Environmental Project Manager / Senior NEPA Specialist

Apex Companies • Bend, OR

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About The Position

The Environmental Project Manager / Senior NEPA Specialist leads environmental consulting projects across the energy, transmission, infrastructure, and transportation markets. This senior, client-facing role is responsible for technical delivery, project management, business development, client relationships, and team leadership. Work spans opportunity development and project scoping through agency approval and project completion, with a focus on expanding Apex’s environmental consulting services in Central Oregon and the broader Northwest.

The position involves leading multidisciplinary projects and field activities; preparing NEPA documentation, technical reports, permitting strategies, and regulatory submittals; advising clients; managing project scope, schedule, budget, contracts, risk, and quality; coordinating agencies and subcontractors; and mentoring staff. The role also contributes to client development and firm-wide environmental market strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental health and safety, industrial hygiene, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of relevant environmental consulting experience, including at least seven years focused on NEPA with substantial federal experience.
• Demonstrated success managing projects end to end, including scope, schedule, budget, contracts, client communication, regulatory coordination, quality, and delivery risk.
• Experience preparing and delivering NEPA documentation and working successfully with federal, state, and local agency environmental staff.
• Experience with environmental assessments, regulatory compliance, hazardous materials, industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, natural resources, environmental permitting, or related services.
• Working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations, including OSHA and EPA requirements.
• Strong technical writing, project management, problem-solving, leadership, and client communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, priorities, and client relationships with accountability and sound judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop client relationships, originate opportunities, and manage both sales and project delivery responsibilities.
• Commitment to safe work practices and effective leadership of field and office teams.
• Valid driver’s license with a good driving record.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard environmental data management, project management, and reporting tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Oregon environmental regulations, agencies, and permitting processes; Washington, California, or comparable jurisdictional experience will also be considered.
• Familiarity with permitting and agency coordination related to wetlands, waters, habitat, land use, and other resource-protection programs.
• Established client and agency relationships in the Northwest United States and a record of securing repeat, sole-source, or follow-on work.
• Experience shaping or growing a NEPA or environmental consulting practice.
• Professional certification such as CIH, CSP, CEM, CPESC, or another relevant environmental credential.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental consulting projects from initiation through completion, including assessments, NEPA reviews, permitting, compliance evaluations, industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, hazardous materials, and related services.
• Serve as environmental task manager on complex state- and federally funded projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, subconsultants, and agency partners to support design and construction.
• Develop and deliver environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, programmatic reviews, permitting strategies, technical reports, work plans, corrective action plans, regulatory submittals, and other client deliverables.
• Lead environmental investigations and field activities, including site assessments, sampling, inspections, and data collection, in accordance with applicable regulations and industry standards.
• Evaluate field and laboratory data and develop practical recommendations addressing environmental, health and safety, regulatory, and client needs.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, contracts, risk, and quality across complex engagements.
• Serve as primary client contact and advisor; independently scope, price, negotiate, and defend proposed work.
• Coordinate subcontractors, laboratories, field staff, and other resources to deliver projects safely and efficiently.
• Develop and maintain relationships with federal, state, local, and utility decision-makers; prepare proposals and presentations; and pursue sole-source and follow-on work.
• Mentor project managers and technical staff and provide hands-on guidance for fieldwork, analysis, and report preparation.
• Collaborate with environmental scientists, industrial hygienists, engineers, architects, contractors, and facility managers.
• Help grow Apex’s environmental and NEPA practice in Central Oregon and the Northwest while contributing to firm-wide market strategy.
• Stay current on environmental regulations, emerging issues, industry standards, and best management practices.

Benefits

• Company-subsidized medical and dental.
• Company-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Tuition assistance.
• Cross-training and the ability to work on a variety of projects.
• Performance-based bonuses or other incentives.
• Annual bonus opportunities for all Apex positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior