Senior FERC Project Manager

Civil & Environmental Consultants • Cincinnati, OH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) is seeking an experienced FERC Senior Project Manager for ecological and environmental permitting in its Cincinnati, Ohio office. The role provides senior technical direction and leads complex FERC-regulated natural gas transmission and energy infrastructure projects, while supporting growth of CEC’s energy and environmental permitting services across the United States.

The successful candidate will work with local, regional, and national leadership to manage multidisciplinary project teams, develop and maintain client relationships, identify and secure new business, provide strategic regulatory guidance, mentor staff, and deliver high-quality, defensible environmental documents and permit applications. Projects may involve energy, utility, midstream, transmission, and other infrastructure sectors.

CEC’s Ecological Practice provides services including 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-centered, collaborative, flexible, and supportive of professional growth. The company is 100% employee-owned and offers a hybrid workplace option.

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 relevant markets.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage complex scopes, schedules, and budgets, and provide senior technical guidance.
• Willingness to travel as needed across CEC’s national footprint.
• Demonstrated commitment to mentoring staff, building technical capability, supporting practice growth, and contributing to senior leadership and integrated services.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical direction for FERC-regulated natural gas transmission and energy infrastructure projects.
• Lead complex environmental permitting projects and manage multidisciplinary teams, scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Prepare, manage, or provide senior review of FERC environmental filings and related documents.
• Provide strategic regulatory guidance and deliver defensible environmental documents and permit applications.
• Develop and maintain client relationships and identify, pursue, and capture new business opportunities.
• Grow revenue and build a sustainable book of work in FERC, energy, utility, midstream, or environmental permitting markets.
• Mentor staff and provide technical guidance to project managers, ecological staff, and environmental specialists.
• Support practice growth, technical capability, CEC’s integrated services, and its personal business relationship model.
• Travel as needed for client relationships, project delivery, agency meetings, industry events, mentoring, and business development.

Benefits

• Employee ownership opportunity for full-time employees within their first year.
• Annual bonus pool funded by 55% of company profits returned to employees.
• Health, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance.
• Pet insurance.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
• 401(k) with company match and up to 2% profit-sharing contribution; fully vested starting the first of the month after joining.
• Performance bonus.
• Company stock.
• Tuition assistance.
• Professional development.
• Flexible workplace with hybrid options and work-life balance support.
• Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community, CEC Ignite, CEC iDEA, and CEC Women.
• Short- and long-term disability.

What This Job Offers

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