Vice President - Great Basin

About the opportunity

For over four decades, SWCA Environmental Consultants has provided comprehensive environmental planning, regulatory compliance, and natural and cultural resource management services to businesses and government clients across the United States. SWCA is an employee-owned consulting firm of scientists, planners, and technical experts. We combine scientific expertise with sound technical skills to provide strategy and solutions for a full spectrum of environmental projects. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, SWCA has 40+ offices and over 1,800 employees throughout the United States to serve clients from primary business lines including energy generation, oil and gas, mining, federal land management, transmission, and transportation.

The Leadership Team at SWCA projects continued year-over-year growth for the next several years. This trajectory requires a visionary leader to fill our Vice President - Great Basin position who is responsible for overall subregional business performance and will partner with peers across the organization to shape the direction of SWCA. This candidate is expected to bring dynamic people and organizational leadership to SWCA by championing our company's unique culture, enabling excellence, and driving the talent strategy.

Primary duties include leading the strategic direction of the Utah-focused subregion and its office in Salt Lake City, UT . Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for this role emphasize financial performance, client development, staff management and engagement, and scientific and technical quality. The Vice President - Great Basin drives the cross-collaboration and alignment needed to achieve SWCA's goals for our Great Basin subregion, as well as the other subregions that make up SWCA's West region.

The successful candidate will model and promote SWCA's core competencies : Be action oriented, ensure accountability, instill trust, be client focused, be able to adapt and succeed in different situations, make quality decisions, and collaborate with other SWCA professionals throughout the company.

In addition, we are looking for business acumen : the successful candidate must be able to apply knowledge of our business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals, be able to develop our people to meet both their career goals and respond to business needs, and to create a climate where people are motivated to do their best work to help the organization to grow and prosper.

This is a full-time, salaried position based in our Salt Lake City, UT office with the option for a hybrid work arrangement. Fully remote or distributed work options are not available for this role. Relocation assistance is available.

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

Applications are due at 5 : 00 PM MDT on October 27, 2025.

Our Vision (the North Star) : Make SWCA to be the best workplace and an industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership.

We are #OneSWCA . We collaborate, we are #AlwaysLearning , we #NeverSettle and we #GiveBack to the communities in which we live and work. We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. 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 who 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.

What you will accomplish

Planning and Problem Solving

• Propose objectives for your subregion and ensure alignment with other parts of the business to contribute to overall SWCA goals and objectives.
• Build, communicate, and cascade the business plan throughout your subregion to ensure coordination of efforts.
• Drive the achievement of long-term (e.g., 3+ years) strategic and policy decisions impacting SWCA.
• Provide oversight, guidance, and high-level course correction on complex and risk-laden issues related to projects, finances, and operations.
• Manage effectively through a variety of issues, exceptions, and crises.

Financial Accountabilities

Technical Accountabilities

People Accountabilities

Client and Market Accountabilities

Experience and qualifications for success

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Information

Why Work at SWCA :

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values : we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning , we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.

We are 100% employee-owned , and we build our success together. 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 offer a supportive, team-oriented work environment and competitive wages and benefits, including an 100% employee stock ownership plan (retirement).

At SWCA, we support our team members in developing their careers to make them leaders in their industry. Our Career Landscape initiative is a process and guide designed to help develop chart rewarding career paths for employees at SWCA. We encourage professional conference attendance, internal and external professional development and training programs, education reimbursement, and bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria. All regular status employees are eligible to participate in SWCA medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, wellness, life and disability plans, and are eligible to participate in the SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.

If you need assistance accessing SWCA's website, completing the online application, or require a confidential conversation related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact us at accommodations@swca.com or call 1-480-581-5378. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive experience for all candidates. This contact information is specifically for accommodation requests; other inquiries will not receive a response.

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

A Vice President in this Great Basin sub-region can expect a salary of $162,240 / year - $229,299.20 / year. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA's Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits Package , forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.

SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA's continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.

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