Senior Environmental Project Leader - NEPA & Permitting

WSP USA; Barre (VT); On-site; USD 87,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Disability and life insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (vacation, sick leave)

Parental leave

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a senior environmental project manager and technical lead to manage environmental permitting and planning projects from pursuit through delivery.

The role emphasizes developing scopes, budgets, and client relationships, as well as leading agency coordination and high-quality regulatory deliverables for transportation, infrastructure, and resilience projects in New England.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing environmental planning, permitting, and regulatory compliance projects.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams and manage client relationships.
• Strong technical writing skills for environmental documents, permit applications, and regulatory correspondence.
• Proven success developing proposals, scopes of work, fee estimates, and project work plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead NEPA, environmental permitting, and planning projects for transportation, infrastructure, resilience, energy, and public-sector clients.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, client communications and relationships, and overall project delivery.
• Develop permitting and regulatory compliance strategies involving agencies such as USACE, FHWA, state DOTs, coastal management agencies, and environmental resource agencies.
• Prepare and oversee high-quality technical reports, permit applications, environmental assessments, environmental impact evaluations, and regulatory correspondence.
• Lead proposal efforts, including capture planning, technical approach development, scope and fee preparation, interviews, and client presentations.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and prospective clients, teaming partners, and regulatory agencies.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Technical writing

Proposal development

Budgeting and scope development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Planning or related field

Master’s Degree

Job description

WSP USA is seeking a senior environmental project manager and technical lead to manage environmental permitting and planning projects from pursuit through delivery.

The role emphasizes developing scopes, budgets, and client relationships, as well as leading agency coordination and high-quality regulatory deliverables for transportation, infrastructure, and resilience projects in New England.