Senior Environmental Consultant Manager

Sargent & Lundy•Fort Worth, TX

5d•$165,610 - $253,015•Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of Sargent & Lundy’s Environmental and Permitting team, the Senior Environmental Consultant Manager applies environmental expertise to power and industrial projects, including reviewing, evaluating, and implementing applicable federal, state, and local environmental requirements. The role supports the growth of the company’s environmental services through business development, client relationship expansion, strategic pursuits, and identification of opportunities across power, grid, industrial, decarbonization, and government sectors. The position leads proposal development, including proposals, statements of qualifications, interviews, win themes, level of effort, and schedules. It also manages complex, multidisciplinary power-industry projects involving environmental planning and permitting, engineering coordination, scheduling, budgets, and client engagement. The manager serves as a primary environmental liaison with clients, agencies, landowners, and community stakeholders, and mentors junior environmental staff while promoting knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. Work includes site-specific environmental impact studies for proposed power facilities, wind and solar projects, substations, and transmission lines; coordination with project engineers to incorporate environmental criteria into project design; permit application management and agency interfaces; and management of technical reports such as site selection studies, environmental and social impact assessments, compliance audits, and regulatory reviews. The role follows a hybrid schedule requiring in-office work three days per week and may involve travel to client offices and project sites, including some international travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
At least 15 years of experience in environmental compliance, environmental impact assessment, and/or permitting for complex industrial and power-related projects.
Demonstrated experience managing complex, multidisciplinary power-industry projects and coordinating internal engineering teams, clients, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders.
Proven ability to support business development by growing client relationships, identifying and pursuing opportunities, contributing to proposals and interviews, and expanding environmental services.
Familiarity with environmental laws and regulations applying to large industrial facilities, including NEPA, the Threatened & Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Environmental impact assessment or permitting experience in one or more of the following: environmental impact assessments; subsequent license renewals and associated environmental reports; NPDES wastewater and construction stormwater discharge permitting; wetlands permitting; or major source air permitting.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to interact and multitask with project team members, clients, community stakeholders, and regulatory agencies.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and coordinate inputs among internal engineering teams, clients, and regulatory agencies.
Ability to provide mentorship and guidance to junior staff.
Must be authorized to work in the United States; the company does not sponsor work authorization for this position.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
Proficiency in ArcGIS mapping and experience developing interactive maps of critical environmental resources, such as wetlands, critical habitats, and other sensitive receptors.
GIS certification or coursework.

Responsibilities

Support business development by identifying client needs, developing pursuit strategies, expanding key accounts, and growing the company’s environmental services capabilities and market presence.
Develop target markets and strategic pursuits across consulting, engineering/design, owner’s engineering, and project services in power, grid, industrial, decarbonization, and government sectors.
Lead proposal development, including proposals, statements of qualifications, and interviews; shape win themes, level of effort, and schedules.
Build and maintain client relationships, identify strategic opportunities, and position the firm to grow its environmental and permitting practice.
Manage complex, multidisciplinary power-industry projects involving environmental planning, permitting, engineering coordination, scheduling, budgets, and client engagement.
Serve as a primary liaison on environmental topics with clients, agencies, landowners, and community stakeholders.
Manage site-specific environmental impact studies assessing proposed power facilities, wind farms, solar generating stations, substations, and transmission lines.
Coordinate with project engineers to ensure projects are designed and developed using criteria that address relevant environmental requirements.
Manage permit applications and interface with federal, state, and local permitting agencies.
Manage complex technical reports, including site selection studies, environmental and social impact assessments, compliance audits, and regulatory reviews.
Mentor and develop junior environmental staff and champion knowledge sharing, templates, and continuous improvement.