QUALITY ASSURANCE / OPERATIONS CONSULTANT

ABOUT YOU Are you looking to build a career in the environmental field? Are you passionate about the environment and working collaboratively to improve our environment? We have an exciting, new hybrid opportunity as a Quality Assurance / Operations Consultant supporting both Enthalpy Analytical and Operations. Montrose is a mission-driven and fast-growing environmental consulting firm with offices nationwide providing premier environmental services. This position provides strategic leadership and supports in oversight for the laboratory, business development specific to the Department of Energy, and operations supporting data validation, quality control, standard operating procedure enhancements for data collection, and UFP-QAPP development for our clients. A DAY IN THE LIFE As Quality Assurance / Operations Consultant, you will lead a strong team of committed professionals. This role will be responsible for a full range of activities including: Provide leadership and strategic direction for laboratory quality assurance and compliance programs. Enhance internal and external laboratory audits practices, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, including DoD, ISO, EPA, and state/federal guidelines. Liaison with QA leadership to enhance, implement, and optimize laboratory quality management systems (QMS) to improve efficiency and accuracy. Lead the PFAS accreditation strategy, including prioritization, cost analysis, and ROI assessments, while ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory requirements. Identify and mitigate potential audit risks, developing proactive solutions to ensure laboratory compliance and accreditation success. Mentor and develop quality assurance staff, fostering professional growth and strengthening the laboratory’s quality culture. Improve risk profile and develop plans for mitigating business and operational risks. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including laboratory management, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders, to ensure seamless integration of quality processes. Stay informed of emerging regulations and industry best practices to continuously improve laboratory quality and compliance frameworks. Develop framework for effectively communicating guideline and standards changes. Enhancing worksheets, work instructions, and practices for internal and external lab audits, identifying and mitigating potential compliance risks, and collaborate with QA leaders for ensuring continual improvement of quality processes. Partner with leadership on reviewing current risk profile, ensuring its completeness, and enhancing this process. Serve as a mentor to quality assurance staff, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and excellence in laboratory practices. Additionally, you will be supporting the Environmental Consulting and Engineering Practice by: Mentoring the in-house data validation Team. - Supporting Senior Technical Review of Sampling and Analysis Plans and UFP-QAPPs. Supporting the enhancement of existing Standard Operating Procedures to optimize existing data collection processes. Develop strategy and executable plans to grow our business with the Department of Energy providing guidance to senior leaders across Montrose including the development of relationships. Enhance delivery of Montrose benefits to the Department of Energy, USACE, and the DoD by ensuring strategies and work plans of program components are responsively adapted to outcomes and changes in federal strategy. This role requires a high level of leadership, strategic thinking, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and technical expertise, ensuring that the laboratory maintains compliance while driving continuous quality improvements. By proactively identifying audit risks and implementing robust quality controls, the Consultant will safeguard the laboratory’s reputation, help ensure operational efficiency and maintain the highest standards of scientific integrity while building new business development initiatives. YOUR EXPERTISE AND SKILLS Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, or other related science field. Minimum 15 years of relevant experience, or combination of consulting and Quality Assurance Leadership Familiarity with DoD, ISO (9001/17025), EPA, and federal/state regulations. Experience in managing multiple clients and projects Strong Business Development & Program Management Strategic thinker and leader. Strong teamwork and collaboration skills. WHAT WE CAN OFFER TO YOU At Montrose, we’re not just determined to think about a better way forward for environmental services today and down the road – we’re committed to making it a reality. Our principles guide us: We Value Our People, We Value Our Community, We Value Our Clients, We Value Our Shareholders. We care for the well-being of our people and offer: Competitive compensation package: Salary ranging from $150K to $175K/year, commensurate with accomplishments, performance, credentials and geography 401k with a competitive 4% employer match Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage Progressive vacation policies and company holiday to ensure work/life balance Mentorship and professional development resources to advance your career Direct exposure to our industry’s leading experts who are solving the world’s toughest environmental challenges An entrepreneurial environment where you can learn, thrive, and collaborate with talented colleagues A financial assistance program that supports peers in need, known as the Montrose Foundation Access to attractive student loan rates to optimize your student loan payoff plans We’re blazing new trails. Forget everything you think you know about how environmental companies work. Montrose Environmental Group was designed from the ground up to deliver a better experience and better outcomes for both our clients and our employees. We’re growing rapidly—with a purpose. We’re bringing the best minds on board, and giving them the freedom to focus on what matters most: coming up with ingenious, effective ways to measure, assess, and address real-world situations. The kind that face industries of all kinds right now, and the kind that we want to be the first to see on the horizon. When we do that, we add value. We create opportunities for our clients and ourselves. We grow. We learn. We make a real difference in the world around us. You can help lead the way. Are you ready to innovate? Collaborate? Meet the requirements of ever-evolving regulations and keep up with the demands of a dynamic, expanding team? Work across disciplines to develop solutions no one has seen before? Apply today to join our Montrose team! Montrose is committed to being an inclusive workplace. Montrose is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. You can read more about EEO here or view the EEO Posters. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email hrcorp@montrose-env.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail careers@montrose-env.com or call 949-988-3500. This email and phone number are created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.

Salary : $150,000 - $175,000