Senior Environmental Consultant Manager

Sargent & Lundy•Reading, PA

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 reviews, evaluates, and implements federal, state, and local environmental regulatory requirements for electric power and industrial projects. The role also supports growth of the firm’s environmental services by leading business development, expanding client relationships, identifying strategic opportunities, and increasing the firm’s environmental services presence across the power industry. The position is hybrid and requires in-office work three days per week, with travel to client offices and project sites; some international travel may be required. The role leads complex, multidisciplinary power-industry projects involving environmental planning, permitting, engineering coordination, schedules, budgets, and client engagement. It serves as a primary liaison on environmental matters with clients, agencies, landowners, and community stakeholders. Work includes managing site-specific environmental impact studies, permit applications, agency interfaces, and complex technical reports, while coordinating with project engineers to ensure designs account for applicable environmental requirements. The manager also leads proposal development, including proposals, statements of qualifications, interviews, win themes, level of effort, and schedules. They mentor and develop junior environmental staff and promote knowledge sharing, templates, and continuous improvement. Sargent & Lundy does not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
Fifteen or more 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 helping expand environmental services.
Familiarity with environmental laws and regulations applicable to large industrial facilities, including the National Environmental Policy Act, 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 members.
Must be able to work in the U.S. without employer-sponsored work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Proficiency in ArcGIS mapping and experience developing interactive maps showing critical environmental resources such as wetlands, critical habitats, and other sensitive receptors.
GIS certification or coursework.
Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued where relevant but is not required.

Responsibilities

Support business development by identifying client needs, developing pursuit strategies, growing client relationships, pursuing new opportunities, and expanding environmental services capabilities and market presence.
Develop target markets and strategic pursuits, and expand key accounts across consulting, engineering/design, owner’s engineering, and project services in the 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.
Manage complex, multidisciplinary power-industry projects involving environmental planning, permitting, engineering coordination, scheduling, budget management, and client engagement.
Serve as a primary liaison on environmental topics with clients, agencies, landowners, and community stakeholders.
Manage site-specific environmental impact studies evaluating the suitability of sites for power facilities, wind farms, solar stations, substations, or transmission lines.
Coordinate with project engineers to ensure projects are designed and developed using criteria that recognize 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 across the team.
Travel to client offices and project sites for project reviews; some international travel may be required.