Project Manager – Energy Infrastructure (Natural Gas, Electric Transmission, Data Centers, Renewable Integration)

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.

Who You Are

• • Have 10 years of experience managing the full lifecycle of energy infrastructure projectsfrom proposal development and feasibility studies through permitting construction support and closeout.
  • Understand federal state and local regulatory frameworks (e.g. FERC NEPA Clean Water Act state utility commissions local landuse processes).
  • Recognize how natural gas transmission and renewable resources work together to support grid reliability.
  • Excel at developing project strategies and contributing to ESAs business development goals.
  • Are proficient with project management tools and can develop integrated logiclinked schedules across environmental engineering ROW and construction workflows.
  • Anticipate challenges and develop creative solutions across environmental regulatory engineering and stakeholder inputs.
  • Maintain longterm trusted relationships with clients public agencies utilities pipeline operators and renewable energy developers.
  • Communicate clearly and collaborate well with technical and nontechnical audiences.
  • Have a strong track record of proposal writing winning work and leveraging a professional network.
  • Are able to travel for field visits client meetings public engagement and agency coordination.

  What You Will Do at ESA

  Business Development & Strategy

  • Lead or support proposal development including scopes schedules budgets and contract negotiations
  • Represent ESA at client meetings industry events and regional energy forums
  • Cultivate relationships with pipeline operators utilities renewable developers engineering firms and regulators
  • Identify and shape opportunities across natural gas electric transmission data center and renewable energy markets
  • Provide insights into emerging policies regulatory changes and infrastructure investment trends

  Project Leadership & Execution

  • Manage the full lifecycle of multisector energy infrastructure projects
  • Develop integrated schedules aligned with environmental studies engineering ROW permitting procurement and construction
  • Identify criticalpath issues and implement mitigation strategies
  • Oversee highquality technical deliverables including routing studies environmental impact documentation NEPA materials permit applications and mitigation plans
  • Foster a collaborative solutionoriented team environment

  Routing Environmental Studies & Compliance

  • Lead siting and routing for pipelines transmission lines data center interconnections and renewable facilities
  • Oversee biological cultural wetlands/waters noise/visual air/GHG hazardous materials and other environmental field studies
  • Translate study findings into defensible environmental analyses and practical mitigation strategies
  • Guide constructionphase environmental compliance including monitoring training reporting and contractor coordination

  Permitting & Interagency Coordination

  • Develop comprehensive permitting roadmaps across federal state and local jurisdictions
  • Lead preparation and coordination of FERC Section 7(c) filings NEPA reviews Clean Water Act permitting Endangered Species Act consultations cultural resource coordination and local landuse approvals
  • Ensure clarity defensibility and accuracy across all regulatory filings and documentation

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.

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ESA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. (EOEM/V/F/D)