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
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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
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Skills Required
- Proven people leadership experience
- Experience in the environmental consulting industry
- Technical consulting acumen and credibility
- Experience with staff supervision, performance management, and career development
- Experience supporting staffing, workload balancing, and project delivery
- Collaborative leadership and trust-building skills
- Experience building teams and developing talent
- Strong communication and composure
What We Do
Sequoia Ecological Consulting, Inc. is a California-based, woman-owned small business founded in 2011 that provides environmental and ecological consulting services to public agencies, utilities, construction firms, infrastructure developers, environmental and engineering firms, and private clients statewide. As a biological specialty firm, it helps clients minimize project impacts on biological resources and meet regulatory requirements, offering environmental planning and impact assessments, permitting, biological surveys and monitoring, conservation and mitigation planning, GIS and mapping, fuels management, and drone/UAV services.
