Senior Environmental PM - Railroad Remediation & Closure

GHD; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 99,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

PTO

Holiday pay

Wellness benefit

Job summary

GHD is seeking an Environmental Project Manager / Senior Environmental Project Manager to lead contaminated site assessment, remediation, and regulatory closure projects for Class I railroad clients across North America.

This role blends client leadership, project management, environmental strategy, and multidisciplinary teamwork to deliver complex projects safely and efficiently from investigation through closure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geology, Environmental Science, Engineering or related field.
• Professional Geologist or Professional Engineer license a plus.
• 5–10 years of environmental consulting experience for Project Manager; 10+ for Senior PM.
• Experience preparing regulatory work plans and reports for investigation, remediation, closure, and post-closure monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental projects and project teams, achieving client communication, scope, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and stakeholders to deliver safe, efficient, and technically sound project outcomes.
• Manage projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, including investigation, remediation, and regulatory closure.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and supporting documentation per client requirements.
• Oversee preparation of work plans, technical reports, cost estimates, and regulatory submittals meeting standards.
• Lead projects to successful regulatory closure while balancing quality, objectives, and risk.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, regulatory agencies, contractors and stakeholders.
• Understand client priorities and risk to deliver value-driven solutions.

Skills

Project management

Client leadership

Regulatory compliance

Environmental strategy

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geology, Environmental Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

ENFOS

Job description

GHD is seeking an Environmental Project Manager / Senior Environmental Project Manager to lead contaminated site assessment, remediation, and regulatory closure projects for Class I railroad clients across North America.

This role blends client leadership, project management, environmental strategy, and multidisciplinary teamwork to deliver complex projects safely and efficiently from investigation through closure.