Senior FERC Project Manager

Civil & Environmental Consultants • Franklin, TN

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) is seeking an experienced FERC Senior Project Manager for ecological and environmental permitting in its Nashville, Tennessee office. The role calls for a trusted client advisor and business developer who can provide senior technical direction, lead complex FERC-regulated natural gas transmission and energy infrastructure projects, and help grow CEC’s energy and environmental permitting services nationally.

The position works with local, regional, and national leadership to manage multidisciplinary teams, build and maintain client relationships, identify and secure new business, provide strategic regulatory guidance, mentor staff, and deliver high-quality environmental documents and permit applications. Projects may serve energy, utility, midstream, transmission, and infrastructure clients throughout the United States. CEC’s Ecological Practice includes wetland and stream assessments, delineations and mitigation; Section 401/404 permitting; threatened and endangered species surveys; NEPA and FERC environmental reporting; agency consultation; and ecosystem restoration.

CEC describes its culture as employee-owned, collaborative, flexible, and supportive of professional growth. The company offers a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities, employee resource groups, and pathways toward senior project management, market, technical, or practice leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Ecology, Biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Planning, or a related technical field.
• Significant experience preparing, managing, or providing senior review of FERC environmental filings, including Blanket Certificate/Prior Notice requests, Section 7(c) certificate applications, environmental reports, resource reports, implementation plans, and agency correspondence.
• Strong working knowledge of NEPA, FERC regulations and processes, Section 401/404 Clean Water Act permitting, Section 7 Endangered Species Act consultation, and related state and federal environmental permitting requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and expand business opportunities, grow revenue, and build a sustainable book of work in the FERC, energy, utility, midstream, or environmental permitting markets.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage complex scopes, schedules, and budgets, and provide senior technical guidance to project managers, ecological staff, and environmental specialists.
• Willingness to travel as needed across CEC’s national footprint.
• Demonstrated commitment to mentoring staff, building technical capability, supporting practice growth, and contributing to CEC’s senior leadership, integrated services, and personal business relationship model.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical direction and strategic regulatory guidance on complex FERC-regulated projects.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and manage complex project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Prepare, manage, or provide senior review of FERC environmental filings, documents, and permit applications.
• Develop and maintain client relationships and identify, pursue, and capture new business opportunities.
• Grow revenue and establish a sustainable book of work in FERC, energy, utility, midstream, or environmental permitting markets.
• Mentor staff and support technical capability, practice growth, and senior leadership.
• Coordinate with local, regional, and national leadership to support CEC’s energy and environmental permitting services.
• Travel as needed for client relationships, project delivery, agency meetings, industry events, mentoring, and business development.

Benefits

• Employee ownership; eligible full-time employees can become owners within their first year.
• Health, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance.
• Pet insurance.
• Flexible spending account and health savings account options.
• 401(k) with company match and up to 2% profit-sharing contribution; the contribution is fully vested starting the first of the month after joining.
• Annual bonus pool, with 55% of company profits returned to employees.
• Performance bonus.
• Company stock.
• Tuition assistance.
• Professional development.
• Work-life balance and hybrid options.
• Employee Resource Groups and opportunities for community involvement.

What This Job Offers

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