Senior Environmental Manager 2

GAI Consultants, Inc.•Austin, TX

35d•Hybrid

About The Position

GAI Consultants is seeking a Senior Environmental Manager 2 to provide advanced experience and team leadership in environmental studies and permitting and/or siting studies. The successful candidate’s primary responsibility will be to provide project and task leadership for siting, permitting, and documentation efforts relating to electric transmission projects. The Environmental Manager will also be responsible for project budget and schedule management, staff management, coordination with clients and regulatory agencies, business development, proposal preparation and cost estimating, and quality control reviews.

Requirements

Strong technical writing ability.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Must be able to travel, including overnight trips. Travel is estimated to occur monthly but may vary. Travel to clients, projects, and meetings in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest (up to 20%).
18+ Years of Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Sciences or similar field of study

Nice To Haves

Well-rounded with aspects of consulting, industry standards and Company protocols, participation in professional societies and industry associations is preferred.
Coming up with ideas to improve productivity of a specific team, department, group, or division.
Strategic thinking and alignment: Manager must understand broader organizational strategies and goals to effectively guide direct reports' efforts.
Change leadership: Manager plays an important role enacting top-level changes across operational divisions as supporters of change.
Oversight and coordination of project tasks; Available to junior staff for guidance; Provides opportunities to junior staff for becoming familiar with task management and financials.
Recruiting and retaining staff.
Interpreting the strategy of top-level management and translating it into everyday policies.
Developing and implementing day-to-day routines for a team, department, group, or division.
Talent development: Develop Staff skills and empowering them as problem-solvers boosts innovation and productivity.
Oversee learning, coaching, and career progression
Starts to serve as a Project Manager on midsize to large projects.
Serves as the leader of the environmental scope of the project; receives administrative support and direction from Business Sector Leaders and higher-level officials of the Company.
Continues to manage staff with diverse skills and has a focus on supporting career path and technical growth.
Monitoring employee performance.
Making sure that processes and procedures are in compliance with the overall organization’s guidelines.
Inspiring and encouraging employees to perform their best.
Assigning and supervising specific work tasks.
Allocating resources within a team, department, group, or division.
Reporting issues and performance to top-level management.
Well-being fostering: Prioritizing mental health, work-life integration and enhances retention.
Manager shapes day-to-day workplace experiences
Routinely interacts with clients, customers, government officials, contractors, and others; leads project meetings and presentations; possess marketing and sales skills; represents Company in a positive light; interacts with Task Managers and Business Sector Leaders on a regular basis; attends meetings with higher-level officials of the Company on project status including financials.

Responsibilities

Lead electric transmission line siting investigation tasks and prepare siting documentation for regulatory review.
Lead environmental resource investigation tasks and prepare permit applications and associated environmental reports.
Manage budgets, scopes, and schedules and quality of deliverables for specific tasks or overall projects.
Lead coordination with clients and regulatory agencies.
Manage technical investigations including but not limited to wetland and stream delineations, endangered species surveys, environmental inspections, and compliance monitoring.
Conduct business development activities with new and existing clients.
Prepare proposals and cost estimates.
May supervise staff of direct-report technical staff and provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring.
Lead implementation and compliance with safety protocols and procedures.