Senior Environmental Project Manager and Technical Lead

WSP • Merrimack, VT

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About The Position

Join WSP's New England Environmental Planning and Permitting team as a senior environmental project manager and technical lead. We are seeking a practitioner who can manage environmental permitting and planning projects from pursuit through delivery, develop winning proposals, develop and maintain client relationships, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients navigating complex regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience developing scopes and budgets, managing multidisciplinary proposal and project teams, preparing high-quality technical deliverables, and leading agency coordination efforts. Experience with hazard mitigation and/or resilience planning projects, transportation infrastructure, permitting strategy, and federal and state environmental review processes is highly desired. Existing client relationships and a demonstrated ability to support business development efforts are a plus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Planning, Urban Planning, Geography, Environmental Science and Policy, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience managing environmental planning, permitting, and regulatory compliance projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and managing client relationships.
• Strong understanding of federal and state (VT, NH, ME) environmental review and permitting requirements, including NEPA, USACE Section 404/10 permitting, Coastal Zone Management Act consistency, ESA, NHPA, and related regulations.
• Experience supporting FHWA, state DOT, transit, municipal, coastal, waterfront, resilience, or infrastructure projects.
• Existing relationships with transportation agencies, coastal and environmental regulators, municipalities, or private-sector clients in New England.
• Exceptional technical writing skills, including preparation of environmental documents, permit applications, technical memoranda, and regulatory correspondence.
• Proven success developing proposals, scopes of work, fee estimates, and project work plans.
• Ability to identify opportunities, support business development efforts, and contribute to growth of an environmental planning and permitting practice.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree.
• AICP certification.
• PMP certification.
• Experience with hazard mitigation and/or resilience planning projects.
• Experience with transportation infrastructure.
• Experience with permitting strategy.
• Experience with federal and state environmental review processes.
• Existing client relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to support business development efforts.

Responsibilities

• Lead NEPA, environmental permitting, and planning projects for transportation, infrastructure, resilience, energy, and public-sector clients.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, client communications and relationships, and overall project delivery.
• Develop permitting and regulatory compliance strategies involving agencies such as USACE, FHWA, state DOTs, coastal management agencies, and environmental resource agencies.
• Prepare and oversee high-quality technical reports, permit applications, environmental assessments, environmental impact evaluations, and regulatory correspondence.
• Lead proposal efforts, including capture planning, technical approach development, scope and fee preparation, interviews, and client presentations.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and prospective clients, teaming partners, and regulatory agencies.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities aligned with WSP's environmental planning and permitting services.
• Mentor environmental planners, permitting specialists, and early-career staff while helping grow the Planning, Permitting, and Licensing practice in New England.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Benefits

• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation (or other personal time)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

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