Principal - Coastal Restoration

About the role

Serve as the primary technical authority for coastal restoration projects throughout True Environmental, providing senior-level direction on project design, planning, and execution.
Interface with multidisciplinary project teams to integrate coastal restoration expertise across environmental, engineering, and regulatory service lines.
Review and approve technical deliverables including reports, plans, and regulatory submissions.
Prepare and review expert reports, rebuttal documents, and technical memoranda for litigation and regulatory proceedings.
Provide technical leadership on ecological issues.
Present findings clearly to legal, regulatory, and non-technical audiences.
Partner with senior leaders to shape functional strategy, service offerings, and market positioning.
Drive strategic business development efforts, including large pursuits, partnerships, and emerging markets.
Lead business development effort through leading proposal development, scope development and presentations to clients.
Provide technical input to projects within your area(s) of expertise.
Interface with other technical experts to achieve multidisciplinary project goals.
Mentor and provide technical training to junior and intermediate team members.
Participate in strategic hiring, succession planning, and organizational development initiatives.
Foster a high-performing, inclusive team culture by modeling company values, setting clear expectations, and developing an environment of trust, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise for the Coastal Restoration business.
• Operate and lead technical excellence and play a key role in growth strategy and business development.
• Interface with multidisciplinary project teams to integrate coastal restoration expertise across environmental, engineering, and regulatory service lines.
• Review and approve technical deliverables including reports, plans, and regulatory submissions.
• Prepare and review expert reports, rebuttal documents, and technical memoranda for litigation and regulatory proceedings.
• Provide technical leadership on ecological issues.
• Present findings clearly to legal, regulatory, and non-technical audiences.
• Partner with senior leaders to shape functional strategy, service offerings, and market positioning.
• Drive strategic business development efforts, including large pursuits, partnerships, and emerging markets.
• Lead business development effort through leading proposal development, scope development and presentations to clients.
• Provide technical input to projects within your area(s) of expertise.
• Interface with other technical experts to achieve multidisciplinary project goals.
• Mentor and provide technical training to junior and intermediate team members.
• Participate in strategic hiring, succession planning, and organizational development initiatives.
• Foster a high-performing, inclusive team culture by modeling company values, setting clear expectations, and developing an environment of trust, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Hydrology, Geology, Coastal Science, Environmental Science, Ecology or a related field.
• 15+ years of previous experience working in environmental consulting and A/E/C with a focus on coastal restoration.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a technical expert on environmental and coastal restoration projects.
• A high level of professionalism, integrity, ethics, and commitment to environmental sustainability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other business software.

Qualifications

• Not specified.

Skills

• Technical expertise in coastal restoration.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Project management and leadership abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other business software.

Benefits

• Not specified.

Pay

• Not specified.

Schedule

• Regular Full-Time.