CEQA / NEPA Project Manager

• Manage CEQA and NEPA projects from initiation through completion, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and deliverables.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate technical staff and subconsultants to achieve project objectives.
• Oversee preparation and quality review of environmental documents, technical reports, and client deliverables.
• Monitor project performance, proactively managing risks, schedules, budgets, and client expectations.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with public and private sector clients, agencies, and project stakeholders.
• Serve as a key client contact, facilitating meetings, presentations, public hearings, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Collaborate across Dudek disciplines to deliver integrated solutions and exceptional client service.

• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and contract requirements to support profitable project delivery.
• Identify and coordinate scope changes and contract amendments as needed.
• Review project financial performance and support timely invoicing and reporting.

• Mentor and support the professional development of environmental planning staff.
• Provide technical guidance, project direction, and constructive feedback to team members.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment focused on quality and client success.

• Provide technical leadership in environmental planning, impact assessment, and CEQA/NEPA compliance.
• Ensure deliverables meet regulatory requirements, client expectations, and Dudek quality standards.
• Stay current on environmental regulations, industry trends, and best practices.

• Support business development efforts through client relationships, proposal support, and identification of new opportunities.
• Represent Dudek through professional organizations, industry events, and community engagement.
• Collaborate with leadership and project teams to support strategic growth initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Planning, Environmental Science, Urban and Regional Planning, Geography, or a closely related field.
• 12 or more years of professional experience in environmental planning, environmental impact assessment, and CEQA and/or NEPA document preparation.
• Demonstrated experience managing environmental planning projects, including oversight of contracts, budgets, schedules, technical staff, and subconsultants.
• Strong knowledge of CEQA, NEPA, environmental permitting, and regulatory compliance processes.
• Excellent communication, organization, project management, technical writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel as required for project and client needs.

• Extensive experience managing projects with a focus on natural resources and environmental compliance.
• Experience working with public agencies, private-sector clients, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Demonstrated success developing and maintaining client relationships and supporting business development efforts.
• Experience facilitating public outreach, stakeholder engagement, and presentations before public boards, commissions, and decision-making bodies.
• Proven ability to mentor staff and lead project teams in a collaborative environment.
• Active participation in professional organizations, industry associations, or conference presentations.

Compensation: $110,000-$160,000 annually*

• Final agreed-upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s related experience, education, certifications, skills, and work location. Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check prior to beginning employment.

• This job operates in a remote or office-based environment and this role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, etc.
• This job requires occasional project site visits, based outdoors which can include excessive noise, uneven walking surfaces, extreme weather, and moving vehicles and equipment.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

This job requires the following:

• Working on a computer, sitting, or standing for long periods of time in an office or remote office setting.
• Attending meetings, both in person and virtually, and speaking on the phone with peers, clients, etc.
• Specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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