Ecological Restoration Team Lead

SWCA is seeking an Ecological Restoration Team Lead who can contribute to the growth of our ecological restoration practice and support ecological restoration projects throughout the Southwest. The position will help grow the restoration program, with a focus on building out a project management team that can lead restoration projects and foster collaboration of a dynamic, interdisciplinary group while supporting and leading proposal efforts.

We are looking for someone interested in developing a long-term consulting career that combines technical expertise with commercial acumen and leadership. SWCA's team lead positions are typically an important stepping-stone for senior management positions.

This is a regular (with benefits), full-time, salaried position, reporting to the Nevada Principal Ecological Restoration Team Lead. This position can be hybrid-based and report to any of our Arizona or Nevada office locations. Highly qualified remote-based candidates will also be considered.

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

• Support proposal efforts for large or strategic ecological restoration, reclamation, and vegetation management opportunities. Lead small to medium-sized proposal efforts.
• Directly manage or serve as technical lead on projects throughout the project management life cycle, ensuring adherence to project scope, schedule, and budget. Also serve as an APM or task lead for large projects.
• Support development of project management systems for tracking and managing staffing environmental compliance, data management, reporting milestones, team tasks, and group action items.
• Develop solutions that will foster communication and integration across interdisciplinary teams including internal staff (from multiple departments), clients, construction contractors, agencies, and other stakeholders to keep projects moving forward.
• Provide SME support and grow as a technical expert, ensuring professional and technical excellence, and quality through project staffing and QA/QC assignments.
• Promote culture of accountability, budget and cost control on at the project level.
• Drive compliance of safety policies and reporting requirements to ensure overall team safety.
• Provide highly effective, dynamic management and leadership to the program and its staff, including direct supervision of 2-4 staff.
• Promote a culture of teamwork, engagement, quality service, safety, scientific and professional ethics, and customer satisfaction.
• Manage staff resources to ensure personnel have balanced workloads and adequate resources to perform their jobs.
• Work closely with SWCA's managers and directors in resource and support departments throughout the company to promote SWCA's business interests in adherence with the company's mission, vision, and values.
• Drives compliance of safety policies and reporting requirements to ensure overall team safety.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental discipline, such as: environmental studies, environmental science, biology, ecology.
• Eight (8) years of project work related to ecological restoration services and/or related services, including (but not limited to) wildlife surveys or monitoring, vegetation monitoring and surveys, natural resources project management, environmental planning or permitting, and/or a combination of educational industry experience.
• Three (3) years' consulting experience supporting projects as a project manager, assistant project manager, or task lead role.
• Demonstrated performance and achievement in supporting business development, including success in proposal writing and securing contracts with new or existing clients.
• Experience with the full developmental life cycle of projects through baseline data collection, permitting/NEPA, pre-construction, construction, and post-construction tasks.
• Experience managing staff either as a supervisor or as a project manager.
• Applicants must have valid driver's license and be able to meet SWCA's driver requirements.

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior project management experience (including management of interdisciplinary projects or tasks) and expertise in two or more of the following areas: restoration projects (may include planning, implementation, or monitoring), botanical and other biological surveys and reporting, invasive species management, and environmental compliance for public and private clients.

Why Work at SWCA:

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.

We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms. We offer a supportive, team-oriented work environment and competitive wages and benefits, including an 100% employee stock ownership plan (retirement).

At SWCA, we support our team members in developing their careers to make them leaders in their industry. Our Career Landscape initiative is a process and guide designed to help develop chart rewarding career paths for employees at SWCA. We encourage professional conference attendance, internal and external professional development and training programs, education reimbursement, a Science and Leadership Program, and bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria. All regular status employees are eligible to participate in SWCA medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, wellness, life and disability plans, and are eligible to participate in the SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.

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EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this Nevada or Arizona-based position can expect an annual salary of $80,876.00 - $106,050.00. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA's Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.

SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA's continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.

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