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Program Director of Natural & Cultural Resources

Location Houston, TX 77070
Date Posted May 10, 2023
Job ID 9555
Employment Type Direct Hire
Scion Staffing, Inc. (www.scionstaffing.com), a full-service national staffing firm has been engaged to conduct an immediate search for a Natural Resources Program Leader on behalf of our client, an environmental consulting firm, in either their Denver, CO office (preferred) or Houston Texas location. Our client works through strong partnerships and their consultants invest in and ensure their clients’ success, bringing them the best solutions for their environmental challenges through regulatory expertise. Their focus is primarily on the energy, petroleum, chemical, manufacturing, and transportation industries. 

POSITION SUMMARY:
Program level roles require dynamic leaders with demonstrated consulting experience. This role involves specific consulting experience in natural and cultural resources fields, including overseeing project budgets, internal and external communication, scheduling, fostering project teams, and program/project strategy development. Additionally, the selected candidate must have relationships with associated regulatory agencies, as well as existing client relationships. This role is responsible for growing and leading the Natural Resources Program in the Rocky Mountain Region and Gulf Coast Region, as well as leading other special Natural Resources projects synchronously. It is encouraged that prospective candidates apply if they feel confident that they could be successful in the role. If fulfilled in Denver, this position would be hybrid (two days a week in the office). In contrast, a Houston, TX hire would be remote.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIMARY DUTIES:
  • Understanding, working knowledge, and application of specific Environmental Protection Agency regulations. This includes sections withing the Clean Water Act and permitting, the Rivers and Harbors Act, Endangered Species Act compliance, the National Historic Preservation Act compliance, and National Environmental Policy Act compliance/ documentation.
  • Wetland and waterbody delineations, habitat and impact analyses, and protected species surveys.
  • Lead, grow, and develop short- and long-term strategies for the natural resources program with assistance from VP and leaders.
  • Identify, communicate, and execute effective, efficient regulatory and technical strategies and solutions that address our client’s explicit needs.
  • Effectively communicate information between the business and clients.
  • Develop and maintain trusting professional relationships with team members, current clients, prospective clients, partners, and regulators.
  • Continuously identify, pursue, and secure new opportunities with new and existing clients.
  • Produce proposals with a clearly defined scope, schedule, and budget per project strategy, client expectations, and business requirements.
  • Oversee the preparation of deliverables through effective project management, and do so within client-approved scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Ensure overall program profitability and profitability of multiple projects concurrently by overseeing and accounting for billable time and appropriate task execution.
  • Continuously gain expertise in your discipline and mentor others to ensure continuous improvement.

REQUIREMENTS & SKILLS:
  • B.S. or above in a natural resource or equivalent discipline (e.g., biology, environmental science, ecology, etc.). A M.S. degree is preferred.
  • 10+ years of environmental consulting experience focused in natural and cultural resources work.
  • 6+ years of project management experience.
  • 3+ years of experience leading a team and people management.
  • Casts effective management skills with multiple projects and team members.
  • Displays a high level of professional ethics.
  • Brings collaboration, social skills, and professionalism necessary to establish and maintain long-term working relationships with clients and co-workers.
  • Is a natural networker with the ability to bring in new clients and enter into diversified revenue streams.
  • Ability to work additional hours as needed to meet workload/client demands.
  • Can travel in-state and out-of-state up to 25%, related to field work or interoffice trips.
  • Demonstrates skills including effective personal leadership, time management, problem solving, critical thinking, verbal communication, and decision making.
  • Proven project & team management skills, with the ability to coach others in these skillsets.
  • Effective writer and reviewer of all technical documents (e.g., NEPA documents).
  • Advanced understanding of relevant regulations related to the tasks, projects, and client operations.  Ability to navigate regulatory websites and databases.
  • Holds a depth of technical competencies necessary to solve problems and scope new jobs accurately and completely.
  • Offers a breadth of technical competencies necessary to work with multiple industries and/or multiple clients within an industry.
  • Possesses fundamental math and science competencies (e.g., unit conversions, use of formulas, data evaluation).
  • Proficiency with MS Office (e.g., Word/Excel/Outlook/SharePoint) and time/expense tracking software.
  • Proficiency with software and tools applicable to your project (e.g., BEEST, ArcGIS, TRI-ME, advanced Microsoft Office).

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
In addition to a competitive base salary of $140,000 – $160,000 (DOE), PLUS a $10K SIGNING Bonus + this role offers 4 quarterly bonuses. This company offers comprehensive comprehensive full time employee benefits package that includes opportunities for quarterly bonuses; automatic company contributions to employee 401(k) accounts; and 100% payment of all employees medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums, as well as 50% payment of dependent premiums. The PTO policy is exceptional, and all employees are eligible to participate in a cellphone plan, Wellness Program, Humanitarian Program and much more.

TO APPLY:
For immediate consideration, please provide your resume and cover letter, sharing more about your experience and interest in this role via https://www.scionstaffing.com/job/9555
 
ABOUT OUR SEARCH FIRM:
Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals supporting incredible missions and programs. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.

We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm and our practices can be found online. Scion Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.

For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner

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