Environmental Permitting Project Manager - Leader for Texas Services
Summary
Plummer, an engineering consulting firm focused on water and telecommunications, seeks an Environmental Permitting Project Manager to lead its Texas environmental services team. The role drives business development, manages environmental permitting and natural systems projects (Clean Water Act, NEPA, wetlands), and leads technical teams from one of six Texas offices.
Seeking an Environmental Permitting Project Manager – Leader for Texas Services
This position is open to the following locations: Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, or Houston
Plummer has Impact:
At Plummer, we are passionate about solving water and telecommunication challenges while serving our customers with excellence and integrity. As an engineering consulting firm, we take on a variety of interesting projects to help growing communities in Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, and Colorado.
People Driven Culture:
Plummer has a culture that cares for people. We are all driven by our powerful mission to improve our environment, advance communities and serve others. Our team members are always striving for technical excellence, and we enjoy collaborating to creatively solve unique challenges. Plummer provides a learning environment that fosters growth and encourages asking questions.
What you are empowered to accomplish:
Plummer is looking for an industry-recognized leader to join and provide leadership for our Environmental Services Organization/Environmental Permitting Team in Texas. As Leader of Texas Services, you will be serving as a thought leader to win strategic pursuits and implement quality projects. The Leader will guide business development, act as a project manager and provide consistent quality for environmental, regulatory, and natural systems projects.
Build Lifelong Relationships and Your Career:
For this role you will work out of one of our Texas offices. Once you join the Plummer team, people across the company will do their best to make you feel welcome, supported, encouraged, and celebrated. During your journey at Plummer, you will meet some truly wonderful people who will inspire you to do your best. The leader for Texas Services will report to the Environmental Permitting Team Leader. You will receive ongoing guidance, leadership development, and mentorship from the Area Leader, Natural Systems Practice Leader, and Environmental Services Practice Leader.
Our Ideal Teammate:
- Experience with organizing scopes and fees for large and small acreage properties as well as linear projects to cover environmental review, field survey, and regulatory coordination in Texas as well as other states. Ability to manage a project including contracting, client coordination, and profitability. Ability to organize a team to accomplish project tasks in accordance with the contract and client expectations.
- Technical lead working within the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Section 404/10/401 regulatory permitting requirements, threatened and endangered species and critical habitats, and National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA).
- Experience with Section 10/404 Permitting including individual permits, Section 408 Coordination, Section 7 consultation, or equivalent.
- Experience with applying for and securing state and federal funding for water-related and/or natural systems projects.
- Experience with environmental restoration and/or natural systems applications for water reuse, stormwater or wastewater treatment and/or stream and wetland mitigation. Monitoring of natural systems for invasive species, vegetation establishment, soil development and stability, as well as maintenance activities to enhance performance.
Experience:
- B.S. degree in Environmental Sciences, Biology, Ecology, Forestry, Botany, Fisheries, Range Management, Soil Science, Geology, or related fields, with M.S. or PhD degree preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience working as an Environmental Scientist, Ecologist, or Aquatic Scientist in support of engineering or natural system projects.
- Experience includes:
- Permitting and agency coordination with USACE, USFWS, TCEQ, EPA, TPWD, Texas GLO, and other federal, state, and local agencies.
- Project scoping, task management, and client coordination
- Team development, coaching, and staff utilization
- Wetland and stream restoration, mitigation, or monitoring
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working with ecosystems in Texas
- Coastal and Environmental Restoration experience is a plus
- Must have the ability to lead technical teams and deliver complex environmental-type projects
- Must have the ability and mindset to develop new clients, create new opportunities, and win new work that aligns with Plummer's growth strategy
- Must be actively involved in conferences and professional organizations
Duties and responsibilities:
- Drive market growth and client relationships in Texas for environmental permitting and natural systems projects.
- Manage project resources, schedules, and budgets
- Deliver complex environmental regulatory tasks for projects
- Develop new clients, create new opportunities, and win work that aligns with Plummer’s growth strategy
- Develop relationships with clients, regulators, and partners
- Work across geographies to leverage staff to help with Texas-based projects
- Active involvement in conferences and professional organizations.
Meaning and Rewards:
One of the best parts of working at Plummer is knowing that at the end of the day we’ve done something positive to improve communities. Plummer also strives to create a rewarding and balanced work atmosphere with a generous benefits package which includes:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- 401K with Company Match
- PTO, Vacation Days, and Holidays
- Parental Leave
- Tuition and Professional Development Reimbursement
- Telecommuting and Flexible Work Schedules
- Wellness Program
- Bonus Opportunities