Environmental Permitting and Planning (EP&P) Team Lead
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Take Your Environmental Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Environmental team is looking for you! From environmental planning and site characterization, to permitting and mitigation, Kleinfelder offers a variety of services designed to provide technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions.

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder has an exceptionally strong portfolio of Client relationships in the Mining and Energy sectors that is driving our ability to further grow and diversify our business. We are seeking an experienced Environmental Permitting Group Lead to join our Team in the Georgia/Carolinas Area.

The successful candidate will help grow the environmental permitting business, lead a team of staff performing wetland and other natural resources surveys, environmental permitting, and natural resources planning activities for a variety of projects primarily for our mining, energy and oil & gas Clients. The position requires team leadership, project management, business development, and client engagement in support of our clients in Georgia, and the Carolinas.

This position may be based out of Atlanta, Georgia or Charlotte, or Raleigh North Carolina, and includes the potential for partial remote work. Some overnight travel may be required for this position.

This position provides a great career-growth opportunity for an organized, energetic, and leader who can effectively collaborate with operational and business development leadership in our South Division to execute our shared growth strategy.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate:

• Seller-doer mentality able to engage Clients, deliver value and generate additional opportunities,
• Strong project management, team leadership, organization, and technical writing/communication skills,
• Ability to engage team members and foster collaboration across various regional offices,
• Robust regulatory and agency expertise in Georgia and/or the Carolinas,
• Excellent problem-solving skills,
• Ability to effectively engage directly with Clients and Agencies
• Ability to effectively manage, drive, deliver and review proposals and reports; and,
• Experience with energy, oil & gas and/or mining, a plus.

All candidates require:

• BS in Environmental, Biological, Ecological Science, Environmental Policy or related field; Masters in a relevant subject area, a plus,
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant environmental consulting experience in the region,
• Project, Client and Team Management experience, PMP a plus.

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.