Senior Due Diligence Consultant
Senior Environmental Due Diligence Consultant
Southern California | Hybrid
Salary: $120,000 - $160,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Help Clients Navigate Environmental Risk with Confidence
A growing environmental consulting practice is seeking a Senior Environmental Due Diligence Consultant to support and lead transaction-related environmental assessments for commercial, industrial, institutional, and real estate clients.
This position is ideal for an experienced environmental professional with a strong background in Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, environmental risk evaluation, regulatory research, and transaction-driven due diligence. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to clients, helping identify, evaluate, and communicate environmental liabilities that impact acquisitions, financing, redevelopment, and portfolio management decisions. Candidate qualifications and responsibilities align with experience commonly found in senior due diligence professionals with extensive Phase I ESA, Phase II coordination, environmental risk evaluation, and client advisory experience.
Position Responsibilities
- Manage and perform Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) in accordance with ASTM E1527-21 and All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) requirements.
- Evaluate environmental liabilities associated with commercial, industrial, multifamily, retail, institutional, and redevelopment properties.
- Conduct detailed regulatory and historical research utilizing environmental databases, agency records, historical aerial photographs, Sanborn maps, city directories, and property records.
- Identify and assess Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs), Historical RECs (HRECs), Controlled RECs (CRECs), vapor intrusion concerns, and other environmental risks.
- Manage environmental due diligence projects for lenders, private equity firms, developers, attorneys, institutional investors, and corporate clients.
- Coordinate Phase II investigations and other follow-on environmental services when warranted.
- Review and interpret soil, groundwater, soil vapor, and environmental sampling data to support risk-based decision making.
- Prepare clear, technically defensible reports and communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Manage project budgets, scopes, schedules, and client communications.
- Provide QA/QC review of technical reports and mentor junior staff members.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Environmental Engineering, Biology, Geography, or related field.
- 8+ years of environmental consulting or environmental due diligence experience.
- Extensive experience conducting and managing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.
- Strong understanding of ASTM E1527-21 standards and All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) requirements. [Vivianne B...on, Resume | PDF]
- Demonstrated experience evaluating environmental liabilities, regulatory risks, and transaction-related environmental concerns. [Vivianne B...on, Resume | PDF]
- Strong technical writing, report review, and QA/QC experience. [Vivianne B...on, Resume | PDF]
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and maintain transaction-driven deadlines. [Vivianne B...on, Resume | PDF]
- Strong client communication and project management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional Geologist (PG), Professional Engineer (PE), or other relevant environmental certification.
- Experience managing due diligence programs for lenders, private equity firms, developers, or institutional investors.
- Experience with Phase II Environmental Site Assessments and environmental investigations.
- Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations and agency databases.
- Experience with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and lender-driven environmental due diligence programs.
- Experience mentoring junior staff and performing technical report reviews.
- Existing client relationships or business development experience.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Join a highly respected environmental consulting team supporting complex real estate and M&A transactions.
- Work with sophisticated clients across commercial, industrial, logistics, institutional, and redevelopment markets.
- Opportunity to serve as a senior technical resource and trusted client advisor.
- Diverse project exposure spanning environmental due diligence, risk management, compliance, investigation, and remediation.
- Clear path toward Project Director, Practice Leader, and Principal-level responsibilities.
- Competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, and comprehensive benefits package.
This opportunity is well-suited for a senior environmental consultant who enjoys combining technical due diligence expertise, environmental risk assessment, client advisory services, and project leadership in a fast-paced consulting environment.
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