Principal Planner (Environmental Planning)

Location: Remote

Salary: $170,000–$210,000 annually

Company

hirify.global provides environmental planning, permitting, compliance, and related practice-area services to clients.

What you will do

• Lead permitting strategies and environmental planning projects and programs from strategy through execution.
• Serve as Project Director for high-profile projects and large on-call contracts, overseeing scope, schedule, quality, budgets, compliance, and client relationships.
• Delegate and review work across technical teams, project managers, senior managers, and subconsultants.
• Lead planning-service expansion, proposal efforts, capture plans, fee estimates, and new-client relationships, with annual net-revenue goals of approximately $2,000,000.
• Build and maintain client relationships, identify cross-selling and business-development opportunities, and represent the organization at industry events, including at least one major conference annually.
• Manage staffing, utilization, quality-assurance systems, professional development, mentoring, and operational improvement across projects and programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, environmental planning, environmental studies, biology, hydrology, geology, natural resources, or a related discipline, plus 20+ years of experience directing and managing CEQA/NEPA planning, permitting, and/or environmental compliance for projects and programs.
• Experience as a practice lead and in building a successful team.
• Deep industry connections and recognition as a sought-after leader and specialist in the field.
• Exceptional technical and operational management skills, sound judgment, and executive management capabilities.
• Ability to assign work, collaborate effectively, synthesize complex information, and produce actionable recommendations.
• Strong presentation and verbal/written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to build relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Ability to oversee projects, programs, and operations in detail to maintain efficiency, compliance, budgets, and schedules.
• Experience leading and directing teams of 15 or more staff and supporting staff development.
• Strong work ethic, collaboration, and team-building dedication.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work.
• Competitive salary with bonuses and 401(k) contributions.
• Continuous learning, training, professional growth, and advancement opportunities.
• Collaborative, inclusive culture focused on client service.
• Opportunities to provide clients with services across all practice areas.