Julie Byrd

Julie Byrd is the Southeast Power & Utilities Sector Leader at GHD, where she leads strategy and client development across the Southeast while supporting national growth in the power and utilities market. She brings more than two decades of environmental consulting experience spanning regulatory compliance, risk management, site investigation, and management systems auditing for public- and private-sector clients. She partners with utilities, industry leaders, and municipal agencies to navigate environmental issues like emerging contaminants such as PFAS, evolving water and wastewater regulations, and infrastructure resilience challenges that shape how and where growth can occur. Julie began her career with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s Hazardous Waste Management Branch, where she worked in the Response and Remediation Program and built a strong foundation in regulatory review, community engagement, and risk-based decision-making—experience she now leverages to convene cross-sector stakeholders and translate complex issues into practical strategies for resilience and sustainable growth in the Southeast and beyond.