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Remote Director of Environmental Services jobs are open across the U.S. in sectors like healthcare, hospitality, property management, and sustainability consulting, at organizations building distributed leadership teams. Companies hiring remotely right now include Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, AECOM, and Ryder System. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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We believe in the promise of science and technical solutions, and we push ourselves every day to deliver on that promise for the good of people, communities, and businesses in the US and around the world. If you are looking for the opportunity to make a real difference, RTI is the place for you.
We are seeking a Research Environmental Engineer to join our Forecasting and River Operations team. This team develops operational river forecasting systems, hydrologic and reservoir models, data workflows, and decision-support tools for water management agencies, hydropower utilities, and other clients. We conduct client-sponsored research to advance forecasting methods and adapt emerging research for use in operational systems. The team has extensive experience implementing and supporting river forecast systems, integrating hydrologic, hydraulic, reservoir operations, and other models, and developing workflows for data ingestion, quality control, visualization, reporting, and forecast evaluation.
Why Join Us?
- Do meaningful work that helps forecasters and water managers make informed decisions for the communities they serve.
- Develop practical solutions to complex water management challenges.
- Collaborate with experts across water resources, data science, energy, economics, social science, and software development.
- Translate research into useful day-to-day forecasting and water management tools.
- Work directly with clients to understand their challenges and develop ideas for new projects.
Essential Duties:
Internal leadership, development, and project oversight
- Provide senior input across multiple projects, helping define the technical direction on projects, interpret results, manage project risks, and produce high-quality deliverables.
- Serve as a senior client-facing lead, building trusted relationships through strong technical judgment, dependable project execution, and clear communication to understand client needs.
- Manage complex implementation and research projects from scoping through delivery, including planning, staffing, budget and schedule oversight, risk management, quality review, and communication with clients and partners.
- Provide senior leadership across three or more key technical areas such as:
- Hydrologic model development
- Deterministic and ensemble forecasting
- Data assimilation
- Forecast verification and uncertainty characterization
- Reservoir operations and river system management
- Forecast-informed decision support
- AI/ML and hybrid modeling for forecasting systems
- Coordinate effectively with our multidisciplinary team and with external research or operational partners.
- Mentor technical staff and project managers.
Business development and client relations
- Identify emerging research with potential for implementation in client systems. Communicate these opportunities to clients and lead internal efforts to build the expertise needed to put them into practice.
- Represent RTI in client meetings, technical workshops, conferences, working groups, and collaborative research activities.
- Establish and maintain client relationships, building trust and understanding their evolving needs and priorities.
- Identify and develop new opportunities with current and prospective clients, particularly where RTI can connect applied research, forecasting technology, and operational decision-making.
- Lead or make substantial contributions to capture planning, proposals, and business development.
- Help shape new service offerings, partnerships, and investment priorities that expand RTI’s forecasting and operations portfolio.
- Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of experience, master’s degree and 10 years of experience, PhD and 8 years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Relevant fields includes civil engineering, environmental engineering, hydrology, water resources engineering, environmental science, computer science, geography, or a related discipline.
- Deep expertise in core aspects of operational water forecasting and decision support, with the ability to provide credible senior guidance across adjacent water resources disciplines. Experience with the data, models, workflows, verification methods, and operational constraints that affect operational forecasting and decision support systems.
- Proven experience leading technical projects, workstreams, or applied research efforts involving multiple contributors and stakeholders. Strong project leadership skills, including the ability to define scope, organize interdisciplinary work, anticipate risks, make sound decisions, and deliver high-quality work.
- Success working directly with clients, sponsors, operational agencies, utilities, or research partners.
- Experience contributing to business development through activities such as opportunity identification, client engagement, concept development, proposal preparation, or expansion of existing work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical information to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Ability to develop and articulate new technical or research ideas and translate them into fundable, executable work.
- Ability to provide constructive senior review, mentorship, and technical guidance to project teams.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.
- Experience with ensemble hydrologic prediction, probabilistic forecasting, uncertainty characterization, bias correction, post-processing, or forecast verification.
- Experience developing AI/ML or hybrid process-based and data-driven methods for hydrologic forecasting or water management.
- Experience applying data assimilation methods to hydrologic, snow, meteorological, hydraulic, or reservoir forecasting problems.
- Experience with reservoir system modeling, forecast-informed reservoir operations, or optimization.
- Experience with forecasting and modeling platforms or tools such as Delft-FEWS, National Weather Service forecasting models and workflows, RiverWare, HEC platforms, or comparable systems.
- Experience with coastal modeling, urban/stormwater modeling, or groundwater modeling
- Working knowledge of Python, geospatial tools, cloud computing, or data engineering.
- Experience working with federal water agencies, River Forecast Centers, reservoir operators, or hydropower utilities.
- Experience leading or contributing to collaborative research involving academic, government, nonprofit, and private-sector partners.
- A record of technical publications, conference presentations, workshops, or leadership in professional and research communities.
RTI accepts applications to our job openings from candidates with criminal histories or conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
For Applicants in Massachusetts Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the United States. RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element to our offer.
At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave for all parents, financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program, and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance.
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Who's Hiring
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania21

