Sr. Client Solutions Manager (Sales and Business Development)

About the role

RES is seeking a Senior Client Solutions Manager to accelerate vertical market development in Arkansas across transportation mitigation and water quality platforms while supporting local natural channel restoration and mine reclamation projects. The position is vital to the region's sales and business development function and promotes RES solutions throughout the Gulf Coast, including Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with land, regulatory, design, and project teams to pursue and win business opportunities in your assigned market.
• Identify qualified leads, manage external relationships, and lead proposal development and deal structuring.
• Track permitting timelines, understand deal components, manage cross-functional resources, and represent RES during key client meetings and industry events.
• Guide internal teams on project pursuit strategy and present financial summaries to clients.
• Represent RES at conferences and industry forums, becoming a key voice in restoration innovation.

Requirements

• BS/BA in Environmental Science, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in a related industry, dealing with complex solutions with multi-year sales cycles and multiple stakeholders.
• Experience structuring deals and assessing their financial health.
• Experience with contracts and key provisions, legal awareness in deal structuring.
• Experience in multi-year sales, to several stakeholders.
• Experience supporting ecological restoration projects via CWA, NGO, and/or Public Works.

Qualifications

• Loves building lasting relationships and solving complex client challenges.
• Comfortable presenting to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Communicates clearly in writing and in person—and knows when to bring in the right internal experts.
• Reads the room, adapts their approach, and keeps pushing forward with resilience and urgency.

Skills

• Experience with relevant environmental regulations and permits/approvals (e.g., CWA 404/402/401, NWP/IP, NPDES, ESA).
• Knowledge of stream/wetland design and construction methods.
• Relationships with local, state, and federal regulators in your region.
• Experience in the review and preparation of regulatory documents and deliverables and responding to agency comments.
• Experience with science, design, and/or construction of wetlands.

Benefits

RES is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position can be based remotely in the state of Arkansas, with preference for Little Rock, Forth Smith, or Fayetteville.