Senior Environmental Project Manager — CEQA/NEPA Leader

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking an Environmental Project Manager to lead large-scale CEQA/NEPA studies across transportation, water, and resources sectors. You will supervise multidisciplinary teams, drive program development, and ensure high-quality deliverables for complex environmental studies.

The role emphasizes client leadership, business development, and mentoring, with a strong CEQA/NEPA background and experience in related markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and related professional experience.
• 7 years related experience.
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience.
• Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Responsibilities

• Manage the preparation of large-scale CEQA & NEPA documents for a wide range of project types/sectors.
• Supervise and coordinate the activities of assigned sector; recommend measures to improve performance and increase efficiency; manage staff utilization and profitability.
• Track personnel actions and staff development including support for recruiting and hiring and training measures for assigned staff.
• Lead sector quality control, including assurance that quality work is planned and organized through a pro-active project management system, and implements corrective measures as needed.
• Provide hands-on mentoring and team participation to create a bridge between technical resources and client requirements and ensure there is appropriate leadership and supervision engaged on technical assignments.
• Work with client development leadership to prioritize the marketing and business development efforts of the organization and prioritizes business efforts that provide maximum return on investment.
• Champion a quality-culture within the sector organization, and within production teams, serving the sector’s clients.
• Direct the technical messaging and professional attendance at professional organizations and industry events.
• Promote the Drive to Zero culture where safety of staff and clients is paramount.
• Interpret, implement, and enforce company policies.
• Perform other duties as needed

Skills

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Environmental writing

Education

Master’s degree in environmental science or related field

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Teams

Job description

HDR is seeking an Environmental Project Manager to lead large-scale CEQA/NEPA studies across transportation, water, and resources sectors. You will supervise multidisciplinary teams, drive program development, and ensure high-quality deliverables for complex environmental studies.

The role emphasizes client leadership, business development, and mentoring, with a strong CEQA/NEPA background and experience in related markets.