Environmental Project Manager

Wood Group • Austin, TX

21d

About The Position

Wood is recruiting an Environmental Project Manager to join its Operations Americas team. The role is ideally based in the Austin, Texas office, although qualified applicants in any U.S. city where Wood has a presence may be considered. The position supports project development, permitting strategy, environmental assessments, and regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on clean energy and energy storage projects and possible work on data center and pipeline projects.

The Project Manager leads and coordinates environmental compliance and permitting work through project development and execution. This includes conducting field assessments, preparing and reviewing technical and compliance documents, coordinating regulatory and entitlement permits, managing multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors, tracking project status, and supporting business development. The role requires regular travel and field work, along with flexibility to meet project-specific schedules.

Wood offers meaningful projects, flexible working arrangements, a commitment to diversity and inclusion, competitive salary with regular reviews, a flexible benefits package, tailored professional development, and connections with industry experts worldwide.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Planning or a related Natural Resources discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience supporting or managing environmental services projects.
• Experience coordinating with clients, regulatory permitting and resource agencies, and environmental technical staff.
• Well-developed critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret testing results and collated data and identify effective solutions.
• Proven record of upholding workplace safety and ability to comply with Wood’s health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
• Ability to travel and perform field work at least one week per month.
• Ability to work schedules that meet project-specific requirements and may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Knowledge of major federal statutes and implementing regulations, including NEPA, USACE, and USFWS requirements.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills and ability to engage with varied stakeholders.
• Ability to prepare concise, high-quality documents on project progress, status, and financial information for internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
• Valid driving license for use in the USA.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or authorized to work lawfully in the U.S. without sponsorship from Wood.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Environmental Planning, Natural Resources, or a related discipline.
• Experience with project management, client relationship management, and interaction with regulatory agencies.
• Business-development skills and a proven record of developing project opportunities and maintaining successful client relationships.
• Strong existing client relationships and professional contacts.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead delivery of client project-development scopes within defined budgets, deadlines, and quality requirements.
• Conduct environmental field assessments, including Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments, wetland delineations, and biological studies.
• Prepare or coordinate technical reports and construction monitoring plans, and review environmental compliance documentation for accuracy, context, and reasonableness.
• Integrate health, safety, and environmental considerations into project delivery and tasks.
• Lead and coordinate environmental and entitlement permitting with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
• Attend and facilitate stakeholder meetings and public hearings.
• Manage scopes involving internal and subcontracted specialists, including site surveys and field work, preliminary project designs and layouts, energy-yield assessments, hybrid-system sizing and design, geotechnical and hydrological investigations and modeling, and interconnection applications and process management.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams of internal technical staff and subcontractors throughout environmental compliance and permitting work for renewable energy projects.
• Report project status accurately and regularly to team management.
• Contribute to business development and help secure new company opportunities.
• Share knowledge and experience with team members and support team development.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team, and individual needs, including onsite work.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion, with employee networks giving employees a voice.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews.
• Flexible benefits package adaptable to individual lifestyle.
• Continued professional development through plans tailored to individual needs and interests.
• Global connections with leading industry experts.
• Meaningful and interesting projects for industry leaders.

What This Job Offers

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