Ecosystem Restoration Lead — Design, Mentoring & Growth

Civil and Environmental Consultants; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Profit sharing

Performance bonus

Company stock

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Work-life balance

Job summary

Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC) seeks an Ecosystem Restoration Professional for our Nashville-area Franklin, TN office. You will lead restoration design teams, guide natural channel design and hydrology-focused work, and oversee projects through design and construction.

As a player-coach, you will mentor staff, manage client relationships, and grow CEC's ecosystem restoration practice in Middle Tennessee.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, ecology, geomorphology, environmental science, or related discipline.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams, managing projects, mentoring staff, and coordinating project delivery.
• Working knowledge of ecosystem restoration principles (stream morphology, fluvial geomorphology, ecology, hydrology or hydraulics).
• Experience designing ecosystem restoration projects (streams, wetlands, floodplains, or nature-based solutions).
• Experience preparing design plans, analyses, specifications, cost estimates, or reports.
• Experience conducting field work on restoration projects and coordinating across project phases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Nashville ecosystem restoration design team in planning and designing restoration projects.
• Guide application of restoration principles (natural channel design, ecology, hydraulics) across projects.
• Prepare and review grading plans, drawings, quantities, specs, and cost estimates.
• Perform hydrologic, hydraulic, ecological, geomorphic evaluations for designs.
• Conduct field assessments for stream, wetland, floodplain restoration.
• Provide construction-phase support and coordinate field oversight.

Skills

Team leadership

Multidisciplinary design

Hydrology

Geomorphology

Ecology

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/ecology/environmental science

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

HEC-RAS/HEC-HMS

ArcGIS

Job description

Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC) seeks an Ecosystem Restoration Professional for our Nashville-area Franklin, TN office. You will lead restoration design teams, guide natural channel design and hydrology-focused work, and oversee projects through design and construction.

As a player-coach, you will mentor staff, manage client relationships, and grow CEC's ecosystem restoration practice in Middle Tennessee.