Requisition ID: 100584

Job Category: Environmental

Location: Houston, TX, United States

This is an excellent opportunity for an established professional with consulting/client-facing experience who is seeking a long-term role at an employee-owned firm and is passionate about contributing to meaningful, multidisciplinary projects.

Qualified candidates will have excellent leadership and communication skills with professional experience in consulting in the field of economics, planning, or environmental science/engineering. The candidate must have a track record of leading analytical approaches on projects to the development of innovative solutions to complex challenges such as climate change, urban development, environmental challenges and social equity facing cities, regions, and other private, public, and non-profit entities.

Location:

Full-time presence in either our Houston, Texas or Brooklyn, New York offices (with the exception of business travel).

Role:

We are seeking a Senior Manager who combines strong leadership, management, and team collaboration skills with a proven ability to build and maintain client relationships. This individual shows up, and is a deliberate business leader and relationship builder, leveraging their professional network and Hatch's strong industry reputation to expand our presence in the environmental, social, economics, and urban development consulting space in the US. This role offers the opportunity to lead with impact, anchored by your presence in either our Houston or Brooklyn offices, contributing significantly to the strategy, design, and execution of major projects, ensuring sustainable and impactful outcomes. You will serve as a key point of contact for clients, senior leaders, sponsors, and stakeholders, while mentoring teams, coordinating resources, and driving project success from inception to completion. In this role you will:

• Build and maintain a strong client network, leveraging existing relationships to drive business development.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the U.S. through collaboration with our account managers and delivery teams.
• Tailor global best practices to client-specific needs and regulatory contexts.
• Manage and mentor multidisciplinary teams, providing strategic, technical, and commercial leadership.
• Manage and deliver complex, multidisciplinary projects related to environmental science, urban development, economics, and planning and land use.
• Ensure high-quality, on-time, and on-budget engagement delivery.
• Provide technical and peer review for client deliverables.
• Anticipate and resolve project challenges across fast-paced, multi-faceted, and geographically diverse projects.
• Collaborate across disciplines and global teams, leading technical teams and fostering innovation.
• Represent Hatch in client engagements and industry forums.
• Recruit and develop the next generation of leaders at Hatch.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in environmental science/studies, urban planning, economics, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in consulting or within the mining, energy or infrastructure (e.g., transit/transportation) sectors.
• Demonstrated success in client relationship management and business development.
• Strong leadership, project management, and team development capabilities.
• Project execution experience: experience supporting the delivery of defined scopes of work to clients and internal reporting/tracking project progress.
• Effective communicator with strong analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Why join us?

• Work with great people to make a difference
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Top employer

What we offer you?

• Flexible work environment
• Long term career development
• Think globally, work locally

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed.