Technical Services Manager

Sequoia Ecological Consulting; California; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sequoia Ecological Consulting seeks a Technical Services Manager to lead and grow a people-centered team protecting California’s habitats. The role combines staff supervision, career development, and strategic staffing decisions with a focus on delivering high-quality environmental projects.

The Manager reports to the Director of Technical Services and will align staff growth with project needs, ensuring staff feel supported, trusted, and able to advance in their careers while maintaining

Qualifications

• Proven people leader from environmental consulting
• Must translate between business and team needs
• Strong technical grounding plus leadership and consulting fluency

Responsibilities

• Supervise technical staff and lead career development
• Own staffing decisions and workload balance
• Support project delivery and uphold technical standards set by Directors

Skills

People Leadership

Organizational Leadership

Performance & Career Development

Talent Strategy

Staffing & Project Support

Consulting & Technical Acumen

Team Building

Communication & Composure

Job description

Technical Services Manager

Sequoia Ecological Consulting seeks a staff-first Technical Services Manager who is grounded in people-centered leadership and environmental consulting acumen to lead, support, and grow the team who protect California’s sensitive habitats, threatened species, and wild landscapes.

Compensation: $140,000–$160,000 annually, full-time, exempt, with comprehensive benefits

Location: Remote in California (Bay Area preferred), with quarterly in-office time in Walnut Creek

Start Date: Early 2027

Priority Deadline: November 15, 2026

Position Overview and Responsibilities

Sequoia Ecological Consulting seeks a Technical Services Manager whose first job is people: the dedicated supervisor, advocate, and career-development lead for technical staff from the Project Manager tier through the newest field biologists, reporting to the Director of Technical Services. The role will take on the day-to-day people management that currently rests with the Principals, and it is central to building a team culture where staff feel supported, trusted, and able to grow.

This position calls for a proven people leader with the consulting and technical credibility to make sound staffing and delivery decisions. The role supports project and program management and carries a small billable component to support the project teams.

The Technical Services Manager will own staff supervision, performance management, career development, hiring, workload balance, and support for project delivery for technical staff. They
will reinforce the technical standards and quality expectations set by the Director of Technical Services and Principals.

• People Leadership & Supervision

• Organizational Leadership

• Performance & Career Development

• Talent Strategy

• Staffing & Project Support

Desired Experience and Competencies

Sequoia Ecological Consulting seeks a proven people leader from the environmental consulting industry who leads with a collaborative leadership style and is able to translate between business and team needs. We're looking for someone eager to grow with Sequoia and make a real difference: someone energized by shaping a new role, investing in people's careers, and helping build a team that does meaningful work for California's environment.

The ideal candidate is someone technical staff trust with their workload, their development, and their careers, bringing strong technical grounding alongside leadership, management skill, and consulting fluency.

• People Leadership & Trust Building

• Consulting & Technical Acumen

• Team & Talent Building

• Communication & Composure