Environmental Project Manager

Terracon Consultants, Inc.; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon in Sioux Falls is seeking an experienced Environmental Project Manager with 5+ years to take ownership, strengthen client connections, and help shape our growing environmental practice.

You will lead meaningful projects, collaborate with Terracon professionals across the firm, and mentor staff while expanding environmental services and relationships in the Sioux Falls region.

This role offers local impact with national resources and room to grow as Terracon serves clients in the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field with related experience.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget and deliverables.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience in Phase I/II assessments, soil/groundwater investigations, remediation, or permitting.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable history.
• Preferred credentials PG/PE/PMP or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental assessment, investigation, characterization, and remediation projects.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables and client communication.
• Work directly with clients to solve complex environmental challenges.
• Coordinate field staff, laboratories, subcontractors, and technical resources.
• Mentor developing professionals and strengthen the local team.
• Help grow environmental services and relationships in Sioux Falls and surrounding region.

Skills

Project management

Client relations

Environmental assessment

Budgeting

Regulatory coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology

Professional Geologist (PG), Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP) credential

Job description

You've built your environmental experience. Now put it somewhere you can make an impact.

Terracon is growing in Sioux Falls, and we are looking for an experienced Environmental Project Manager with 5+ years of experience who is ready for greater ownership, stronger client connections, and the opportunity to help shape our growing environmental practice.

You will lead meaningful projects, build trusted relationships, collaborate with talented professionals across Terracon, and make a visible impact in the Sioux Falls market.

Why This Opportunity Is Different

Help grow something.
You won’t simply step into an established seat. You’ll have an opportunity to help grow our environmental presence in Sioux Falls and influence what comes next.

Local relationships. National resources.
Build relationships and serve clients locally while tapping into technical expertise and project resources from across Terracon.

Variety in your work.
The environmental practice can span site assessments, site investigations, risk and remediation, permitting, stormwater, environmental planning, and other environmental services.

Room to grow.
At the Project Manager level, Terracon’s career path emphasizes project leadership, mentoring, client relationships, and continued development toward larger and more complex projects.

Employee ownership.
The earlier environmental PM posting specifically highlighted Terracon as an employee-owned organization where employees can help set the company’s course and benefit from its financial success.

The Person Who Will Thrive Here

You probably enjoy being the person clients call when they have a complicated problem.

You can move comfortably between a project site, a client conversation, a technical report, and a project budget. You like working independently, but you also recognize the value of having a much larger team of specialists behind you.

Most importantly, you want the chance to build relationships, develop others, grow a practice, and have a real impact on the success of an office.

Bring your experience. Help us build what's next.

• Lead environmental assessment, investigation, characterization, and remediation projects.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and client communication.
• Work directly with clients to solve complex environmental challenges.
• Coordinate field staff, laboratories, subcontractors, and technical resources.
• Mentor developing professionals and help strengthen the local team.
• Help grow environmental services and relationships in Sioux Falls and the surrounding region.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline practices within the Firm including Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology and a minimum of 5 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 9 years’ related experience.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, and project deliverables.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships.
• Experience in one or more areas such as Phase I/II assessments, soil and groundwater investigations, remediation, environmental compliance, permitting, or regulatory coordination.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history
• Preferred:Professional Geologist (PG), Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), or another relevant credential.