Senior Environmental Project Manager
Our client works across several disciplines and industries to bring buildings, energy and resource, environmental, water, and infrastructure projects to life. Their work includes; engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, construction services, project management, and project economics. Their expertise starts from initial project concept and planning through to design, construction, commissioning, maintenance, decommissioning, and remediation.
They are looking to hire a Senior Environmental Project Manager for their Gulf Coast office.
Your Opportunity
Our client’s Environmental Services practice seeks a Senior Project Manager to provide leadership to environmental surveying, reporting, and permitting services with a focus on renewable energy clients in the Gulf Coast region.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in growing our renewables environmental services program in the Gulf Coast Region including both onshore (wind, solar, battery storage) and offshore projects
- Manage key client relationships.
- Provide sales and proposal management.
- Work on renewable projects within the ERCOT/MISO region and manage project development workflow, applicable regulations, and risk profiles within the ERCOT/MISO service area
- Provide technical leadership and project management on environmental planning and permitting projects for renewable and other power sector clients
- Identify project-specific environmental design and regulatory requirements for renewables projects according to the Client’s risk management profile, industry precedents, existing guidance, regulations, best practices, and lessons learned, and use that information to inform smart permitting strategy
- Lead and manage federal and state permit applications and agency coordination related to the Endangered Species Act, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and CERCLA (Phase I and Phase II Hazardous Material Assessments)
- Coordinate technical documents and provide review of technical documents that support regulatory submissions
- Travel as needed across project and company offices to perform field work, meet with regulatory and governmental stakeholders, and meet with Project Development Clients
- Developing proposals; managing projects and budgets; proactive and clear communication with clients, stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and internal project staff; and performing and overseeing project technical work
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in the natural sciences, environmental science, or related field
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience with technical specialization and expertise in environmental compliance, natural resource assessments and studies, and permitting
- Project and task management experience is required.
- Strong client base and understanding of the environmental services consulting business.
- Significant experience in building and maintaining productive relationships with a client base.
- Familiarity with working on renewable projects within the ERCOT and MISO region and an understanding of project development workflow, applicable regulations, and risk profiles within the ERCOT/MISO service area
- Experience with other power sector projects (e.g., transmission and distribution) would be beneficial
- Experience with local, state, and federal environmental regulations and permitting in the Gulf Coast Region to support private development projects
- Experience in Texas is required.
- Experience in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Oklahoma, or Mississippi preferred
- Additional experience in other geographies would be viewed as an asset
- Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and to prioritize and balance sometimes heavy workloads to achieve goals while keeping up with a highly mobile and changing environment
- Possess strong oral and written communication skills, and be customer-focused to understand and appropriately respond to clients’ business needs
- Ability to proactively evaluate risks and opportunities associated with permit strategies and conditions and agency consultations
- Experience serving a role on a multi-disciplinary team in a collaborative manner
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and within a highly competitive environment
- Must have the ability and desire to travel for project work activities (up to 25% travel)
- Possess a valid driver's license with a good driving record.
The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is between $130,000 and $150,000
Our benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and 401k.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
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