Sr Project Manager - Environmental Solutions

Partner Engineering & Science, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary incentive bonus program

Job summary

Partner Engineering & Science, Inc. is seeking a talented full-time Environmental Senior Project Manager to join our team in Irvine, California. This role involves managing projects related to environmental investigation and remediation across diverse sites. We're looking for candidates with strong experience in site remediation and environmental regulations in California.

The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of relevant experience and must be capable of supporting our team effectively while fostering client relationships.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of relevant work experience on site remediation projects.
• Knowledge of California Environmental Regulations.
• Current 40-hour HAZWOPER trained.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects to meet technical, regulatory, quality, scheduling, and budgetary requirements.
• Assist with site investigations and remedial activities.
• Prepare and review regulatory and technical reports.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience in investigating environmentally impacted sites

Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently

Technical report writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in geology, environmental science, engineering, or similar

Post-degree in an earth science or engineering discipline

Job description

About Us

At PARTNER, success starts with the right mindset: connection, compassion, and curiosity. Whether consulting with clients or collaborating with colleagues, these principles guide how we work. We deliver engineering, environmental, and energy consulting, plus design services across the Americas, Europe, and beyond. As a leader in Commercial Real Estate (CRE), we’re 1,600+ professionals strong in 40+ offices. Our mission is simple: create the best home for talented professionals. If you value delivering exceptional experiences through problem‑solving, coordination, and a mindset of care for clients and colleagues, you’ll feel right at home. That approach has earned us recognition on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms, Inc. 5000’s Fastest‑Growing Companies, and Zweig’s Best Firms to Work For. Here, your ideas matter, your impact is real, and your work helps shape the future. Check out this role and join our team of talented professionals. Learn more about Partner at www.partneresi.com.

Summary

Partner has an exciting opportunity for a talented full‑time Environmental Senior Project Manager to support our ever‑growing Environmental Solutions Practice on projects throughout the Southwest United States out of Partner’s Irvine or Torrance, California, offices. The group focuses on site characterization, risk assessments, design and implementation of remedial actions, regulatory interaction, and reporting. Interested individuals will have the opportunity to collaborate with our current team of experienced professionals to perform Senior Project Manager responsibilities related to environmental investigation and remediation across a portfolio of diverse and interesting project sites.

Essential Duties & Tasks

• With limited guidance, support Senior team members to manage multiple projects concurrently to meet technical, regulatory, quality, scheduling, and budgetary requirements
• Assist with the planning and implementation of site investigations and remedial activities at various sites
• Prepare and review regulatory and technical reports
• Coordinate the efforts of Partner team members to complete and deliver projects according to schedule/budget effectively
• Oversee quality control throughout the project’s life cycle
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate team members, as well as assist in the mentorship and training of junior staff
• As needed, oversee and field‑implement detailed remedial action projects (e.g., remedial system design/installation, UST removals, soil characterization and disposal, redevelopment, and logistically challenging Sites)
• Plan, schedule, and track project timelines and milestones to ensure project progress is on schedule and in accordance with regulatory timeframes while providing timely progress reports, recommendations, and maintaining communication with the appropriate individuals
• Collaborate with Senior Project Management to provide sound recommendations and solutions to Relationship Managers and Clients
• Manage Client and regulatory agency follow‑up, questions, and concerns
• Manage subcontractor and client invoicing

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in investigating environmentally impacted sites
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and complete a wide range of project tasks, including client management, proposal preparation/cost estimating, work plan preparation, report writing, field work, and subcontractor coordination
• Proven ability to successfully deliver a quality product on time
• Exceptional technical report writing and reviewing skills
• Ability to cultivate strong relationships within a team and the Client group
• Understanding of the concepts of environmental consulting as it pertains to risk management and due diligence

Qualifications

• Must have 10-15 years of relevant work experience on site remediation projects with knowledge associated with California Environmental Regulations
• Project experience in one or more of the following states: Arizona or Nevada is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in geology, environmental science, engineering, or a similar discipline
• Post‑degree in an earth science or engineering discipline is a plus
• Current 40‑hour HAZWOPER trained

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to pass a baseline physical exam and respirator fit test
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and comprehend English and communicate clearly in person and over the telephone
• Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and the computer screen
• Requires frequent bending, reaching, standing, walking, sitting, pushing, and pulling exerted regularly throughout the work shift
• Possible limited travel to other states, generally Arizona and Nevada

Compensation

Salary Range: $120,000-160,000 The pay scale for this role considers a wide range of factors when making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that the disclosed pay scale estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic location where the position may be filled. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive bonus program, which is dependent on various factors, including, but not limited to, individual and organizational performance. We will consider qualified applicants who have criminal histories in a manner consistent with the law.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is Partner Engineering and Science, Inc’s (The Company) policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition or information including genetic information, family care status, military caregiver status, veteran status, marital status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.

California Consumer Privacy Act

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