About the opportunity

SWCA Environmental Consultants is actively seeking an Environmental Project Manager-Generation with strong interpersonal skills and experience in project permitting and project management to join our team and primarily support renewable energy generation and transmission projects. Projects will primarily be located throughout the South Region, but potential exists for projects in the North and West Regions. This individual will work with a dynamic and company-wide team to successfully drive projects throughout all phases, from early planning and permitting through construction. The ideal candidate will possess environmental consulting and project management experience, preferably with specific knowledge of renewable energy generation. SWCA is looking for the right candidate to take on existing and future projects and help build our presence throughout the region.

This is a full-time, salaried exempt position available for remote work based in the state of Texas or as a hybrid or office based employee working from our Austin, San Antonio or Arlington, Texas office.

The successful candidate will have technical expertise and experience in at least several of the following: energy facility siting and constraints studies, permitting, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, and/or agency interactions at all levels.

We're seeking a dynamic candidate who excels in managing mid to large-scale, complex projects while consistently hitting milestones within budget and schedule. Your expertise in quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) oversight will be crucial to our success. You'll lead a talented, multidisciplinary team, guiding them through project permitting requirements and ensuring seamless execution. If you're ready to take on exciting challenges and drive impactful results, we want to hear from you!

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership.

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

What you will accomplish

Below please find the job responsibilities for an Environmental Project Manager:

• Leads projects from start to finish, medium duration, high dollar, medium complexity, sometimes multidisciplinary projects
• Manage projects that include NEPA compliance, biological resource assessments and constraints analyses, state and federal Endangered Species Act consultations, Clean Water Act Section 404 and Section 401 permitting, state-level siting permits, and cultural resources studies
• Take a lead role in pursuing project opportunities, primarily within renewable energy generation market
• Oversee, and execute the management of permitting efforts for renewable energy and transmission projects of all sizes and levels of complexity
• Performs all management tasks, including subcontractor management, with light guidance
• Work closely with project teams to navigate permitting challenges and meet client needs
• Strong regulatory knowledge within own discipline, and broad knowledge across multiple disciplines
• Ensures all aspects of project delivery
• Guides team to modify the approach to meet regulatory requirements and client objectives
• Adapts strategy to meet unique and shifting project needs
• Develops project management plans
• Meets schedules, budgets, and project KPIs and reviews invoices
• Communicates directly with clients and regulators
• Delegates to task leads
• May supervise junior employees; serves as a mentor
• Prepares draft scopes and budgets for mid-size projects, or contributes to large proposals, including multidisciplinary, multi-office pursuits
• Performs final QA/QC of deliverables to ensure conformity to client requirements and ensures QA/QC process
• Prepares and ensures implementation of the safety plan
• Work closely with SWCA's resource scientists, environmental planners, managers, and directors in both natural and cultural resources groups throughout the company to promote SWCA's business interests in adherence to its mission, vision, and values

Experience and qualifications for success

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in biology, botany, wildlife management, or a closely related field
• A minimum of seven (7) years of natural resources consulting experience, managing projects, including developing and implementing budgets, schedules, and scopes of work
• Prior experience managing natural resources projects with renewable energy and/or transmission clients
• Demonstrated experience with energy facility siting and constraints studies, permitting, and/or NEPA compliance
• Demonstrated experience with state and federal agencies such as the US Fish and Wildlife Service, state wildlife agencies, US Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), US Forest Service, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
• Prior primary report authorship and finalization for clients and agencies in a natural resource consulting context for a variety of project types and sizes, regions, and agencies

With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms. We offer a supportive, team-oriented work environment and competitive wages and benefits, including an 100% employee stock ownership plan (retirement).

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this Austin, TX- based position can expect a salary of: $73,710.00-$95,550.00/year. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA's Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more

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SWCA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.

SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA's continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.

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