Senior Environmental Manager

WSB and Associates; Kellogg (ID); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability

401K

PTO

Holidays

Tuition Reimb

Growth

Job summary

WSB and Associates seeks a Senior Environmental Manager to leadCERCLA/RCRA projects, oversee investigations, feasibility studies, and remediation actions. You will coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, develop scopes, schedules, and budgets while ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality reporting.

You will mentor staff, pursue new business opportunities, and maintain strong relationships with clients and regulators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Geology, Environmental Health, or related; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of environmental consulting or regulatory experience with increasing responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience managing CERCLA, Brownfields, environmental investigation/remediation.
• Strong knowledge of CERCLA, RCRA, Brownfields, and related regulatory programs.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing scopes, schedules, budgets, and client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for CERCLA, RCRA and related projects.
• Manage site characterization, remediation studies, risk assessments, designs, and regulatory submittals.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and work plans.
• Prepare technical reports and regulatory submittals with QA/QC.
• Review deliverables for quality and regulatory compliance.
• Support client reviews of documents related to sampling, monitoring, and remediation.
• Coordinate with scientists, geologists, engineers, risk assessors and subcontractors.
• Analyze environmental data to develop defensible solutions.

Skills

CERCLA

RCRA

Team leadership

Proposal development

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

Environmental data analysis

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Remediation design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science/Engineering/Geology

Master's degree preferred

Tools

QAPPs

Regulatory programs

Job description

Senior Environmental Manager

Forge ahead with WSB. WSB was founded on the understanding that culture drives results, and we've dedicated ourselves to the value of strong relationships, collaboration, and forward-thinking ideas. We've inspired each other to discover thoughtful and creative solutions that look beyond the needs of today to the opportunities of tomorrow. We invite you to forge ahead with us.

What you will do:

Technical Leadership & Project Delivery

• Serve as a technical lead for CERCLA, RCRA and other related environmental investigation and remediation projects.
• Manage and execute site characterization, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, risk assessments, remedial designs, corrective actions, regulatory compliance activities, and information/data synthesis for decision making.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and work plans.
• Prepare and oversee development of technical reports, remedial investigation/feasibility study documents, risk assessments, quality assurance project plans (QAPPs), and regulatory submittals.
• Review project deliverables to ensure technical quality, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
• Support client review of CERCLA and regulatory program documents related to environmental sampling, monitoring, and remediation.
• Coordinate and work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including scientists, geologists, engineers, risk assessors, and subcontractors.
• Analyze and interpret environmental data to develop practical, creative, and defensible solutions to complex environmental challenges.
• Support environmental sampling and monitoring programs involving soil, sediment, surface water, groundwater, house dust, and/or air; including the data analysis and management.

Client Management & Business Development

• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, regulatory agencies, and teaming partners.
• Represent WSB at client meetings, conferences, and professional organizations.
• Identify and pursue new project opportunities aligned with WSB's services.
• Support proposal development, including scopes of work, technical approaches, cost estimates, interviews, and presentations.

Supervise & Manage

• Supervise, mentor, and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level staff.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Support recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and professional development efforts.
• Direct workload planning, staff assignments, and resource allocation to ensure successful project delivery.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Geology, Environmental Health, or a related discipline. Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of environmental consulting or regulatory experience with increasing responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience managing and executing CERCLA, Brownfields, environmental investigation, remediation, and/or environmental compliance projects.
• Strong knowledge of CERCLA, RCRA, Brownfields, and/or related federal and state regulatory programs.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing project scopes, schedules, budgets, and client relationships.
• Demonstrated experience supervising and developing technical staff
• Proven success leading proposal development and supporting business development activities.
• Strong technical writing, communication, presentation, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Expertise in environmental investigation and remediation practices.
• Demonstrated ability to develop trusted relationships with clients, regulators, and team members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large federal and regional remediation programs such as the Bunker Hill, Portland Harbor, and the Hanford Superfund Sites.
• Experience with abandoned mine land characterization, remediation, or reclamation
• Experience with environmental statistics, data analysis and management, and risk assessment methodologies.
• Existing client relationships and demonstrated track record of developing new business opportunities.
• Familiarity with environmental issues and regulatory programs in the Pacific Northwest and Inland Northwest.

Certifications:

• Valid driver's license with an insurable driving record.
• Professional registration (PE, PG, CHMM, PMP, or similar) preferred.
• OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER certification preferred.

Who We Are:

WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.

Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, company paid short-and long-term disability, 401K with match, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional growth and development. Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

WSB strives to ensure that its careers website is accessible to all. If you need assistance completing your online application, please email [e-mail].

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, WSB is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please e-mail us at [e-mail]. In your e-mail, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Notice to Third Party Agencies

WSB does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting firms. Absent a signed Service Agreement by WSB, we reserve the right to pursue and hire any unsolicited candidates without financial obligation to recruiters or agencies.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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