Environmental Project Manager

Coalesce Management Consulting; Virginia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Coalesce Management Consulting seeks an Environmental Project Manager to support permitting, regulatory compliance, and project delivery across transmission, distribution, and substation capital projects.

You will coordinate environmental reviews, manage permitting activities, and work with regulatory agencies and environmental consultants to ensure projects meet environmental requirements from planning through closeout.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources, or a related field.
• Experience managing environmental permitting and compliance for utility, energy, or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Experience coordinating with regulatory agencies and environmental consulting firms.
• Strong project management, communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental permitting and compliance activities for transmission, distribution, and substation projects.
• Coordinate environmental reviews throughout project planning, construction, and closeout.
• Lead permitting efforts with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
• Oversee environmental consultants conducting wetland, biological, cultural, archaeological, and endangered species studies.
• Ensure compliance with NEPA, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, NHPA, and other regulations.
• Partner with Engineering, Construction, Right-of-Way, Real Estate, Project Management, and Regulatory Affairs teams.
• Review environmental assessments, permit applications, mitigation plans, and compliance documentation.
• Identify environmental risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize delays.
• Support agency coordination, public meetings, and stakeholder engagement.
• Monitor construction-phase environmental compliance, including erosion control, stormwater management, and site restoration.
• Track permit conditions, environmental commitments, and regulatory reporting requirements.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related field

Tools

ArcGIS / ESRI Field Maps

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Trimble

Job description

Utility Infrastructure | Transmission & Distribution | Substations

We are seeking an experienced Environmental Project Manager to support environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, and project delivery across transmission, distribution, and substation capital projects.

This role will coordinate environmental reviews, manage permitting activities, work with regulatory agencies and environmental consultants, and help ensure projects meet applicable environmental requirements from initial planning through construction and closeout.

The ideal candidate has experience managing environmental requirements for utility or infrastructure projects and can effectively collaborate with engineering, construction, right-of-way, and project management teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage environmental permitting and compliance activities for transmission, distribution, and substation projects.
• Coordinate environmental reviews throughout project planning, construction, and closeout.
• Lead permitting efforts with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
• Oversee environmental consultants conducting wetland, biological, cultural, archaeological, and endangered species studies.
• Ensure compliance with NEPA, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and other applicable regulations.
• Partner with Engineering, Construction, Right-of-Way, Real Estate, Project Management, and Regulatory Affairs teams.
• Review environmental assessments, permit applications, mitigation plans, and compliance documentation.
• Identify environmental risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize project delays.
• Support agency coordination, public meetings, and stakeholder engagement.
• Monitor construction-phase environmental compliance, including erosion control, stormwater management, and site restoration.
• Track permit conditions, environmental commitments, and regulatory reporting requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources, or a related field.
• Experience managing environmental permitting and compliance for utility, energy, or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Experience coordinating with regulatory agencies and environmental consulting firms.
• Strong project management, communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting electric transmission lines, substations, distribution upgrades, or utility capital improvement programs.
• PMP certification.
• Experience with GIS and environmental field-mapping tools.

Relevant Software & Tools

• ArcGIS / ESRI Field Maps
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Excel
• Trimble

Project Experience

Candidates with experience supporting the following types of projects are encouraged to apply: