Project Manager - Environmental Permitting
About The Position
TRC is seeking a Project Manager - Environmental Permitting to join their Planning, Permitting, and Licensing Practice in Michigan. This role is responsible for supporting the development, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of key permitting programs to support quality and strategic growth plans. The successful candidate will be passionate about their work, driven by intellectual curiosity, and strive to work collectively to best serve clients and help create the future of communities in meaningful and sustainable ways. They will be involved in a wide variety of energy-related projects including electric transmission/distribution, natural gas pipeline, and renewable energy (wind/solar) generation projects and will have demonstrated prior experience with Federal and State siting and permitting and environmental surveys.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in environmental science, natural resources, biology, ecology, or related field.
- 5 to 10 years of post-degree environmental permitting experience in Michigan and surrounding states.
- Experience managing transmission and distribution line projects, oil & gas pipeline projects, and renewable energy projects in Michigan and surrounding states.
- Experience with Federal and State wetlands and waterway permitting.
- Experience with Federal and State Threatened and Endangered Species regulations.
- Experience with Conditional Use and Special Use permitting.
- Excellent verbal communication and technical communication skills are mandatory.
- Ability to maintain a positive attitude working under aggressive schedules.
- Strong ability to prioritize, organize, and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously.
Responsibilities
- Deliver responsive, high quality environmental/consulting services to TRC's key clients.
- Budget, scope and schedule development, monitoring and adherence for tasks and projects managed.
- Management and development of technical junior staff.
- Profitably deliver and execute projects with high quality and high client satisfaction.
- Quality Analysis/Quality Control of key deliverables related to projects and tasks managed as well as projects and tasks managed by others.
- Responsible for implementation of firm quality procedures at project and task levels.
- Preparation of technical documents and reports.
- Maintain and grow existing client accounts.
- Mentor other environmental staff.
- Work with project managers on strategic pursuits, including proposal development and client meetings.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities.
- Review RFQs/RFPs and prepare proposals.
- Manage projects and proposals
- Develop permitting strategies and schedules, participate in public meetings, negotiate with regulatory agencies, coordinate field work, direct and support other technical staff, interact in the field with clients, stakeholders and contractors, and manage budgets and invoicing.
- Perform wetland and waterway delineations and threatened and endangered species habitat and species surveys as needed.
- Preparation of environmental permit applications at the federal, state, and local levels.
- Serve as main point of contact for regulatory agencies.
- Review of environmental and municipal regulations to identify compliance requirements.
- Development of agency consultation packages and coordination with local and regional agencies.
- Abide by Company policies and procedures.
- Other duties and special projects as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
- 401k package that includes both traditional and Roth IRA options and Company match.
- Paid time off contingent upon full time or part-time status and level of seniority (ranging from 15 to 25 days per year).
- A minimum of 8 Paid Holidays per year for all full-time employees.
- Paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence for all employees, including part-time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
