Environmental Practice Lead, West Region

Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, a national multi-disciplined engineering and architecture consulting firm, is currently seeking a full-time Environmental Practice Lead – West Region to join our team in Phoenix, Arizona. We’re looking for someone to provide leadership in developing and growing an interdisciplinary team of full-time and part-time environmental professionals in Arizona and California to deliver a robust program of environmental projects, analysis and documents supporting our federal, state, local and tribal clients under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other applicable federal and state regulations for environmental resource management.

We’re offering you the chance at Higher Relationships with Wilson & Company, your coworkers, and our clients. In this role, you will collaborate with our larger, national team of environmental professionals across the country in the execution of work firmwide. You’ll be joining a dynamic team of environmental leads who work closely together to mentor our staff, grow our practice, and do great work for our clients. If you’re looking to be a part of building something great, we want to talk to you.  

Region Practice Leads are responsible for leading, supervising and mentoring staff, developing and maintaining a leadership pipeline within the environmental program, and delegating/allocating staff resources to ensure that all project milestones are met by the team. Management, supervisory, and leadership experience are required along with strong communication skills. All Wilson & Company environmental staff work collaboratively with engineering professionals in a variety of disciplines across the firm (including federal, transportation, railroad, municipal services, and water resources) to build relationships both locally and in all states where Wilson & Company is conducting environmental project work.

This position is also responsible for managing environmental and NEPA projects through all phases, from initial marketing and scope of work/fee development through approval of final deliverables. Specific tasks include marketing and business development, client coordination, management of schedules and budgets, coordination and oversight of project teams (task leads, resource specialists, subconsultants, etc.), and collaboration with engineering staff in a variety of industry disciplines. The ideal candidate will have experience as principal author of NEPA documents including Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Environmental Assessments (EA), Categorical Exclusions (CE), and Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) to support project approvals for a variety of federal, state, local and tribal clients. Strong writing skills are required.

Essential Job Functions:

• Lead, supervise and mentor staff, develop and maintain a leadership pipeline, and delegate/allocate staff resources.
• Provide oversight for the execution of environmental work, including project management, NEPA document preparation, and technical resource tasks.
• Serve as project manager for environmental/NEPA projects in AZ, CA, and firmwide; coordinate with and support task leads for overall project performance and delivery of projects on schedule and on budget.
• Communicate directly with federal, state, local and tribal clients.

• Collaborate on the preparation of environmental documentation, including resource-specific technical reports, CEs, EAs, and EISs.
• Provide technical environmental resource expertise in one or more of the following disciplines: biological resources (ecology, wildlife, threatened and endangered species), wetlands and waters of the U.S.; hazardous materials; air quality; noise; water quality; historic and/or cultural resources; Section 4(f) assessments.
• Support the local and national environmental program through marketing, proposal preparation, and environmental analysis and documentation.
• Work collaboratively with engineering professionals in a variety of disciplines across the firm (including federal, transportation, railroad, municipal services, and water resources) to build relationships both locally and in all states where Wilson & Company is conducting environmental project work.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Environmental Sciences, Transportation Planning, Environmental Planning or similar discipline. Advanced degrees are preferred and will be given due attention.
• 10+ years’ experience leading a team of professionals, including supervising/mentoring staff and being responsible for allocating staff resources.
• 10+ years’ experience managing environmental projects for federal, state, local and tribal clients under the National Environmental P