Senior Environmental Project Manager and Technical Lead

WSP in the U.S.; Barre Town (VT); On-site; USD 87,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a senior environmental project manager and technical lead for its New England Environmental Planning and Permitting team. You will manage environmental permitting and planning projects from pursuit through delivery, develop proposals, and advise clients navigating complex regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years’ experience in environmental planning and permitting, leads multidisciplinary teams, and demonstrates strong technical writing.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing environmental planning, permitting, and regulatory compliance projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and managing client relationships.
• Strong understanding of federal/state environmental review requirements including NEPA and USACE permitting.
• Experience supporting FHWA, state DOTs, transit, municipal, coastal, or infrastructure projects.
• Existing relationships with transportation agencies and regulators in New England.
• Exceptional technical writing for environmental documents and permit applications.
• Proven success developing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets.
• Ability to identify opportunities and support business development.

Responsibilities

• Lead NEPA and environmental permitting projects for transportation, infrastructure, resilience, energy, and public-sector clients.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and client communications.
• Develop permitting strategies involving USACE, FHWA, state DOTs, coastal management, and environmental agencies.
• Prepare and oversee environmental reports, permit applications, and regulatory correspondence.
• Lead proposal efforts, including capture planning, technical approach, scope and fee preparation, and client presentations.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, teaming partners, and regulators.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities aligned with environmental planning and permitting services.
• Mentor environmental planners and permitting specialists while growing the practice in New England.
• Exercise ethical decision-making regarding funds and resources per policy.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Planning/Related Field

Master’s Degree

AICP certification

PMP certification

Job description

This Opportunity

Join WSP's New England Environmental Planning and Permitting team as a senior environmental project manager and technical lead. We are seeking a practitioner who can manage environmental permitting and planning projects from pursuit through delivery, develop winning proposals, develop and maintain client relationships, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients navigating complex regulatory requirements.

Job Description

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience developing scopes and budgets, managing multidisciplinary proposal and project teams, preparing high-quality technical deliverables, and leading agency coordination efforts. Experience with hazard mitigation and/or resilience planning projects, transportation infrastructure, permitting strategy, and federal and state environmental review processes is highly desired. Existing client relationships and a demonstrated ability to support business development efforts are a plus.

Your Impact

• 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.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities aligned with WSP's environmental planning and permitting services.
• Mentor environmental planners, permitting specialists, and early-career staff while helping grow the Planning, Permitting, and Licensing practice in New England.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Planning, Urban Planning, Geography, Environmental Science and Policy, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience managing environmental planning, permitting, and regulatory compliance projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and managing client relationships.
• Strong understanding of federal and state (VT, NH, ME) environmental review and permitting requirements, including NEPA, USACE Section 404/10 permitting, Coastal Zone Management Act consistency, ESA, NHPA, and related regulations.
• Experience supporting FHWA, state DOT, transit, municipal, private, coastal, waterfront, resilience, or infrastructure projects.
• Existing relationships with transportation agencies, coastal and environmental regulators, municipalities, or private-sector clients in New England.
• Exceptional technical writing skills, including preparation of environmental documents, permit applications, technical memoranda, and regulatory correspondence.
• Proven success developing proposals, scopes of work, fee estimates, and project work plans.
• Ability to identify opportunities, support business development efforts, and contribute to growth of an environmental planning and permitting practice.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, communication, and problem-solving skills.Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree.
• AICP certification.
• PMP certification.

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $86,900 - $126,600
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.