Nature-Based Solutions Lead
Nature-Based Solutions Lead Southeast U.S. | Hybrid in Florida or Remote Across the Southeast
About the Company Our client is an employee-owned environmental consulting firm with a national presence and a growing Southeast practice. Their teams bring engineering, ecology, planning, and permitting together on restoration, resilience, and infrastructure work for public and private clients.
The Opportunity This is a senior leadership role over an established group of water resources and restoration engineers in the Southeast. You'll own the group's business performance, build client relationships, grow the team, and guide projects that restore coastal and freshwater systems and help communities adapt to flooding and shoreline change.
Florida is the core market, with room to grow across the Gulf and Southeast. You'll have the support of an experienced team, existing client relationships, and national technical leaders.
What You'll Do
Lead the Business
- Set and manage budgets, revenue goals, utilization, and staffing plans
- Balance workloads across the team and plan ahead for capacity needs
- Review proposals, fees, and pricing so projects are set up to be profitable
- Work with leadership on contract review and risk
- Hold regular project financial check-ins and coach PMs on forecasting and scope control
Guide Technical Delivery
- Oversee quality on engineering deliverables
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, science, and permitting
- Serve as principal-in-charge or senior advisor on key projects
Grow the Practice
- Shape the group's business plan around coastal resilience, restoration, and stormwater
- Build backlog with municipalities, utilities, public agencies, and engineering partners
- Lead strategic pursuits and proposals
Build the Team
- Mentor staff and develop future leaders
- Hire specialists as the group grows
Typical Project Types
- Living shorelines and nature-based shoreline stabilization
- Coastal wetland and marsh restoration
- Flood resilience and stormwater management
What You Bring
Required
- Degree in engineering, hydrology, landscape architecture, or a related field
- Extensive consulting experience, including several years leading a business unit or team with P&L responsibility
- Strong record of client development, proposal leadership, and project financial management
- Technical background in water resources, coastal or habitat restoration design, or geomorphology
- Experience leading design projects from concept through construction
Preferred
- PE license (Florida a plus)
- Established Southeast client network
- Advanced degree
- Experience with nature-based solutions, coastal hazards, or flood management
What's Offered
- Employee ownership
- Comprehensive benefits and 401(k) with match
- Generous PTO
- Professional development and tuition support
- The chance to lead and grow a high-priority practice
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