Senior Environmental Project Manager

Jacobs; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Unlimited PPTO

Paid holidays

Job summary

Jacobs in the United States is seeking a Senior Environmental Project Manager to lead environmental review, permitting, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery for infrastructure and energy projects across the West.

The role can be based in Denver, CO, Wyoming, or Salt Lake City, UT, with a hybrid schedule. You will mentor teams, manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk, and serve as a primary client interface.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10+ years of environmental planning, permitting, or project management.
• Wyoming permitting experience preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to reside in Denver, CO; Wyoming; or within driving distance of Cheyenne, WY.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental permitting and planning for major infrastructure projects.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams and project delivery including scope, schedule, budget, and risk.
• Prepare and oversee federal, state, and local permitting packages and docs.
• Interface with clients, building relationships and practical regulatory solutions.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies, stakeholders, tribal groups, and partners.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, public meetings, workshops, and agency presentations.
• Ensure projects meet client schedules and permitting milestones.
• Conduct QA/QC to align with requirements and Jacobs standards.
• Mentor junior staff and support business development.
• Provide regulatory guidance across project lifecycles.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Technical writing

Client relationship

Team leadership

NEPA knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related field

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

We deliver innovative solutions for some of the world's most complex infrastructure, energy, water, transportation, and environmental challenges. We're looking for an experienced environmental planning and permitting professional to join our team and lead high-profile projects throughout Wyoming and the Western United States.

As a Senior Environmental Project Manager, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to clients while leading multidisciplinary teams through complex environmental review, permitting, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery processes. You'll play a key role in helping clients navigate regulatory requirements, manage project risk, and advance critical infrastructure and energy projects from planning through implementation.

This position may be based in Denver, Colorado; Wyoming; Salt Lake City, Utah; or within a three-hour drive of Cheyenne, Wyoming, with flexibility to work in a hybrid environment.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will

• Lead environmental permitting and planning efforts for complex infrastructure, energy, water, transportation, and community development projects.
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams and provide overall project delivery leadership, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk management.
• Prepare, review, and oversee complex federal, state, and local permitting packages and environmental documentation.
• Serve as a primary client interface, building strong relationships and helping clients develop practical and strategic solutions to regulatory challenges.
• Coordinate and negotiate with regulatory agencies, stakeholders, tribal organizations, community groups, and partner agencies.
• Lead stakeholder and community engagement activities, public meetings, workshops, and agency presentations.
• Manage projects to client schedules, permitting milestones, and business objectives.
• Conduct final QA/QC reviews to ensure deliverables align with regulatory requirements, client expectations, and Jacobs quality standards.
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level staff while fostering collaboration across technical disciplines.
• Support business development initiatives, including proposal preparation, client account growth, and strategic pursuits.
• Provide expert regulatory and permitting guidance across project lifecycles.
• Contribute innovative and creative approaches to solving complex client issues and advancing project objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Environmental permitting strategy and execution.
• Project and program management.
• Staff leadership and resource management.
• Regulatory coordination and agency consultation.
• Technical review and quality assurance.
• Public involvement and stakeholder engagement.
• Proposal development and business development support.
• Risk identification and mitigation planning.
• Client relationship management.

Why Jacobs

At Jacobs, you'll work alongside industry-leading professionals on projects that make a meaningful impact in communities across the West and beyond. We foster a culture that values collaboration, innovation, inclusion, and professional growth. You'll have the opportunity to expand your expertise, mentor others, and help deliver sustainable solutions for our clients' most challenging projects.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Planning, Ecology, Biology, Natural Resources, Political Science, Sociology, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in environmental planning, permitting, consulting, and/or project management.
• Experience with environmental permitting in Wyoming and/or managing complex state and federal environmental permitting efforts.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including management of scope, schedule, budget, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience preparing and managing environmental documentation and regulatory approvals for infrastructure, natural resource, or energy projects.
• Strong technical writing, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Experience coordinating with regulatory agencies and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to reside in Denver, Colorado; Wyoming; Salt Lake City, Utah; or within a three-hour drive of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• 10 to 20+ years of environmental planning, permitting, consulting, and/or project management experience.
• Five or more years of Wyoming permitting experience.
• Ten or more years of project management experience.
• Experience supporting energy industry clients, including transmission, renewable energy, oil and gas, mining, or related sectors.
• Experience managing environmental and socioeconomic studies.
• Experience developing scopes of work, fee estimates, and successful proposals.
• Experience managing and mentoring staff.
• Demonstrated success preparing large, complex permitting packages for major projects.
• Experience providing expert witness testimony in regulatory or public hearing settings.
• Strong understanding of NEPA and other federal, state, and local environmental review processes.
• Proven public speaking and presentation experience.
• Experience leading stakeholder outreach and community engagement programs.
• Professional certifications related to environmental planning, permitting, project management, or natural resources are a plus.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $125,000.00 to $150,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on September 14, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.