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Environmental Science Associates

Environmental planning, permitting, restoration services

Project Manager - Natural Gas Transmission Projects

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience leading natural gas transmission projects through the full development lifecycle.
  • A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in environmental science or a similar field.
  • Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, including FERC, NEPA, Clean Water Act, ESA, and state and local permitting.
  • A holistic perspective on pipeline development, from feasibility and routing through engineering, construction, and operations and maintenance.
  • Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project and Smartsheet, and experience developing integrated schedules.
  • Demonstrated success in proposal development and client engagement.
  • Willingness to travel for meetings, field visits, and stakeholder engagements.

Responsibilities

  • Support and lead proposal development, scopes, schedules, and budgets.
  • Represent ESA at client meetings and industry events, communicating the firm's capabilities and values.
  • Build and strengthen relationships with pipeline operators, utilities, engineering firms, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
  • Help identify strategic opportunities across the natural gas transmission sector and provide insight into emerging policy and market trends.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of natural gas transmission projects, from conceptual planning and feasibility through construction support and closeout.
  • Oversee project scope, schedule, budget, and quality, ensuring alignment with ESA's standards and client expectations.
  • Develop integrated project schedules that consider engineering, routing, environmental studies, permitting, right-of-way, procurement, and construction sequencing.
  • Identify risks and constraints early and collaborate on mitigation strategies.
  • Lead preparation and quality review of routing studies, alternatives analyses, environmental reports, FERC/NEPA documentation, and compliance and mitigation plans.
  • Guide siting and routing activities using data-driven constraints analysis, constructability review, and landowner engagement considerations.
  • Manage environmental field studies across biological, cultural, wetlands and waters, noise, air and greenhouse gas, soils, and hazardous materials disciplines.
  • Translate technical findings into clear, defensible analyses and balanced mitigation strategies.
  • Support environmental compliance during pre-construction and construction, including monitoring, reporting, training, and agency coordination.
  • Develop permitting strategies and manage approvals at the local, state, and federal levels.
  • Lead coordination of FERC Section 7(c) filings, NEPA reviews, resource agency consultations, and Clean Water Act, ESA, and cultural resource permitting.
  • Ensure regulatory documents are accurate, clear, and aligned with agency expectations.

About the Company

Environmental Science Associates

Environmental planning, permitting, restoration services

ESA is an employee-owned environmental consulting firm that plans, designs, permits, mitigates, and restores for projects across communities, infrastructure, open spaces, and wildlands. It uses integrated, cross-disciplinary teams to conduct planning, environmental assessments, mitigation design, regulatory permitting, and restoration strategies, with proactive follow-through with stakeholders to ensure compliance and project success. It differentiates itself through 100% employee ownership, a large in-house multi-disciplinary staff, and a long regional track record, with a focus on long-term, multi-objective outcomes and thorough follow-through. The goal is to guide policy development and project planning while delivering enduring environmental and community benefits by balancing ecological protection with infrastructure and development needs.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Founded
1969

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