Environmental Project Manager

Job Description

There's no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we're committed to helping you do exactly that.

Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.


Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, auditors, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.


Who are we looking for?

GHD has an opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Contamination Assessment and Remediation Group . We are looking for an experienced professional with a background supporting oil & gas clients and projects, including upstream, midstream, downstream, or related energy-sector environments. The Project Manager leads the planning and delivery of environmental assessment and remediation projects, coordinates multidisciplinary teams, manages scope, schedule, budget, and risk, and is accountable for high-quality client service and project outcomes for complex oil and gas sites.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Lead delivery of environmental projects for oil & gas facilities and sites, ensuring clear scope, schedule, budget, resourcing, and execution plans are in place from initiation through closeout.
• Manage day-to-day project execution, including performance, risks, issues, changes, and dependencies, while coordinating internal teams and external partners to maintain delivery, quality, and commercial outcomes.
• Provide regular communications and reporting for active oil & gas projects; keep clients and internal stakeholders informed on progress, financial performance, regulatory obligations, and upcoming milestones.
• Coordinate vendors, subcontractors, and partner teams, ensuring consistent standards for field execution, site access requirements, health and safety expectations, and quality outcomes across oil & gas and energy-sector projects.
• Support digital field data collection and standardized reporting workflows; contribute to dashboards and evidence packs used for project visibility.
• Prepare and review technical and project deliverables, including reports, client updates, and regulatory documentation, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and readiness for internal approval and external submission.
• Manage project risks, deviations, and client issues proactively, using agreed controls and escalation pathways to support disciplined, no-surprises delivery.
• Drive project closeout activities, including complete documentation, lessons learned, continuous improvement actions, and effective handoff across teams and client stakeholders.

What you will bring to the team:

• Demonstrated experience delivering projects for oil & gas, or energy-sector clients, with accountability for client relationships, project performance, and delivery excellence.
• Strong project management skills across scope, schedule, cost, risk, and resource management, with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams in a structured and practical way.
• Strong leadership skills across field and office resources, subcontractors, and cross-functional stakeholders in complex oil & gas project environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage client discussions, coordinate internal stakeholders, and deliver clear project reporting.
• Deep background in oil & gas environmental projects, including upstream, midstream, downstream, field development, facility operations support, remediation, site assessments, or regulatory compliance programs.
• Familiarity with structured delivery frameworks that embed assurance (verification, documentation, audit trails) into workflows.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science or related field
• PE or PG will be highly regarded
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in environmental consulting, including environmental remediation and site assessments, report writing, data management and interpretation, project management, and client management, preferably with significant exposure to oil & gas projects
• Ability and willingness to travel for client meetings, project coordination, and occasional field or site visits is required
• Proven experience managing environmental projects with a focus on delivery consistency, documentation quality, and efficient coordination across teams and stakeholders
• Familiarity with analytics dashboards and data management practices that support compliance tracking and decision-making

This position requires pre-employment medical and drug screenings, to the extent allowable by applicable law, and employment is contingent upon successfully completing the pre-employment screenings.

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Benefits:

• 401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service
• Paid time off - Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service
• Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee
• Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, Home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.-Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices

Salary Range: $66,000 - $82,500 based on experience and location.


As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

About Us

Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

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That's the #PowerOfCommitment

Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.