Senior Scientist/Project Manager - Natural Resources

BL Companies is 100% employee owned, giving us a competitive edge and a unique distinction from most other companies. We offer a competitive benefit package which includes 6 paid holidays plus the week from Christmas to New Year’s paid, generous PTO, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, 401k matching, and our Employee Stock Ownership Plan. We are an ENR Top 500 firm that provides engineering, architecture, land surveying, and environmental consulting services to the public and private sectors. BL has 17 offices and is expanding.

Our employee owners are capable of being successful working in hybrid environments, and we are now offering opportunities to continue in this setting. 

We are seeking a highly experienced, self-motivated Senior Natural Resources/Environmental Project Manager to grow and expand our Natural Resources presence in the area.

The selected candidate will have a bachelors or master’s degree in natural sciences or environmental science and be registered as a TN-QHP, having a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the successful completion and/or management of multiple large complex projects to wetland delineation, stream assessments, ecological and endangered species assessments, wetland mitigation design and construction. This highly qualified individual should possess demonstrated experience in the development of market growth plan for multi market sectors to include land development, industrial, infrastructure, energy, and telecom. The ideal candidate will have existing key business relations in those markets demonstrated experience in business development.

Professional experience should include, but not limited to: demonstrated knowledge in various aspects of environmental permitting and compliance; wetland delineation, soil identification, ecological and endangered species assessments, performance of Environmental Assessments (EAs) and Environmental Impact Studies (EIS) as associated with NEPA projects, along with experience mentoring and management of junior staff. Significant experience with the Corps of Engineers Knoxville Region and regulators in Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Extensive knowledge of applicable wetlands, permitting, mitigation and regulations as well as NEPA screening tools.
• Provide expert technical guidance and be recognized as a regional resource to regulatory agency personnel.
• Plan, coordinate, communicate and facilitate activities of multiple disciplines on projects of all sizes from conception through completion.
• Advanced report and permit writing skills
• Detailed understanding of regulatory requirements and limitations to apply during natural resources data analysis.
• Establish and develop strategic long-term relationships with current clients, new clients and prospective teaming partners.
• Keep informed of overall business trends within the environmental market, including local, regional, and national and international.
• Identify potential clients for key target environmental initiatives and develops strategies to grow those initiatives.
• Mentor internal resources in their day-to-day work of data collection and reduction; design; and technical report writing.
• Manage and facilitate significant proposal efforts.
• Collaborate with senior management to identify and develop strategic plans for regional markets to capitalize on local presence and regional access.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (Master's degree preferred) in Biological or Environmental Sciences from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 10 experience in the environmental field.
• Demonstrated business development success required.
• Tennessee Qualified Hydrologic Professional (TN QHP) required.
• Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) certification preferred.
• 10 years of senior scientist/project management experience
• Supervisory experience required
• Mentor and develop junior level scientists.