South Florida Ecological Manager

Description

• Field data collection and technical analysis
• 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

• 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

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance