Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Woodard & Curran is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead environmental planning, review, and permitting for water resources, infrastructure, and environmental management projects throughout California and the West Coast. The role manages multidisciplinary teams, client and agency coordination, project delivery, and business development.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by identifying environmental regulatory risks and developing strategic solutions
- Lead and manage complex CEQA (IS/MND, EIR) and NEPA (EA, EIS) environmental review and permitting projects from initiation through completion
- Develop regulatory and permitting strategies that align with client objectives and project goals
- Serve as the primary point of contact with regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and key project partners
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, forecasting, invoicing, and overall financial performance
- Perform technical review and QA/QC of environmental documentation, technical studies, field data, and subconsultant deliverables
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including environmental specialists, engineers, and technical subconsultants
- Support client relationship management and business development efforts for existing and prospective clients
- Lead proposal development, strategic pursuits, and marketing initiatives
- Mentor and develop junior staff, project managers, and technical professionals across distributed teams
- Monitor project progress and technical delivery to ensure client satisfaction and successful outcomes
Skills
- 15+ years of environmental planning and permitting experience
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Biology, Civil Engineering, Hydrology, Forestry, or a related discipline
- Minimum 15 years of environmental planning and permitting experience supporting infrastructure, water resources, and site development projects
- Minimum 8 years of project management experience in a consulting environment
- Extensive knowledge of CEQA, NEPA, the Clean Water Act, and related California and federal environmental regulations
- Proven experience leading agency coordination, environmental review processes, and permitting efforts
- Established relationships with California and regional regulatory agencies, including RWQCB, SWRCB, CDFW, DWR, USACE, and USFWS
- Experience developing permitting schedules, cost estimates, and environmental compliance programs
- Familiarity with environmental inspection and monitoring requirements during construction
- Strong understanding of infrastructure development and construction practices that minimize environmental impacts
- Excellent technical writing, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and team management abilities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Master's degree
- Existing network of environmental and technical subconsultants throughout California and the West Coast
Benefits
- Hybrid or Remote (West Coast Preferred)
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