Senior Environmental Project Manager

Senior Environmental Project Manager

Job ID


16303

# of Openings


1

Job Location

US-NJ-Parsippany

Category


Environmental

Relocation Assistance


No

Service Line


IES

Job Description

Ready to lead impactful infrastructure projects that shape communities across the Northeast? Dewberry is seeking a Senior Environmental Project Manager to join our growing Northeast Environmental Group in Parsippany, NJ.

This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned environmental professional to take a leadership role on high-profile transportation, infrastructure, and construction projects from planning and permitting through construction and completion . You'll work alongside talented multidisciplinary teams, collaborate directly with clients and regulatory agencies, and help drive projects that make a lasting difference.

In this role, you will:

Lead and mentor multidisciplinary project teams on complex environmental and infrastructure initiatives.
• Manage environmental permitting and compliance efforts, ensuring projects move successfully through regulatory requirements.
• Oversee NEPA reviews and a variety of state and federal environmental permits, including Waterfront Development and CAFRA
• Build trusted relationships with clients, transportation agencies, and regulatory stakeholders at the local, state, and federal levels.
• Serve as a strategic advisor, helping clients navigate environmental challenges while advancing critical infrastructure projects.

We're looking for a collaborative, client-focused leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and brings a strong understanding of the environmental, regulatory, and technical considerations that drive successful project delivery.

If you're passionate about leading impactful projects, mentoring talented professionals, and partnering with clients to solve complex environmental challenges, we'd love to hear from you. Join Dewberry and help shape the future of infrastructure across the Northeast.

Learn more about our culture here: Dewberry: Life | LinkedIn

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate staff with multiple technical disciplines supporting large scale, multi- million dollar, regional infrastructure, design, and construction projects.
• Manage numerous environmental, construction, project assignments and deliverables, on time and within budget;
• Expedite coordination of preliminary and final design to assure best approach to comply with environmental permit restrictions, project goals and objectives;
• Interact with designers, technical project managers, discipline leads, to inform and guide and incorporate environmental best practices;
• Supervise multi-disciplined staff to assure that environmental restrictions are incorporated in the design and construction contract specifications, and assure contractor compliance with environmental monitoring during construction;
• Coordinate project activities among the project team, designers, construction staff, agency representatives, and transportation providers;
• Oversee the review of permit documents, plans and technical studies and develop strategies to expedite and permit regulations comments and concerns;
• Provide public-facing guidance on construction activities to minimize environmental impacts, inform the public, and ensure timely project delivery

Required Skills & Required Experience

• BS Environmental Engineering
• PE license required; LSRP preferred
• 15-20 years of experience overseeing the execution of environmental technical studies and permitting tasks for complex transportation projects
• 10-15 years of project management experience on large scale transportation projects in the NE region
• Strong reputation and long-term relationships with resource, regulatory, and transportation agencies
• Active involvement with professional organizations at the regional and national level

Don't meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

Dewberry offers a comprehensive and very competitive package of insurance programs to regular full-time employees and their eligible dependents the first of the month following their date of hire. The insurance package includes medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life. Additional insurances, at no cost to the employee: life (employee only), accidental death and dismemberment, business travel and accident, and short- and long-term disability are also provided. Employees pay a share of Dewberry's premium expenses (on a pre-tax basis) for medical and dental insurance plans.

Dewberry offers a wide range of other employee benefits, including: 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, 529 College Savings Plans, Travel Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Spending Accounts and Supplemental Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and children.

Positions within our officer program are also eligible for an annual bonus and monthly stipend. Both vary based on level within the program and bonuses are dependent upon company and individual performance. Certain positions are also eligible to receive overtime pay, whereas all non-exempt positions are eligible for overtime (subject to approval).

In addition, a host of discounted purchase programs are available to all employees.

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Salary Range

The projected range for this position is $159,425 to $204,975 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly. These ranges are for NJ only.

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