**What We're Looking For** At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. We are seeking an experienced and visionary Environmental Planning Department Manager to lead and grow our Tennessee Environmental Planning Team. This role offers the opportunity to expand HNTB’s environmental and cultural resources portfolio through high-impact projects for TDOT, other Departments of Transportation, federal agencies, and local partners. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in environmental consulting, particularly across Tennessee and adjacent states, and is passionate about collaborative, interdisciplinary work. You’ll lead a diverse team, that currently includes NEPA practitioners, archaeologists, and historians, delivering projects that span environmental compliance, cultural resource assessments, and community-focused outcomes. This leadership role is accountable for: * Strategic business development and deepening client relationships * Mentoring and managing a team of 17–20 professionals * Coordinating project priorities, staffing, and resource allocation * Ensuring quality, scope, budget, and schedule goals are consistently met You will play a key role in technical coaching, team growth, and ensuring high-performing project delivery that aligns with HNTB’s legacy of service, innovation, and excellence. **What You’ll Do:** + Responsible for the development, monitoring, and management of the department's operating budget in support of the group or office operating budget and forecast updates. + Responsible for the management, growth, and professional development of discipline-specific planning department. Coordinates department activities, establishes priorities, and assign staff to projects. Ensures staff development, mentoring, and training needs are being met. Collaborates with other departments or groups within the office on work-sharing needs and opportunities. + Supports the implementation of the firm's strategic plan and SSA process on project pursuits in the department and office, including development of department-level strategic planning strategies. + Supports the implementation of the firm's contracting (SCA) process through project delivery and contracting activities including scope, work plan, and fee reviews for all contracting activities impacting the department. + Supports the implementation of the firm's project delivery (SDA) process including Work Planning, Monthly Project Reviews and other project performance methods to ensure quality work, on time, on schedule, to the client's satisfaction. + Assists in marketing responsibilities, including client discovery, proposal generation, interviews, and win-to-work activities + Maintains client contacts to ensure client satisfaction. Leads and assists in sales and marketing efforts for department's growth. + Responsible for the recruitment, hiring, development, and retention of department staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession. + Project Delivery - Actively manages assigned project management activities (project scope, schedule, budget and quality management) and performs technical discipline tasks including research, reports, design, specifications, and plan preparation. + Performs other duties as assigned. **What You’ll Need:** + Bachelor's degree in Planning, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Engineering, Geology, Biology, Environmental Science, Anthropology, Archaeology, or related field and 10 years relevant experience including 2 years supervisory experience **What We Prefer:** + Master’s Degree in Business, Project Management, Planning, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Engineering, Geology, Biology, Environmental Science or related field + Professional Engineer (PE), American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP), Professional Transportation Planner (PTP), Registered Landscape Architect (RLA), -Registered Architect (RA), Certified Environmental Professional (CEP) + 12 years of relevant experience + 4 years supervisory experience **Additional Information** Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. \#CB #EnvironmentalPlanning . Locations: Nashville, TN (City Center) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:_ _HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees._ **Job Type:** Regular **Full/Part Time:** Full time **Job Category:** Planning Group **ReqID:** R-26452