Senior Environmental Project Manager – Sustainable Delivery

GHD; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD in the United States is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead day‑to‑day planning and execution for assigned environmental projects. You will manage scope, schedule and cost using PMO tools and coordinate cross‑functional teams to deliver compliant, verifiable outputs.

Travel to client sites is anticipated; you will prepare deliverables for review and ensure timely reporting. A strong background in environmental remediation and regulatory programs is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience in environments with strong compliance and documentation.
• Structured approach to manage scope, schedule, cost and risk.
• Strong coordination across field/office resources and stakeholders.
• Clear written and verbal reporting; able to produce recurring deliverables.
• Experience in upstream environmental programs/regulatory environments preferred.
• Familiarity with delivery frameworks embedding verification and audit trails.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and plan projects with scope confirmation, WBS, schedule and risk planning.
• Track progress, issues, changes and dependencies; maintain project records.
• Coordinate communications and reporting cadence; ensure deadlines for regulatory and client reporting.
• Manage vendors and subcontractors under defined procedures; ensure work plans meet verification paths.
• Support data collection and standard reporting workflows; contribute to dashboards and packs.
• Prepare deliverables for check/review and director approval before external use.
• Escalate risks early to support no-surprises delivery.
• Close out projects with documentation, lessons learned and handoff.

Skills

PM experience

Scope/schedule/cost/risk

Cross-functional coordination

Reporting deliverables

Regulatory familiarity

Delivery frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering / Geology / Environmental Science

PE or PG certification

Tools

Analytics dashboards

Data management

Job description

GHD in the United States is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead day‑to‑day planning and execution for assigned environmental projects. You will manage scope, schedule and cost using PMO tools and coordinate cross‑functional teams to deliver compliant, verifiable outputs.

Travel to client sites is anticipated; you will prepare deliverables for review and ensure timely reporting. A strong background in environmental remediation and regulatory programs is essential for success.