Salary Range: 170000 to 230000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Woodard & Curran is an employee-owned engineering, science, and operations firm dedicated to clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. We foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that supports professional growth, flexibility, and meaningful work, empowering our employees to make a lasting impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

What are we looking for: Woodard & Curran is seeking a Senior Project Manager with 15+ years of environmental planning and permitting experience to support a growing portfolio of water resources, infrastructure, and environmental management projects throughout California and the West Coast. This individual will be a trusted advisor to clients, leading complex environmental review and permitting efforts while managing multidisciplinary teams, agency coordination, project delivery, and business development initiatives.

What’s in it for you? Join a collaborative and employee-owned consulting firm where you'll have the opportunity to lead high-profile environmental planning and permitting projects, shape regulatory strategies for critical infrastructure investments, mentor emerging professionals, and contribute to strategic growth across the West Coast. You'll work alongside industry experts while helping clients navigate complex environmental challenges that make a positive impact on communities and natural resources.

Hybrid/Remote/Office Hybrid or Remote (West Coast Preferred)

Location: California or West Coast Region

Travel: 20% travel throughout California and the West Coast region for client meetings, project oversight, agency coordination, business development, and team collaboration.

What you will be doing at Woodard & Curran:

Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by identifying environmental regulatory risks and developing strategic solutions

Lead and manage complex CEQA (IS/MND, EIR) and NEPA (EA, EIS) environmental review and permitting projects from initiation through completion

Develop regulatory and permitting strategies that align with client objectives and project goals

Serve as the primary point of contact with regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and key project partners

Manage project scope, schedule, budget, forecasting, invoicing, and overall financial performance

Perform technical review and QA/QC of environmental documentation, technical studies, field data, and subconsultant deliverables

Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including environmental specialists, engineers, and technical subconsultants

Support client relationship management and business development efforts for existing and prospective clients

Lead proposal development, strategic pursuits, and marketing initiatives

Mentor and develop junior staff, project managers, and technical professionals across distributed teams

Monitor project progress and technical delivery to ensure client satisfaction and successful outcomes

What will you need to succeed?

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Biology, Civil Engineering, Hydrology, Forestry, or a related discipline (Master's degree preferred)

Minimum 15 years of environmental planning and permitting experience supporting infrastructure, water resources, and site development projects

Minimum 8 years of project management experience in a consulting environment

Extensive knowledge of CEQA, NEPA, the Clean Water Act, and related California and federal environmental regulations

Proven experience leading agency coordination, environmental review processes, and permitting efforts

Established relationships with California and regional regulatory agencies, including RWQCB, SWRCB, CDFW, DWR, USACE, and USFWS

Experience developing permitting schedules, cost estimates, and environmental compliance programs

Familiarity with environmental inspection and monitoring requirements during construction

Strong understanding of infrastructure development and construction practices that minimize environmental impacts

Excellent technical writing, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

Strong leadership, mentoring, and team management abilities

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Dynamics 365

Existing network of environmental and technical subconsultants throughout California and the West Coast preferred

Woodard & Curran offers a comprehensive benefits package. For more information about our benefits & workplace policies visit Benefit & Policy Information - Woodard & Curran.

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