Environmental Permitting Project Manager

Arcadis; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an Environmental Project Manager to lead diverse teams in environmental permitting across rail, renewable energy, oil and gas, and utilities. You will develop permitting strategies and coordinate with clients to ensure successful outcomes, while delivering senior‑level QA/QC for agency consultations and permit applications.

You will also supervise additional services such as stormwater planning, cultural resources, floodplain assessments, and civil engineering components,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, civil engineering, biology, ecology, geology, or similar environmental discipline.
• Seven years of total experience in environmental fields; five years managing environmental permitting projects.
• Experience coordinating with Midwest federal, state, and local natural resource permitting agencies.
• Ability to lead project delivery with strong communication and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead diverse teams of scientists, engineers, and planners to execute environmental permitting projects.
• Develop permitting strategies and coordinate with clients to achieve successful outcomes.
• Provide senior level QA/QC for client deliverables and manage agency consultations and permit applications.
• Coordinate additional project services such as stormwater, erosion control, cultural resources, and floodplain assessments.
• Serve as client contact and oversee technical, commercial, and financial performance of projects.

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role accountabilities:

As an Environmental Project Manager, you will lead diverse teams of scientist, engineers, and planners to successfully execute environmental permitting projects for rail, renewable energy, oil and gas, and linear utilities. You will lead project teams in developing permitting strategies, and coordinate with clients to ensure successful project outcomes. Therefore, it is expected that you have demonstrated experience with state and federal laws and regulations, including the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act. You will provide senior level quality assurance/quality control for client deliverables, including agency consultations and permit applications. Additionally, you will coordinate additional project services that may include stormwater and erosion control planning, cultural resources, floodplain assessments, and various civil engineering components. During project delivery you will be the client point of contact and responsible for overall technical, commercial, and financial performance of projects, including project management responsibilities for scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, change, and contracts.

In this role, you will also be involved in supporting and/or managing the growth of new and existing client relationships in conjunction with business development and account leaders. This will include leveraging existing client relationships, supporting client account teams, and leading pursuits and proposal development.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required qualifications for the role include:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, civil engineering, biology, ecology, geology, or similar environmental discipline.
• A minimum of seven years of total experience. Experience in the environmental consulting industry is preferred, however, associated experience with environmental agencies and departmental roles with commercial entities may be considered equivalent.
• Five years of experience managing environmental permitting projects, technical teams, schedules/budgets, and the delivery of high-quality work products.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with Midwest federal, state, and local natural resource permitting agencies.
• Ability to lead the delivery of projects, ensuring client satisfaction, effective project management, and good communication and collaboration between multi-disciplinary teams of scientists, planners, engineers, and other specialists.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in environmental science, urban planning, biology, ecology, geology, water resources, or similar discipline.
• Experience supporting and/or managing client development including identifying opportunities, developing and maintaining client relationships, and leading proposal development including the preparation of scope of work and project budgets
• Familiarity with field related project components including but not limited to wetland delineations, habitat reviews, construction oversight, stormwater compliance, and other similar tasks.

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Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.

We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $79,920- $119,880.

Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.