Environmental Project Manager / Senior NEPA Specialist

Environmental Project Manager / Senior NEPA Specialist

The Environmental Project Manager / Senior NEPA Specialist leads environmental consulting projects across the energy, transmission, infrastructure, and transportation markets. This senior, client-facing position is responsible for technical delivery, project management, business development, client relationships, and team leadership. Responsibilities span opportunity development and project scoping through agency approval and project completion, with an additional focus on expanding Apex’s environmental consulting services in Central Oregon and the broader Northwest.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead environmental consulting projects from initiation through completion, including environmental assessments, NEPA reviews, permitting, compliance evaluations, industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, hazardous materials, and related services.
• Serve as environmental task manager on complex state- and federally funded projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, subconsultants, and agency partners to support design and construction.
• Develop and deliver EAs, EISs, programmatic reviews, permitting strategies, technical reports, work plans, corrective action plans, regulatory submittals, and other client deliverables.
• Lead environmental investigations and field activities, including site assessments, sampling, inspections, and data collection, in accordance with applicable regulations and industry standards.
• Evaluate field and laboratory data and develop practical recommendations that address environmental, health and safety, regulatory, and client needs.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, contracts, risk, and quality across complex engagements.
• Serve as the primary client contact and advisor and independently scope, price, negotiate, and defend proposed work.
• Coordinate subcontractors, laboratories, field staff, and other resources to deliver projects safely and efficiently.
• Develop and maintain relationships with federal, state, local, and utility decision-makers; prepare proposals and presentations; and pursue sole-source and follow-on work.
• Mentor project managers and technical staff and provide hands-on guidance for fieldwork, analysis, and report preparation.
• Collaborate with environmental scientists, industrial hygienists, engineers, architects, contractors, and facility managers.
• Help grow Apex’s environmental and NEPA practice in Central Oregon and the Northwest while contributing to firm-wide market strategy.
• Stay current on environmental regulations, emerging issues, industry standards, and best management practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental health and safety, industrial hygiene, or a related field.
• Eight plus years of relevant environmental consulting experience, including at least seven years focused on NEPA with substantial federal experience.
• Demonstrated success managing projects end to end, including scope, schedule, budget, contracts, client communication, regulatory coordination, quality, and delivery risk.
• Experience preparing and delivering NEPA documentation and working successfully with federal, state, and local agency environmental staff.
• Experience with environmental assessments, regulatory compliance, hazardous materials, industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, natural resources, environmental permitting, or related services.
• Working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations, including OSHA and EPA requirements.
• Strong technical writing, project management, problem-solving, leadership, and client communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, priorities, and client relationships with accountability and sound judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop client relationships, originate opportunities, and manage both sales and project delivery responsibilities.
• Commitment to safe work practices and effective leadership of field and office teams.
• Valid driver’s license with a good driving record.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard environmental data management, project management, and reporting tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oregon environmental regulations, agencies, and permitting processes; Washington, California, or comparable jurisdictional experience will also be considered.
• Familiarity with permitting and agency coordination related to wetlands, waters, habitat, land use, and other resource-protection programs.
• Established client and agency relationships in the Northwest United States and a record of securing repeat, sole-source, or follow-on work.
• Experience shaping or growing a NEPA or environmental consulting practice.
• Professional certification such as CIH, CSP, CEM, CPESC, or another relevant environmental credential.

Why you'll love working for us:

• Company-subsidized medical and dental.
• Company-paid life, short, and long-term disability.
• 401k match, tuition assistance, and more.
• Cross-training and the ability to work on a variety of projects.
• Performance-based bonuses or other incentives.
• Working with the best and brightest in the industry.
• 2,000+ employee national firm with 70+ locations across the US.