Position: Natural Resources Senior Professional/Group Leader

Our client is a leading, employee-owned, multi-disciplined professional services firm that responds to clients with innovative, sustainable solutions. They strive to create an environment where everyone can be their best by providing a supportive atmosphere of entrepreneurial growth, to build growing relationships, and to take on increasingly complex project opportunities. We recruit top talent and are currently seeking a senior-level Natural Resources Senior Professional/Group Leader to join our energy and environment services team in Nashville, Tennessee.

Principal responsibilities include managing natural resources projects, including proposal preparation, client/project management, regulatory agency coordination, jurisdictional waters evaluations, permitting, and protected species surveys. Successful candidates will also guide, manage, and develop field staff and support additional environmental consulting aspects.

Group Leaders are responsibilities will include staff supervision, training, mentoring, and coaching of employees; meeting objectives in safety, quality, human resources, finances and risk management; and staffing projects with appropriately trained and certified personnel, maximizing staff utilization and project profitability.

The Group Leader in Nashville also serves as a Community Leader, partnering with Nashville Group Leaders in other Business Units to give our client visibility in the community and professional organizations. The Group Leader coordinates with their project managers and leaders/project managers in other Business units regarding potential opportunities and supports them with resources needed to win and complete projects. This position requires effective technical, team leadership, project management, client management, business development, and communication skills.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Biological or Environmental Sciences from an accredited college or university;
Demonstrated successful team leadership and management with a good understanding of safety policies/procedures, quality, business metrics, human resources policies/procedures, risk management concepts;
Experience with wetland delineations, stream determinations, Stream Quantification Tool (SQT), environmental permitting, mitigation, protected species surveys and ecological surveys, and previous experience in southeast U.S. required; GIS experience and/or knowledge required;
Regulatory coordination experience required, including both US Army Corps of Engineers and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation;
Ability to guide, manage and develop field staff and professionals with technical report ;
Excellent oral and written communication skills for clients, staff and regulatory personnel;
Ability to organize and manage multiple project assignments concurrently and experience in technical report development.

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Minorities/Females/Disability/Veterans; VEVRAA Federal Contractor

Natural Resources Group Leader