Lead Project Manager - Environmental Planning

In this role, you will be responsible for managing multi-disciplinary projects and overseeing project field studies, reporting, and permitting.

You will play a key role in shaping technical approaches, strengthening client relationships, and advancing SWCA’s reputation for quality and innovation.

Periodic travel throughout the region will be required to support client engagement, project oversight, and team collaboration.

• Coordinate and support multidisciplinary teams providing environmental planning, natural resources, cultural resources, and permitting services to clients.
• Manage and lead project teams supporting energy, infrastructure, land development, and other client projects, including FERC and BLM-regulated projects and third-party NEPA documentation.
• Act as the regulatory and permit compliance liaison between agencies and clients, proactively addressing compliance issues.
• Work closely with corporate accounting to review invoices, expenditures, and project audits.
• Provide peer review for technical reports and environmental permits, ensuring scientific and professional integrity.
• Implement and enforce SWCA's safety procedures and ethical standards.
• Communicate effectively with diverse project stakeholders, including regulatory agencies, field crews, trade workers, clients, and third parties.
• Utilize strong organizational, verbal, written, and graphic communication skills in project execution and stakeholder engagement.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or other related field.
• Experience with project financials (budgets, forecasting, invoicing).
• Demonstrated client management and business development experience (seller-doer).
• Demonstrated ability to develop and supervise staff.

• At least five (5) years of project management experience in a consulting environment, including proposal writing, scheduling, setting and adhering to project budgets and delivery schedules, change management, and leading meetings with clients and agencies.
• First-hand experience in developing environmental permit applications and documents pertaining to FERC, BLM, USACE and similar federal agency permit authorizations.
• Established credibility with reviewing agencies and clients.
• Effectively engaged in resource agency consultations, received stakeholder/agency input and provide informed responses.

• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and technical writing, in a variety of professional settings.