Environmental Discipline Manager

About the Pond We are seeking an Environmental Discipline/Project Manager to build our growing EWR (Environmental and Water Resources) team in either the Denver CO Houston TX or Atlanta offices. This role would have a specific focus on clients regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The ideal candidate possesses a minimum of 15 years of related experience focused on detailed permitting and regulatory review and licensing of energy projects. The successful candidate would coordinate with our existing Energy team and clients to facilitate completion of FERC documents and reviews completed by our National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) team. Additional duties will include mentoring junior staff directing and leading various projects and supporting non-technical project managers with client communications. As part of EWRs leadership team the successful candidate would interface with clients pursue opportunities serve as a thought leader and help develop Ponds Our TeamOur team of environmental professionals includes scientists ecologists and engineers. Our EWR team is engaged in projects throughout the southeast and our existing client base includes local municipalities state agencies various federal agencies non-profit organizations and private clients. The successful candidate would be an integral part of our growing team and would have the opportunity to engage across markets and and Experience:Manage multiple projects in various phases of development and geographic location ranging from routing/siting phase to construction compliance phaseManage and direct resource teams on environmental studies and associated permit applications including FERC Section 7 applications Blanket Project authorizations and Third-party EA/EIS documentsCoordinate with federal state and local agencies for project permittingInterest in generation of business development leads written proposals and presentations and project work captureWork collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams which could include engineers attorneys planners GIS analysts permitting and environmental resource specialists land agents and construction compliance monitorsCommunicate with the public and community stakeholders at hearings and public meetingsClient coordination including preparing and monitoring project scope budget schedule and forecastingParticipate in field reviews project compliance inspections and site meetingsTravel up to 25% of time for client and internal meetingsRequired QualificationsB.S. or B.A. in Environmental Planning Geography Environmental Science or related degreeMinimum fifteen (15) years of professional experience managing environmental licensing and permitting of pipelinesExpertise in regulations pursuant to the Natural Gas Act administered by FERC with a working knowledge in other applicable federal environmental regulations is requiredStrong written and verbal communication skills defining and understanding client requirements managing expectations communicating with clients and project staffProficiency with Microsoft Office suite of programs (MS Word Excel PowerPoint etc)Self-starter with strong organizational skills and attention to detailPreferred QualificationsProfessional certifications as applicable to technical expertiseMasters degree in in Environmental Planning Geography Environmental Science or related degree