Partner with operations, sales, engineering, and construction teams to solve complex site challenges and deliver integrated solutions.
Serve as a technical mentor to staff, helping them set professional goals and grow into higher levels of responsibility.
Hire and onboard new team members, in collaboration with HR, including drafting position descriptions and participating as the hiring manager.
Review and enforce QA/QC processes to ensure that data, models, and deliverables meet RES and client standards.
Oversee project technical quality for restoration, mitigation, monitoring, and permitting efforts delivered by your team.
Reporting, delivery, and closeout
Coordinate across regions to share best practices, data collection advancements, and training opportunities.
Vet RFPs and new opportunities for technical fit, risk, and capacity; recommend pursuit strategies and assign appropriate project staff.
Lead and develop a science team across multiple projects and, potentially, regions – including workload planning, staffing, coaching, and performance feedback.
Provide high-level guidance and strategy through all project phases, including:
Requirements
advanced degree
nepa
permitting
10+ years
leadership
communication
Firm understanding of the services and project types your team would support (e.g., restoration, mitigation, monitoring, permitting).
Project onset and kickoff
Bachelor's degree in a natural or physical science or a closely related field.
Strong people leadership and coaching mindset, including mentoring staff, providing constructive feedback, and supporting career growth.
Experience with NEPA assessments
Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in a relevant field.
Excellent verbal and written communication with internal and external stakeholders.
Experience assigning staff and balancing workloads across multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
Additional professional certifications, such as PWS, or appropriate and/or current RTE species survey licenses or regional certifications (e.g., local EPSC, hydrologic professional, etc.).
Demonstrated experience managing multiple staff and teams (true people leadership, not just task coordination).
Demonstrated conflict resolution and collaboration skills, particularly around staffing, priorities, and workload issues.
10+ years of relevant experience, or 8+ years with an advanced degree, in ecology, environmental science, restoration, or a related discipline.
Strong permitting experience (state and federal)
Very strong interpersonal skills – approachable, credible, and able to build trust at all levels.
Benefits
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Training + Development
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Company
Overview
$150M Annually
Annual Revenue
Generated through large-scale ecological projects like dam removals and restorations.
Hundreds of Stream Miles
Stream Restorations
Revitalized countless river systems nationwide, enhancing water quality and wildlife habitats.
Millions of Trees
Trees Planted
Contributed to reforestation and carbon capture efforts across various ecosystems.
From a regional outfit into a national expert.
Tailored, self-sustaining ecosystems.
National projects include dam removals.
Skilled teams embedded in eco-regions.
Guarantee lasting ecological performance.
Renewing habitats like prairies and shorelines.
Soldiering river restoration efforts.
Culture + Values
We start with the end in mind—a rehabilitated, thriving ecosystem. We design and build it as a full team. We guarantee its performance.
Our teams live and work in every major eco‑region. They are deeply immersed in local biodiversity and water resource challenges, and they have the project portfolio to prove it.
You give nature a boost and stay with your project until it’s thriving.
Working for [Company Name] means having a career that truly makes an impact and a job that helps make nature and communities better.
Cultivates entrepreneurship, flexibility, and collaboration while taking a bold approach to project development.
Environment + Sustainability
88,429 acres land conserved
Land Conservation
Total acres of land conserved through various mitigation projects.
28,140,473 trees planted
Tree Planting Initiative
Cumulative number of trees planted as part of ecological restoration efforts.
77,899 acres wetlands restored
Wetland Restoration
Total acres of wetlands restored to improve biodiversity and water quality.
20,700 acres upland & prairie restored
Upland Restoration
Acres of upland and prairie habitats restored to support native species.
Began formally benchmarking Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions in 2023
Implemented programs to reduce miles driven and fuel consumed
Protecting 28 special-status animal species and their habitats
Offering stewardship of nature’s resources alongside responsible human progress
Committed to decarbonization in company culture and operations
2024 Sustainability Report due early 2025
Inclusion & Diversity
3.4/5 Rating
Glassdoor Diversity & Inclusion
The company received a 3.4/5 rating for diversity and inclusion from Glassdoor.
Indeed employee reviews reference efforts toward 'better communication' and efforts to maintain a small-company feel amid growth
No gender breakdown or specific targets disclosed publicly