Environmental Permitting/Natural Resources Director

STV is hiring an Environmental Permitting/Natural Resources Director in Morrisville, NC. The role involves team leadership, project management, and client engagement within the Transportation Group. Key responsibilities include overseeing environmental permitting, managing natural resources surveys, ensuring regulatory compliance, and building stakeholder relationships. Candidates should have a relevant degree, 15 years of experience in environmental permitting, and strong knowledge of environmental laws. The position includes both office and field work.
STV is seeking an Environmental Permitting/Natural Resources Director for the Transportation Group in Raleigh, NC.

Position Overview

The Environmental Permitting/Natural Resources Director position emphasizes team leadership, project management, business development, and client engagement. The director serves as a strategic leader, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, fostering innovation, and maintaining relationships with stakeholders to achieve environmental goals.

Key Responsibilities
• Oversee team performing wetland delineations and natural resources surveys.
• Manage environmental permitting activities for various projects.
• Engage with clients to deliver value and generate additional opportunities.
• Prepare proposals and reports.
• Ability to plan, conduct and review projects of a technical nature and prepare technical reports, biological assessments and other environmental documentation as required by state and federal laws.

Regulatory Compliance
• Ensure project compliance with local, state, and federal environmental regulations.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of environmental laws and standards with an emphasis on natural resources topics including water resources and threatened and endangered species and NEPA/SEPA.

Stakeholder Engagement
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, government agencies, community groups, and industry partners.
• Represent the organization in public forums, conferences, and environmental committees.

Team Leadership And Development
• Supervise and mentor environmental science staff and multidisciplinary teams.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Recruit, train, and evaluate team members.

Budgeting And Resource Management
• Develop and manage budgets for environmental programs and projects.
• Identify funding opportunities, including grants and partnerships.
• Ensure efficient use of resources and adherence to financial constraints.

Qualifications
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Natural Resources, or a related field (Master’s or PhD preferred).
• Experience:
• 15 years of experience in environmental permitting in the transportation industry with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record of managing complex environmental projects and teams.
• Experience with the preparation of 404, 401, CAMA, and Critical Area permit applications and related exhibits
• Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations relating to SEPA and NEPA guidelines and preparation of related environmental documentation
• Experience conducting natural resource field evaluations such as stream and wetland delineation, threatened and endangered species surveys, and basic knowledge of SHPO issues.
• Experience planning, conducting and reviewing projects of a technical nature and evaluate construction and maintenance projects for environmental compliance and stewardship.
• Skills:
• Strong knowledge of environmental laws and policies related to natural resources.
• Proficiency in Microstation, AutoCAD, ArcGIS, or other relevant software is a plus.

Work Environment
• May involve both office-based work and field visits.
• Occasional travel to project sites, conferences, and stakeholder meetings.

Compensation Range

$119,737.23 - $159,649.65

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At STV, we are fully committed to expanding our culture of diversity and inclusion, one that will reflect the clients we serve and the communities we work in, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

STV offers the following benefits
• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (16 days)
• Paid Holidays (8 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.