Environmental Project Manager / Senior NEPA Specialist

The role

The Environmental Project Manager / Senior NEPA Specialist leads environmental consulting projects across energy, transmission, infrastructure, and transportation markets. This senior role involves technical delivery, project management, business development, and team leadership.

What you will do

• Lead environmental consulting projects from initiation through completion.
• Serve as environmental task manager on complex state- and federally funded projects.
• Develop and deliver EAs, EISs, programmatic reviews, permitting strategies, and technical reports.
• Lead environmental investigations and field activities including site assessments and sampling.
• Evaluate field and laboratory data and develop practical recommendations.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, contracts, risk, and quality.
• Serve as the primary client contact and advisor.
• Coordinate subcontractors, laboratories, field staff, and other resources.
• Develop and maintain relationships with federal, state, local, and utility decision-makers.
• Mentor project managers and technical staff.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental health and safety, industrial hygiene, or a related field.
• Eight plus years of relevant environmental consulting experience, including at least seven years focused on NEPA with substantial federal experience.
• Demonstrated success managing projects end to end.
• Experience preparing and delivering NEPA documentation and working with federal, state, and local agency environmental staff.
• Experience with environmental assessments, regulatory compliance, hazardous materials, industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, natural resources, or environmental permitting.
• Working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations, including OSHA and EPA requirements.
• Strong technical writing, project management, problem-solving, leadership, and client communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, priorities, and client relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to develop client relationships, originate opportunities, and manage sales and project delivery.
• Commitment to safe work practices and effective leadership of field and office teams.
• Valid driver’s license with a good driving record.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard environmental data management, project management, and reporting tools.

Nice to have

• Experience with Oregon environmental regulations, agencies, and permitting processes; Washington, California, or comparable jurisdictional experience.
• Familiarity with permitting and agency coordination related to wetlands, waters, habitat, land use, and other resource-protection programs.
• Established client and agency relationships in the Northwest United States and a record of securing repeat, sole-source, or follow-on work.
• Experience shaping or growing a NEPA or environmental consulting practice.
• Professional certification such as CIH, CSP, CEM, CPESC, or another relevant environmental credential.

Benefits

• Company-subsidized medical and dental.
• Company-paid life, short, and long-term disability.
• 401k match.
• Tuition assistance.
• Performance-based bonuses or other incentives.

About the company

Apex Companies is a consulting and engineering firm and is one of the fastest-growing firms in the AEC industry. It is a 2,000+ employee national firm with 70+ locations across the US.