Project Manager – Natural Gas Transmission Projects
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Job Summary
Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. We plan design permit mitigate and restore for projects across our communities infrastructure systems open spaces and wildlands. We are 50 years strong in 21 offices across California the Pacific Northwest and the Southeastern United States.
Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is seeking an experienced and motivatedProject Manager to support the planning permitting and delivery of natural gas transmission and midstream infrastructure projects. This role will contribute to a diverse portfolio that includes interstate and intrastate pipelines compressor and meter stations modernization and integrity management programs and renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities.
In this role you will lead natural gas transmission projects through all phases including routing environmental studies permitting landowner coordination construction compliance and closeout. You will collaborate with engineers scientists agency partners and land services teams to ensure projects move forward efficiently and responsibly.
We are seeking candidates with 10 years of experience and a degree in environmental management engineering planning project management or a related field. A strong foundation in federal state and local permitting frameworksincluding FERC and NEPAis essential.
As part of ESAs collaborative missiondriven team you will help advance safe reliable and environmentally responsible energy infrastructure. You will work closely with clients partners and interdisciplinary teams to guide projects from early feasibility through construction supportensuring technical excellence regulatory clarity and thoughtful solutions that reflect ESAs commitment to environmental stewardship and partnership. This role can be based out of Tampa Orlando and/or Boynton Beach FL.
Who You Are
You are a collaborative forwardthinking project manager who excels in a multidisciplinary environment. You bring:
- Experience leading natural gas transmission projects through the full development lifecycle.
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience and a bachelors degree in environmental science or similar.
- Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks including FERC NEPA Clean Water Act ESA and state/local permitting.
- A holistic perspective on pipeline developmentfrom feasibility and routing to engineering construction and O&M.
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g. MS Project Smartsheet) and experience developing integrated schedules.
- A proactive approach to identifying challenges and delivering practical solutions.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical and nontechnical teams.
- Demonstrated success in proposal development and client engagement.
- Willingness to travel for meetings field visits and stakeholder engagements.
What You Will Do
Business Development & Strategy
- Support and lead proposal development scopes schedules and budgets.
- Represent ESA at client meetings and industry events helping communicate our capabilities and values.
- Build and strengthen relationships with pipeline operators utilities engineering firms contractors and regulatory agencies.
- Help identify strategic opportunities across the natural gas transmission sector and offer insight into emerging policy and market trends.
Project Leadership & Delivery
- Manage the full lifecycle of natural gas transmission projectsfrom conceptual planning and feasibility through construction support and closeout.
- Oversee project scope schedule budget and quality ensuring alignment with ESAs standards and client expectations.
- Develop integrated project schedules that consider engineering routing environmental studies permitting ROW procurement and construction sequencing.
- Identify risks and constraints early and work collaboratively to develop mitigation strategies.
- Lead preparation and quality review of routing studies alternatives analyses environmental reports FERC/NEPA documentation and compliance/mitigation plans.
Routing Environmental Studies & Compliance
- Guide siting and routing activities using datadriven constraints analysis constructability review and landowner engagement considerations.
- Manage environmental field studies across biological cultural wetlands/waters noise air/GHG soils and hazardous materials disciplines.
- Translate technical findings into clear defensible analyses and balanced mitigation strategies.
- Support environmental compliance during preconstruction and construction including monitoring reporting training and agency coordination.
Permitting & Interagency Coordination
- Develop permitting strategies and manage approvals at the local state and federal levels.
- Lead coordination of FERC Section 7(c) filings NEPA reviews resource agency consultations and Clean Water Act ESA and cultural resource permitting.
- Ensure regulatory documents are accurate clear and aligned with agency expectations.
Whats Special About ESA
At ESA we spend our days helping to keep the environment in balance and we want to help keep your life in balance tooby providing benefits such as medical dental and vision insurance (paid at 70% for you AND your family) a 401(k) plan with company match an employee stock ownership program and paid vacation sick leave and holidays to name a few.
No matter what stage you are at in your career we provide opportunities for continued growth development and recognition. Whether you want to further your technical expertise sharpen your business acumen or help lead the next generation of employee-owners we want to support you in reaching your career goals. We believe these efforts will not only benefit you but will also benefit all ESA colleagues and clients. Specific programs we offer include tuition reimbursement professional development bonuses and attendance at conferences.
Who We Are
We are a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm who values diversity and inclusion and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique. Our culture is built on mutual respect recognizing that our variety of backgrounds experiences and perspectives leads to better solutions which fosters our continued success for our employee-owners and clients.
In accordance with ESAs duty and responsibility to provide and maintain a safe workplace that is free of known hazards and to minimize the exposure to potential hazards any employee who works from an ESA office or conducts any other in-person ESA work-related activity is required to submit their proof of vaccination status or have received an approved exemption and accommodation in states which this applies.
If you are an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the abilityor unable to usethe online application system and need an alternative method for applying you may contact our Human Resources Department via email:for assistance.
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ESA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. (EOEM/V/F/D)
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