Job Description

General Responsibilities:

Step into a leadership role where your expertise drives meaningful environmental impact as a Group Manager – Environmental Planning Services with Terracon in Columbus, OH. You’ll lead a high-performing team delivering wetland delineations, CWA Section 404/401 permitting, and NEPA documentation—ensuring projects are executed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

In this role, you’ll oversee project lifecycles from proposal through delivery, support business development efforts, and build strong client relationships. You’ll also mentor and develop staff, manage team performance, and foster a culture centered on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

We’re seeking a proven leader with deep knowledge of regional ecosystems across OH/IN/MI/WV, strong experience with NEPA and the Endangered Species Act. Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) NEPA experience highly desirable.

Join Terracon and take the next step in your career—leading impactful projects, growing a dynamic team, and helping shape the future of environmental planning!

Supervise or monitor all projects in progress in the department to ensure that work is executed on time and in accordance with the client’s requirements and within company policies, procedures and standards. Supervise the preparation of proposals and cost estimates to clients to ensure proper scoping of services, availability of manpower and pricing to achieve desired profitability. Supervise the daily operations of a department including staff training, development, and performance review, utilization of equipment and facilities, safety oversight, quality of services and work product, timely delivery of services and deliverables, and adherence to policies and procedure. Plan for and participate in business development activities to identify, develop, win, and execute project opportunities and build and maintain client relationships.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparation of proposals and cost estimates.
• With support from the Department/Office manager perform business and client development activities.
• With support from the Department/Office Manager develop and manage employee staffing plans, recruitment, selection and on-boarding.
• With support from the Department/Office Manager prepare and execute annual business plan for the specialty service group.
• With support from the Department/Office Manager oversee and manage the success of the key group metrics of revenue growth, staff chargeability, project billing and collections, and project profitability.
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Provide and lead continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Provide consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field and a minimum of 10 years related experience with NEPA, wetland delineation, and CWA Section 404/401 permitting
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.
• Preferred Certification:
• Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) NEPA experience highly desirable
• Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS), Certified Wildlife Biologist (CWB), or similar professional registration/certification relevant to the type of services and projects being managed preferred.
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status preferred.