About the opportunity

SWCA Environmental Consultants' Rocky Mountain Plains subregion is actively seeking a Program Management Director - Energy Generation/Transmission to support renewable and thermal energy generation, energy storage, and electric transmission projects across the western United States. This position will be part of Program Management, SWCA's client-focused Program that builds and aligns teams to execute and scale with our most strategic clients and will report to the Program Management Vice President.

This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position based in Colorado, Wyoming, or Utah. This position is both hybrid or remote eligible.

Please include a Letter of Interest (cover letter) with your application.

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

Leadership & Team Development:

• Lead and grow a multi-level, multi-discipline group focused on delivery and execution of complex planning, permitting and compliance projects in energy generation, storage, and transmission.
• Lead hiring process for rapid growth of teams in support of client goals and objectives.
• Supervise, manage and mentor dedicated project managers, scientists, and field staff.
• Serve as an ambassador for SWCA's Safety Culture and implementation.

Project Execution & Quality Management:

• Set expectations on project execution, with accountability for team delivering on program goals.
• Hold project managers accountable for safety, scope, schedule, budget, and change management.
• Support project managers and task leads in oversight of project teams, including onsite, field-based project staff.
• Refine programmatic approach to client delivery and execution, including standardization of SWCA tools and processes across projects within the Program.
• Share lessons learned and best practices within the Program and with other Program Directors.
• Develop quality criteria with client and core team; implement and hold accountability for quality assurance processes to ensure consistency and scientific rigor.

Client Relations & Strategic Goals:

• Embody and represent SWCA Core Values to our client, regulators, staff, and other stakeholders and to always demonstrate strong leadership and professionalism.
• Personally provide subject matter expertise on major client projects at a national/regional level, as well as ensuring other appropriate SME coverage for all Program projects.
• Drive opportunities for contract vehicle improvements by setting and managing to client profitability goals and developing consistent approaches to budgeting/scoping.
• With Client Manager, maintain accountability for overall client experience and satisfaction; develop and execute strategy to build teams with deep knowledge of client and ability to meet their needs and maintain responsibility for responsiveness to resourcing and scheduling.
• Collaborate effectively with other Program Management and Operations Directors.
• Collaborate with appropriate SWCA leadership to develop strategies and sales projections/goals to support short and long-term business objectives.

Experience and qualifications for success

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in biology, archaeology, anthropology, environmental planning, environmental science, natural resource management, or other science-related field.
• Ten (10) years of experience in environmental permitting and/or compliance, with at least three (3) years of experience working on energy generation or transmission projects.
• Three (3) years of experience with increasing levels of responsibility in management, including supervising other professionals, management oversight of fieldwork and reporting, and scheduling and budgeting of projects.
• Established credibility and positive relationships with federal and state agencies and clients.
• Subject Matter Expert for client-related service areas.
• Ability to lead meetings with clients and agencies.
• Experience leading project teams including subcontractors and setting and adhering to project budgets and delivery schedules.
• Advanced knowledge of pertinent current and pending federal, state and local regulations pertaining to environmental, natural and cultural resources.
• Strong knowledge of agency internal processes and procedures.
• Proven experience with large energy development projects on public lands, natural resource issues, and/or solar, wind, energy storage, and electric transmission projects.
• Ability to perform in a high-paced, development-oriented environment and work on multiple projects and tasks concurrently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, attention to detail, and organization, schedule, and budget management skills.
• Applicants must have valid driver's license and be able to meet SWCA's driver requirements.
• Ability to travel as needed up to 25% of the time.
• Experience in Rocky Mountains and/or Great Basin regions.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in biology, archaeology, anthropology, environmental planning, environmental science, natural resource management, or other science-related field.
• Experience with permitting and compliance issues on western federal lands.
• Experience managing distributed employees and large, multi-disciplinary teams or projects.
• Proficiency with financial metrics, forecasting, and completing/implementing business plans.
• Experience with SWCA's business lines, services, industries, and markets.

Why Work at SWCA:

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) 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. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.

We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. 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).

At SWCA, we support our team members in developing their careers to make them leaders in their industry. Our Career Landscape initiative is a process and guide designed to help develop chart rewarding career paths for employees at SWCA. We encourage professional conference attendance, internal and external professional development and training programs, education reimbursement, a Science and Leadership Program, and bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria. All regular status employees are eligible to participate in SWCA medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, wellness, life and disability plans, and are eligible to participate in the SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.

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EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged 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 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 position can expect an annual salary of $120,640.00 - $165,984.00. 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.

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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