Environmental Planning & Restoration Manager

What You Will Contribute To OHM Advisors

OHM Advisors, the Community Advancement firm, seeks an experienced Ecological Restoration Regional Lead/Project Manager to lead and grow ecological restoration efforts in Ohio. This role involves managing projects, collaborating with clients, and securing funding.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and drive ecological restoration efforts within Ohio and potentially elsewhere.
• Create proposals and manage projects.
• Build client relationships and ensure satisfaction.
• Secure follow-up EWRG services.
• Craft and execute regional growth and program strategies for ecological restoration and services.
• Work closely with Geographic Directors, Principals, and Client Representatives to understand local markets, client needs, and communicate expertise.
• Identify growth opportunities with EWRG Practice Leaders and Technical Experts.
• Collaborate with clients, local organizations, watershed groups, and other regional partners to advance restoration goals.
• Increase regional and local capacity to implement high-value restoration and protection areas.
• Award and cultivate funding and other resources to support restoration initiatives.
• Craft and execute studies, reports, design, and construction of stormwater systems, ecological services, stream and shoreline restoration, and green infrastructure.
• Communicate project goals, alternatives, recommendations, and outcomes to project team, client, and public.
• Provide technical support and mentoring to junior engineers during project implementation.
• Manage staff, subconsultants, and expenses during project implementation.
• Secure repeat work from clients, including cross-selling services.
• Understand OHM services and their relevance to client's organization and needs.
• Anticipate and advise on project issues, including providing recommendations for solving them.
• Implement projects from scoping to completion, including overall decision-making and QA/QC.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or Ecology/Natural Resources related field required.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressively increasing responsibility experience in water resources, including managing projects and proposal writing.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a Project management role.
• Professional credentials in Ohio or Michigan are desirable (PE, Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner, etc.).
• A passion for growing and developing teams from infancy to maturity.
• Familiarity with ecology-based restoration practices and NEPA environmental survey work.
• Familiarity with hydraulic/hydrological modeling of stormwater and surface water systems.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer skills associated with Microsoft Word, Excel, AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, or other PDF software.
• Demonstrated ability to take the initiative to solve challenging problems.
• Self-directed and able to prioritize, multitask, and meet deadlines.
• Team-oriented mindset and strong listening and collaboration skills.

Benefits

• BCBSM Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Company Profit Sharing.
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matching contribution.
• Paid professional association membership.
• Tuition & Certification Expense reimbursement.
• Volunteer Service Leave.
• 100% Employer-Paid Life Insurance.
• Short & Long-Term Disability options.
• Career Advancement & Enrichment Programs: Voluntary Wellness Program, OHM Grad School, OHM University.

About the Role

OHM Advisors is a Community Advancement firm dedicated to Advancing Communities. Our diverse 800+ team of professionals works collaboratively across multiple service areas in multiple states, including architecture, engineering, planning, surveying, and construction engineering. We are a team of experts with individual specialties working together, driven to make a difference through people-focused problem-solving, design, and ideas. In everything we do, we put people first. We create places for communities of people that help solve a problem and drive them forward— advancing the whole community today and well into the future.

Qualifications

At OHM Advisors, we believe in fostering a supportive and rewarding workplace that fosters personal and professional growth. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package designed to meet your unique needs. Benefits include BCBSM Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, company profit sharing, flexible spending and health savings accounts, a 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matching contribution, paid professional association membership, tuition and certification expense reimbursement, volunteer service leave, 100% employer-paid life insurance, short and long-term disability options, and career advancement & enrichment programs: voluntary wellness program, OHM Grad school, OHM University.

Skills

The ideal candidate for this role is a strategic thinker who is team-oriented, organized, and has strong technical skills. They take initiative, regularly work with stakeholders and clients, develop strategic plans, secure funding, and ensure projects are implemented effectively.

Benefits

• BCBSM Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Company Profit Sharing.
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matching contribution.
• Paid professional association membership.
• Tuition & Certification Expense reimbursement.
• Volunteer Service Leave.
• 100% Employer-Paid Life Insurance.
• Short & Long-Term Disability options.
• Career Advancement & Enrichment Programs: Voluntary Wellness Program, OHM Grad school, OHM University.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.