Practice Builder - Environmental Planning

About the Role

The successful candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit and create a vision for growth for an environmental planning practice in Los Angeles and surrounding communities. Activities include business development, managing relationships with key clients, supporting and leading environmental planning projects, and mentoring planning team members. Markets are driven by relationships rather than geography, and leadership responsibilities involve operating with integrity, providing practice vision, business planning, establishing goals, building client relationships, open communication with partners and staff, and growing the practice. • Lead business development and nurture key client relationships. • Oversee and deliver environmental planning projects in Los Angeles and surrounding communities. • Mentor and manage planning team members. • Set practice vision, develop business strategy, and establish goals. • Maintain integrity and open communication with partners and staff. • Write proposals, scopes of work, and project budgets.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸business development
• ▸client relationships
• ▸project delivery
• ▸team mentoring
• ▸strategic planning
• ▸proposal writing

What You Bring

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and have 15+ years managing environmental projects in Southern California. They should possess strong client contacts with local municipalities, counties, regional and state agencies, and have business development experience including proposal, scope, and budget preparation. Expertise in CEQA/NEPA, the ability to cross‑sell multiple disciplines, and proven staff leadership and mentoring are required. The base salary ranges from $150,000 to $260,000 and includes eligibility for performance‑based bonuses. • Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline. • Possess 15+ years of environmental project management experience in Southern California. • Have established contacts with municipal, county, regional, and state agencies. • Demonstrate strong expertise in CEQA and NEPA processes. • Ability to cross‑sell multiple engineering disciplines.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸15+ years
• ▸ceqa
• ▸nepa
• ▸project management
• ▸agency contacts

Benefits

Practice Leaders are given significant autonomy to direct and grow their business. With success, the individual can enjoy performance‑based rewards and potential advancement to ownership. Kimley-Horn prioritizes people, clients, and employees, fostering a culture where individuals can flourish and delivering client‑focused results. The firm’s strong employee retention, robust benefits, and values have earned it a spot on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 17 years. Benefits include a 2‑to‑1 company match on up to 4 % of compensation, profit‑sharing, comprehensive health coverage, flexible time off, financial wellness programs, professional development resources, and family‑friendly offerings such as new‑parent leave and childcare support. • Base salary range $150,000–$260,000 with performance‑based bonus eligibility. • 2‑to‑1 company match on up to 4 % of eligible compensation plus profit sharing. • Comprehensive low‑cost medical, dental, and vision coverage. • Flexible time‑off options including personal leave, floating holidays, and half‑day Fridays. • Financial wellness programs such as student‑loan matching in 401(k) and performance bonuses. • Professional development via tuition reimbursement and internal training. • Family‑friendly benefits: new‑parent leave, family‑building support, and childcare resources.

Work Environment

Hybrid