Office Director - Jersey Village - SWCA Environmental Consultants

Description

About the opportunity

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a talented Office Director to lead our San Antonio, TX operation of approximately 40 staff. This candidate will bring unique people and organizational leadership to SWCA by championing the organizational culture, enabling excellence, and driving the talent strategy. Primary Duties include leading the strategic direction of the office, financial performance, business and client development, staff management, and technical quality, while ensuring the cross-collaboration and alignment needed to support the achievement of SWCA goals for our San Antonio, Texas office.

In addition, we are looking for business acumen- being able to apply knowledge of our business and marketplace to advance the organization's goals, be able to develop our people to meet both their career goals as well as the organization's goals, and to create a climate where people are motivated to bring their best work to help the organization to grow and prosper.

This is a regular status (with benefits), full-time, salaried position reporting to the Central Texas Vice President. This is a hybrid-based position and pay rate will be based on individual qualifications and experience.

Please submit a letter of interest and resume to be considered for this position.

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

What you will accomplish

• Lead and motivate a large, diverse, multi-discipline team of natural and cultural resource scientists, project managers, and technical experts specializing in local, state, and federal regulatory permitting.
• Be responsible for the planning, monitoring, and ongoing sustainment of the financial success of the office. This entails monitoring and adjusting to weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial information and KPIs as well as assisting in the development of yearly business plans and quarterly forecasting.
• Be accountable for business development, the financial success of the offices, and attainment of sales and productivity goals.
• Work collaboratively with the Central Texas/Oklahoma VP and other Sub-Regional Directors, and leaders throughout SWCA's South region to drive scientific excellence, business performance, client satisfaction, and employee engagement.
• Promote a culture of teamwork, engagement, quality service, and customer satisfaction.
• Mentor/develop employees directly and build and sustain a framework for mentorship through all levels of the organization.
• Engage in and lead client management and development initiatives. Assist with internal strategy in alignment with overall operational regional and corporate growth plans.
• Provide leadership in, and be an ambassador for, in living SWCA's core values.
• Implement project execution, QA and QC plans, and project reviews.
• Serve as an ambassador for SWCA's Safety Culture and implementation.

Experience and qualifications for success

Minimum Qualifications:

• Please submit a letter of interest/cover letter to be considered for this position.
• Bachelor's degree in a field related to the environmental services that SWCA generally provides, including (but not limited to) biology, archaeology, anthropology, planning, environmental regulatory compliance, GIS, hydrology, and other environmental and planning fields.
• Twelve (12) years of cumulative experience in environmental and/or cultural resource management consulting, overseeing fieldwork and report completion, supervising, and mentoring professional and administrative staff, as well as scheduling and budgeting of projects.
• Five (5) years of experience in increasing levels of responsibility in organizational leadership, including supervising and providing leadership for other professionals.
• Demonstrated business development success and consulting acumen, including substantial established credibility with federal and state reviewing agencies and clients, as well as success in proposal writing.
• Deep knowledge of, and experience in, the environmental and cultural compliance market in the San Antonio, TX area and surrounding vicinity.
• Team-orientated attitude with strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to foster a friendly, positive, productive, and scholarly working relationship with team members.
• Proven success of leading a team of environmental and/or cultural resource professionals.
• Ability to travel as needed, for an estimated 25% of the time.
• Applicants must have valid driver's license and be able to meet SWCA's driver requirements.

Preferred qualifications:

• This is a preferred office-based or hybrid position, requiring between 3-5 days on site with employees to accomplish business goals.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to environmental, natural and/or cultural resources.
• Solid understanding of financial metrics, completing a business plan, and implementing the plan.

Why Work at SWCA:

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.

We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms. We offer a supportive, team-oriented work environment and competitive wages and benefits, including an 100% employee stock ownership plan (retirement).

At SWCA, we support our team members in developing their careers to make them leaders in their industry. Our Career Landscape initiative is a process and guide designed to help develop chart rewarding career paths for employees at SWCA. We encourage professional conference attendance, internal and external professional development and training programs, education reimbursement, a Science and Leadership Program, and bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria. All regular status employees are eligible to participate in SWCA medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, wellness, life and disability plans, and are eligible to participate in the SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.

If you need assistance accessing SWCA's website, completing the online application, or require accommodations at any point during the hiring process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@swca.com or call 1-480-581-5378. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive experience for all candidates. This contact information is specifically for accommodation requests; other inquiries will not receive a response.

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this San Antonio, TX-based position can expect an annual salary of $125,465.60 - $163,465.60. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA's Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.

SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA's continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.

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