- AECOM11

- Ryder System8

- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene8

- Weston Solutions5

Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Construction & Real Estate
- Banking & Financial Services
- Investment & Asset Management
- Waste Management & Environmental Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote director of environmental services jobs.
- Five or more years of supervisory experience in environmental or housekeeping services
- Knowledge of infection prevention standards and Joint Commission compliance requirements
- Experience managing departmental budgets, staffing, and scheduling across multiple shifts
- Proficiency with floor care equipment, chemical safety programs, and OSHA regulations
- Certification such as CHESP (Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Professional) preferred
- Bachelor's degree in facilities management, healthcare administration, or a related field
Tips for Your Remote Director of Environmental Services Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote director of environmental services openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your experience and apply directly without sorting through unrelated postings.
Show async compliance management on your resume
Remote employers want proof you can maintain environmental and regulatory standards without being on-site daily. Highlight experience using digital compliance platforms, remote audit tools, and written reporting systems that keep distributed teams accountable.
Demonstrate cross-site leadership in your cover letter
Remote director of environmental services roles require overseeing multiple locations from a distance. Describe specific instances where you coordinated environmental programs, trained staff, or resolved compliance issues across geographically separated facilities using written communication and virtual meetings.
Prepare for remote interview scenarios around independence
Expect behavioral questions about how you prioritize without direct oversight, escalate issues remotely, and keep teams aligned on standards across locations. Have concrete examples ready that show structured self-direction and proactive communication with both frontline staff and senior leadership.
Remote Director of Environmental Services Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote director of environmental services job?
Target organizations that already run distributed leadership teams, such as national healthcare networks, remote-first property management firms, and sustainability consultancies with multi-site operations. Remote employers screen for strong asynchronous written communication, the ability to manage compliance timelines without in-person oversight, and demonstrated experience coordinating cross-functional teams across locations. Certifications in environmental health, OSHA standards, or infection control give candidates a clear edge.
Which companies hire remote director of environmental servicess?
Remote director of environmental services roles are posted by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, AECOM, and Ryder System and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These tend to be large multi-site employers, remote-first operations firms, and distributed healthcare or hospitality organizations that need centralized environmental leadership across properties.
Can you get a remote director of environmental services job with no experience?
Yes, but remote director of environmental services roles are harder to land without experience because you must manage compliance and teams independently from day one. Entry paths include remote environmental coordinator or supervisor roles at growing multi-site organizations. Candidates can strengthen their case by showing documented process improvements, digital compliance tracking experience, and strong written reporting skills that translate directly to remote work.
Do you need a degree for remote director of environmental services jobs?
Not always, though many employers prefer a degree in environmental science, facilities management, or a related field. Remote employers weigh practical experience managing environmental or custodial programs, relevant certifications such as CHESP or CPES, and a demonstrated ability to lead teams and maintain regulatory compliance without on-site supervision just as heavily as formal credentials.
Which industries hire the most remote director of environmental servicess?
Most remote director of environmental services openings sit in Consulting & Professional Services, Construction & Real Estate, and Banking & Financial Services, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors hire for remote environmental leadership because they operate large distributed facilities and need consistent standards managed centrally across many locations.
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