Senior Environmental Project Lead (CA)

SOCOTEC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Training

Social activities

Job summary

SOCOTEC has an immediate opening for a Senior Project or Senior Environmental Geologist or Engineer to assist with project and client management in our Alameda, San Jose, Walnut Creek, or West Sacramento, California offices.

Responsibilities include senior technical review, directing staff, managing field staffing and budgets, recruiting and mentoring, building client relationships, and preparing competitive proposals while coordinating with federal and state regulators.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of recent professional environmental consulting experience.
• Experience managing contractors in the field.
• Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and time management skills.
• Ability to interpret fieldwork and data collection and evaluate results.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Experience in project management, including maintaining budget controls, reviewing budgets, and invoicing projects.
• Knowledge of preparing project status updates for clients, attorneys, and regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical review and sign-off on reports and related work products (Senior level).
• Provide technical direction to staff.
• Manage field staffing, planning, and implementation of project work.
• Assist with recruiting, training, and mentoring technical staff.
• Establish and manage project schedules, goals, and budgets.
• Manage subcontractors, construction activities, and field supervision.
• Develop new environmental project opportunities.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Review requests for proposals (RFPs) and prepare competitive proposals.
• Participate in all aspects of environmental proposals, including meetings, site audits, cost breakdowns, and proposal preparation.
• Negotiate cleanup goals and site closures with regulatory agencies including EPA, RWQCB, DTSC, and AQMDs.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Technical writing

Client communication

Team leadership

Field operations

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geology, Hydrogeology, or Engineering

California PG or PE license

CHG certification preferred

OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification

Job description

SOCOTEC has an immediate opening for a Senior Project or Senior Environmental Geologist or Engineer to assist with project and client management in our Alameda, San Jose, Walnut Creek, or West Sacramento, California offices.

Responsibilities include senior technical review, directing staff, managing field staffing and budgets, recruiting and mentoring, building client relationships, and preparing competitive proposals while coordinating with federal and state regulators.