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Senior Business Development Lead - Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources
ICF
full-time
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Location: Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $190,387 - $323,659 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead business development and build relationships with clients and substantially contribute to business development in energy and natural resource planning throughout the eastern United States.
- Lead project teams and staff, including subconsultants, on project tasks, including field surveys, agency coordination, and report and deliverable preparation.
- Oversee the management of all aspects of a project including client contact, agency coordination, budget control, invoicing, schedule, personnel allocation/planning, technical approach, and subcontractor involvement.
- Lead or advise staff on regulatory and natural resource agency coordination and consultation efforts as required under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
- Write and review technical reports and public environmental documents.
- Perform QA/QC review of project documents, reports, presentations, technical memorandums, and other work products with a focus on technical adequacy, regulatory compliance, and client-specific requirements.
- Provide mentoring and training to staff in all aspects of the position, including but not limited to technical expertise, project and client management skills, writing, business development and other consulting-specific skills.
- Be a positive, curious, organized, innovative, committed, self-motivated and supportive addition to our team environment.
Requirements
- BS in biology, ecology, conservation biology, environmental science or related discipline. Minimum of 10 years of experience with environmental, energy, and/or natural resource projects
- MS in biology, ecology, conservation biology, environmental science or related discipline.
- Detailed knowledge and demonstrated experience with ESA Section 10/7, conservation planning, Biological Assessment preparation, agency coordination, and scientifically sound assessment of project effects.
- The ability to contribute across disciplines that may include, but is not limited to, NEPA, restoration ecology, cultural resources surveys, and resiliency planning.
- The ability to work collaboratively across ICF Divisions to mine client contacts and generate new environmental services business.
- Experience leading business development efforts including the development of technical and cost proposals.
- A well-developed industry network with private/public sector clients and regulatory agencies with proven ability to win project work.
- Strong business development acumen and an understanding of the market and an ability to identify and effectively position for and capture new project work for ICF.
