprehensive and extensive benefit package including company sponsored Life, Accidental Death, and Disability (AD&D) Insurance, health insurance (health, dental, and vision); 401K Plan with employer match, continuing education reimbursement, and paid leave.

IH Manager Responsibilities Include:

• Team-centric and energetic individual that is motivated to grow the current $2.0M business line, by leveraging existing contracts and clients to expand services and expanding client base.
• Possessing knowledge of DC, MD, and VA IH markets including Federal, State, and local government entities as well as private clients for growing business.
• Growing IH work force and fostering existing talent.
• Fostering a team culture within the IH Service Line, working closely with other division managers to leverage work across divisional marketing efforts.
• Establishing partnerships with regional IH firms and individuals to creatively staff projects and to win opportunities set-aside for small and economically-disadvantaged businesses.
• Providing IH Service Line leadership, oversight, and management of personnel, salaries, reviews, divisional budgets, expenses, and goals for revenue and profit.
• Leading and managing a diverse portfolio of IH and safety projects.
• Preparing and reviewing responsive proposals and technical reports.
• Building and nurturing strong, long-lasting client relationships.
• Advancing career and enhancing team capabilities through ongoing education, maintaining current licenses and certifications, and obtaining additional relevant certifications.

What You'll Love:

• A dynamic blend of fieldwork, office tasks, technical challenges, and business management responsibilities.
• The autonomy to lead team combined with robust support for business development and management from an established, nationally recognized environmental services company.
• Opportunities for cross-training and exposure to a diverse range of clients and projects.
• A tight knit workforce who value collaboration.
• A flexible work environment that promotes work-life balance.

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in environmental science or engineering, or a related field; a master's degree is preferred.
• 10-15 years of IH and safety consulting with demonstrated business development capabilities and history of repeat business and client satisfaction.  
• IH and/or safety experience in DC Metro Area.
• Professional accreditation preferred (e.g., Certified Industrial Hygienist [CIH], Certified Safety Professional [CSP] or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager [CHMM]).
• Proven leadership in project, staff, and business management.
• Ability to mentor and train staff.
• Proficient in MS Office suite.
• Excellent technical communication, teamwork, business development, and staff management skills.
• Deep understanding of safe work practices.