Senior Environmental Project Manager

3 months ago

Austin, United States Stantec Full time
Stantec's Environmental Services practice is looking for an experienced professional to serve as a Senior Project Manager to help implement our growing renewable energy practice. Does helping your clients create a lower carbon future get you excited? Join our team

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We're a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that's critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

We have provided services to our clients on over 2,800 renewable energy projects throughout the US since 2010. Our staff includes Certified Wildlife Biologists, Professional Wetland Scientists, Professional Engineers, and subject matter experts with extensive prior experience working with state, local, and federal agencies. Effective environmental analysis, assessment, and design also require multiple capabilities such as project management, technical writing skills, and communicating effectively with agencies and interested stakeholders. The Stantec team brings these skills together to guide our clients' projects to market.
Your Opportunity
Stantec'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.

This position can be based out of any Stantec location in Texas or Louisiana - other locations and remote work may be considered.
Your 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
  • Task and project management responsibilities include 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

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • 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
  • 10 years of experience managing or supporting environmental permitting projects in the renewable energy sector
  • 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.

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.

This position will be in a typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

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