Biological Resources Business Group Director

We are seeking a highly motivated Regional Business Group Director with the vision and entrepreneurial drive to lead and grow our dynamic team of biological resources and land management consultants in the Pacific Northwest. This is a senior-level opportunity to lead our team of environmental project managers, biologists, environmental scientists, conservation planners, and associated technical experts who support clients in community development, water, surface transportation and maritime ports, airports, energy, and natural resources management throughout the Pacific Northwest. These clients include ports, Tribal Nations, state and federal agencies, local government municipalities, nonprofits, and other Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firms we partner with on contracts. The position will focus on leading and growing our team of talented environmental professionals to sustain and strengthen our reputation, as well as developing staff, meeting financial performance expectations, sustaining a robust pipeline, engaging at a high level with clients, and promoting a dynamic and inclusive work environment.

We are passionate about improving the sustainability of our communities and our natural environment, providing outstanding client service, and tackling complex challenges while creating opportunities for our employee-owners to learn and advance their careers. We value creative thinking, diversity, and multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary engagement. You’ll love our company culture which fosters ownership and collaboration in a flexible and fun work environment that supports your professional growth and success.

Who You Are

• You are an experienced environmental professional looking for an opportunity that is focused on collaboration, quality and technical excellence, outstanding client service, and leading a team with a passion to do great work and have fun together. More specifically, you bring a minimum of 15 years of relevant professional experience where you’ve enjoyed being a people leader and have experience in business operations such as developing, tracking, and meeting financial targets. You value people and staff development; you seek out ways to make meaningful contributions to the careers of others through staff supervision or participation in mentoring and training programs. You enjoy leading and growing your team by working collaboratively with them, clients, and interdisciplinary teams to help deliver projects on time and within budget. Your experience includes at least 10 years’ experience targeting, procuring, and retaining clients. You have prepared business plans, strategic plans, and capture plans; and have comprehensive knowledge of project management, financial management, and industry best practices.
• You are a collaborative, approachable leader who advocates for your team of employee-owners at all levels and embraces the recruitment and retention of key talent. As a people or group manager, you have served as supervisor and overseen workload distribution, implemented business plans, and overseen project delivery on time and within budget. You are financially astute and a problem solver with initiative. You promote a culture of accountability within your team and know how to motivate your team to meet performance goals. You are emotionally intelligent, an effective oral and written communicator, an active listener, and are clear and concise when presenting complex information, individually or in groups. You are committed to diversity and inclusion and recognize that our differences contribute to our success.
• You embrace marketing and strategic business development, and excel at building and fostering relationships with clients and partners. You understand how to develop and execute successful marketing strategies, including the development and implementation of client or project capture plans, and have experience developing a project backlog. You have significant technical experience that may involve wetlands, streams, marine/estuarine/nearshore environments, and terrestrial habitats and species. You have experience supporting staff who are highly skilled at conducting inventories and evaluations; assessing impacts including climate impacts; preparing environmental documents; conducting ecological sampling; modeling and monitoring; preparing endangered species documentation; and preparing recovery plans, mitigation plans, and habitat restoration plans. You may also have expertise in some of these skillsets. You have in-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental policies and regulations and have coordinated and managed complex permitting and regulatory compliance efforts.
• You hold a bachelor’s deg