Executive Vice President, Testing Segment

At Onterris, we build careers grounded in purpose, responsibility and real-world impact.

“For Planet and Progress” is our north star that guides everything we do. We believe environmental responsibility and human progress are interconnected, interwoven and international. Our scientists, engineers, field teams, consultants and professionals collaborate across disciplines and geographies, guiding industries and governments, ensuring that communities and environments thrive.

When you join us, you’re not just forging a career, you’re joining a movement. A movement for better thinking, smarter solutions and lasting impact.

Together, we will advance our way of life and protect the integrity of our environment every step of the way.

A Day in the Life

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, the EVP Testing Segment is responsible for driving growth, profitability, and market share of our field-testing and lab services business with 1100 employees in numerous locations across the United States and Canada. This position has three direct reports: SVP Labs, SVP, Air Emissions and the SVP, Stack testing.

The services include stack and ambient air testing, leak detection and repair through traditional and optical gas imaging, and environmental laboratory services. This position is remote with regular travel to locations across the United States and Canada. The total direct compensation (base, bonus and equity) is expected to exceed $500,000.

To thrive in this role, you will be comfortable taking ownership of the following responsibilities:

• Promote, retain, and develop a high-performing team; build successorship and foster a unified culture grounded in ownership, collaboration, inclusion, and safety.
• Drive greater integration across air testing services to provide multiple services for clients and deliver greater efficiency for the business.

• Own full P&L responsibility for the Testing and Analysis Segment, including revenue, EBITDA, quality and margin expansion, as well as DSO management and creating annual operating plans, forecasts, and capital prioritization.

• Demonstrated financial expertise, including forecasting, budgeting, and market pricing strategy; uses data and financial insights to drive disciplined decision-making and operational rigor.

• Drive operating leverage and improve/maintain division profitability through disciplined cost and margin management.
• Strengthening executive-level client relationships, strategic account management, accelerating organic growth through disciplined market prioritization and integrated portfolio offerings.

• Strengthen utilization, backlog visibility, pricing rigor, and project-level profitability.
• Drive consistent margin measurement methodologies across service lines and regions.
• Ensure robust system adoption and data integrity across enterprise platforms including Workday, Salesforce, LIMS, financial reporting, and project management tools.
• Clarify decision rights and governance structures to enable scalable, repeatable performance.
• Direct due diligence and integration for acquisitions
• Operate effectively within our shared services and matrixed structure by partnering closely with corporate/function leaders (Finance, HR, Legal, Safety, and Marketing) to achieve division objectives, cross-portfolio growth initiatives, and integrated solutions.

• Partner with the commercial sales organization to increase the overall pipeline of work and drive market share capture.
• Ensure effective execution within our enterprise operating model.

Your Expertise and Skills

These requirements reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities that help you do your best work here.

• 20 years of leadership experience in environmental testing (field and lab) services
• Bachelor's degree in applicable scientific or engineering field
• Proven success leading a $200M+ multi-geographical environmental testing business with large and dispersed teams.
• Hands-on experience in the TICC space, including extensive field-based testing and laboratory services.   
• Successful history with integrating acquisitions from an operational and cultural perspective to enable growth
• Demonstrated ability to lead effectively within a matrixed structure, alongside corporate shared-service functions, including sales and marketing.
• Experienced in managing, tracking, and reporting key KPIs.

• Proven success developing high-performing teams and building successorship.

• Demonstrated strategic thinking and operational discipline.
• High integrity, collaborative, inclusive and unwavering commitment to safety
• Strong communicator – written, verbal and non-verbal. Listens first
• Experience operating across diverse regulatory environments, technical disciplines, client sectors, and geographies, and aligning global standards with strong local execution.
• Ability to build an engaging culture anchored on innovation, achievement and professionalism, aligned to mission of advancing progress while protecting the planet.

Onterris is a leading global environmental solutions company partnering with organizations to solve complex challenges where environmental pressures, regulatory expectations and operational risks intersect. Guided by our mission to advance the way of life without compromising the integrity of our environment, we believe environmental responsibility and human progress are fundamentally connected. Our scientists, engineers, field teams and consultants apply systems thinking that unites science, data and practical expertise to deliver solutions that strengthen our clients’ resilience, mitigate risk and protect the air, water and soil that sustain communities, while uncovering responsible paths forward for planet and progress. For more information, visit www.onterris.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We acknowledge that these experiences and perspectives help to enrich our teams and contribute to our ongoing success. We are committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our employment for all applicants. For US residents, click here to learn more.