ESA is proud to have Craig Broadhead join our team as the Northwest Biological Resources and Land Management Business Group Director. With over 25 years of public and private experience as an environmental leader, Craig specializes in building, growing, and leading teams of environmental staff from multiple disciplines to successfully navigate complex regulatory challenges and deliver projects. Based out of our Seattle office but living in Ellensburg, Craig will support and grow the Northwest team into the inland geography and beyond.
His technical expertise includes leading, developing and implementing environmental market and business growth strategies, recruiting top talent that drives business, empowering staff, overseeing project financial performance and teaching project managers. His skills also include completing and directing environmental resource studies, planning and permitting for Federal, State, and local agencies, ensuring regulatory compliance, providing environmental compliance services during construction, and working collaboratively with internal and external partners.
“ESA is an amazing team of employee-owners that truly understand the fulfillment in working together to deliver amazing projects for amazing clients,” said Craig. “I’m very excited to join this team where all are welcome and supported. I’m looking forward to growing our client relationships in both our existing market services as well as expanding to new geographies. With ESA’s collaborative culture and dedication to environmental services, our growth is unlimited.”
“I am thrilled that Craig has joined ESA and am excited to partner with him to deepen our expertise and portfolio in our existing geographies and expand into the inland Northwest,” said Stacy Bumback, Northwest Regional Director and Senior Vice President at ESA. “Craig is an exceptionally talented strategist, people leader, and scientist and has pioneered some of the most creative and out of the box solutions I have ever seen over the course of his career.”
Thank you for bringing your passion and talents to ESA, Craig!
