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Environmental Project Manager - Utilities, Public Lands
California or West Coast
USA-CA-Remote
USA-OR-Remote
USA-WA-Remote
The Environmental Project Manager - Utilities, Public Lands (Project or Senior Biologist) is a leadership position. This person will be responsible for multiple projects, other managers, staffing, quality control, budgets, and business development. The Senior Project Manager will provide technical oversight for projects located in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, and San Diego Counties. Job responsibilities include proposal preparation, team building, subcontracting, budget control, and scheduling for EI's biological, wetland, restoration, and environmental service teams. Responsibilities may include technical writing (i.e. report writing, mitigation plan preparation), overseeing project compliance with environmental policies and maintaining client interactions on a variety projects. Other duties may include field team management and providing specialized site assessments. Further, the responsibilities will include maintaining positive relationships with clients and public agencies, report preparation and review, developing and managing project budgets and schedules, business development activities, proposal preparation, task order preparation, and contract compliance.
Applicants must show previous managerial experience and evidence of excellent oral and written communication. This position requires daily interaction with staff, client and regulatory agencies. Other duties related to this position include marketing, business development, and revenue projections. Incentives and bonus programs for new clients, contracts and exceeding revenue/profitability targets.
In this role, you will also be expected to:
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Exercise safe work practices by following all Company safety rules and OSHA regulations, including attendance at all required safety training programs
- Keep up-to-date and current on industry trends by completing formal training, reviewing professional publications, and attending professional workshops
YOUR EXPERTISE AND SKILLS
BS, BA and/or advanced degree in environmental science, environmental studies, or similar field.
- 7 years of professional experience as an environmental professional with increasing responsibilities; 5 years management experience.
- Proven experience working on all aspects of the project including proposal preparation, technical writing, client interactions, and field work (e.g., monitoring, site visits, site assessments).
- Ability to work on business development and marketing tasks to support growth.
- Experience and training in a specialized field (e.g., environmental policy, wildlife biology, etc.) is preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership role managing proposal efforts, contracts, and multiple project efforts simultaneously.
- Project management experience in the environmental field on a range of projects with a variety of clients.
- Program management experience (e.g., working on high-volume, quick turnaround requests, while producing high quality and accurate products).
- Ability to create and manage project/program tracking tools (e.g., Microsoft excel tracking spreadsheets).
- Ability to maintain professional relationships with diverse groups including field staff, contractors, and clients.
- Knowledge of current environmental regulations including CEQA and NEPA.
- Experience and training with ArcGIS and GPS technologies for large scale biological resource inventories is a plus.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
Mentorship and professional development resources to advance your career
- Direct exposure to our industry's leading experts who are solving the world's toughest environmental challenges
- An entrepreneurial environment where you can learn, thrive and collaborate with talented colleagues
- Opportunities to engage and contribute in our Diversity, Fairness and Inclusion and Women Empowering Leadership employee resource groups
- Competitive compensation package:
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401k with a competitive 4% employer match
- Progressive vacation policies, company holidays and paid parental leave benefits to ensure work/life balance
- Access to attractive student loan rates to optimize your student loan payoff plans
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