Senior Principal – Natural Resources Assessment, Permitting

Stantec

Senior Environmental Consultant driving growth in Natural Resources Assessment & Permitting across the Southeastern U.S. Leading strategic initiatives, team management, and client development efforts.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeNew Orleans • Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in business development and client relationship management within the environmental sector, particularly in permitting and compliance for natural resources. Proven ability to lead diverse teams and manage complex projects while ensuring adherence to local, state, and federal regulations.

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Business Development ExpertiseClient Relationship GrowthEnvironmental Assessment and PermittingLeadership in Resource ManagementRegulatory Compliance Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Environmental SurveyingPermitting ServicesProject ManagementClient Account ManagementRisk ManagementTechnical LeadershipProposal DevelopmentEnvironmental DesignRegulatory Requirements AssessmentProgram Management

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunication SkillsMentorshipTeam LeadershipProblem-Solving

Industry Keywords

Natural ResourcesGulf CoastNEPAEndangered Species ActUSACECWARHAUSFWSCoastal ResilienceNature-Based Solutions

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and support sales for procurements on strategic opportunities, including client identification, client relationship development, opportunities identification and advancement, and proposals development
Lead geographic and service expansion growth for Natural Resources Assessment and Permitting, including but not limited to Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, and Alabama
Support and lead growth for Federal projects, coastal resilience, and Nature-Based Solutions
Liaise and collaborate with regional and North America counterparts on key accounts that have broad footprint
Collaborate with regional and North America leaders to prioritize and plan areas of focus
Identify, recruit, hire, and mentor staff as part of growing the team
Provide leadership support across the Business Center and region, in particular but not limited to local staff in Stantec’s New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana offices, and support resource technical leads in the region
Work collaboratively with the North America oil and gas, energy, transportation, Federal, community development, water and others business sectors to grow and strengthen client relationships and develop new client account opportunities
Serve as a Senior Natural Resources and Permitting (NR&P) leader and business developer for clients and opportunities in the Gulf Coast and nationally
Support program management and project delivery, providing technical expertise for environmental surveying, reporting, and permitting services
Identify project-specific environmental design and regulatory requirements according to the client’s risk management profile, industry precedents, existing guidance, regulations, best practices, and lessons learned, and use that information to inform permitting support strategies
Establish project objectives and procedures and lead teams on proposals, planning studies, designs, due diligence and permitting projects
Maintain strong understanding, execution, and mentorship for program management and project management areas such as client account/portfolio management, scope, cost, schedule, risk, and quality
Manage and provide technical leadership for strategic Environmental Services projects
Assess strengths, challenges, and areas of need within the NR&P resource teams and develop solution-oriented strategies in collaboration with other regional leaders and sector leaders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong business development expertise and client relationship growth experience across the Southeastern U.S. to drive significant growth and opportunities
Excellent local, state, and Federal compliance and environmental assessment and permitting (including agency coordination) experience with Gulf agencies
Strong knowledge of the requirements of key permits at the local, state, national, and federal level (e.g. United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), NEPA, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Section 404 CWA/Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS))
Demonstrated strong business acumen, leadership, client account management, and portfolio growth capabilities
Demonstrated ability to successfully lead diverse resource teams and manage large complex environmental projects
An enthusiastic attitude to collaborate with others and be a key part of a team focused on growing the regional permitting program
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in environmental science, biological resources or closely related field
Minimum of 15 years’ experience providing or managing technical services in a professional services setting, preferably in the Southeastern US
10 years’ experience in a client-facing role (including business development and/or client management)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans
A wellness program
Health saving accounts
Flexible spending accounts
401(k) plan
Employee stock purchase program
Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Short-term/long-term disability plans
Emergency travel benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Professional membership fee coverage
Paid family leave
Ten paid holidays in each calendar year
Eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
Eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law)