Lead Project Manager - Environmental Planning

SWCA Environmental Consultants is expanding our team and actively looking for dynamic individuals who are following their passion in delivering the highest-quality project work. Our Nevada Planning Team is looking for a self-motivated Lead Project Manager - Environmental Planning with attention to detail and strong communication skills.

This is a permanent, full-time, salaried position reporting to the Planning Team Lead in Nevada. Remote locations will be considered for the right candidate.

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

You will be responsible for individual and team preparation of environmental impact analyses, providing quality assurance/quality control and leadership during the development of EAs and EISs, and contributing to public and agency outreach. Specific responsibilities include the following:

• Write, revise, and manage EAs, EISs, land use plans, and similar documents for various projects and business lines including federal land management, generation, transmission, mining, and others.
• Manage writing teams and provide technical oversight, guidance, and planning for NEPA document structure and content; public scoping; public comment review and response; and records of decisions and findings of no significant impact.
• Mentor and train early- and mid-career staff in document preparation and NEPA analysis.
• Assist in internal NEPA training and leading focus group discussions.
• Provide expertise and assistance to SWCA project managers on complex NEPA projects.
• Provide enterprise-level support by contributing to business development pursuits and proposals and supporting growth objectives.
• Demonstrate excellent leadership behavior and professionalism at the project, office, and regional levels.
• Drives compliance of safety policies and reporting requirements to ensure overall team safety.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in anthropology, environmental planning, environmental science, or related field.
• Eight (8) years of experience in environmental consulting that include contributing to complex, multidisciplinary projects; directing project teams including subcontractors; directing staff in the preparation of technical studies and NEPA documents; leading meetings with clients and agencies; and setting and adhering to project budgets and delivery schedules.
• Three (3) years' experience managing projects and NEPA preparation.
• Working knowledge of environmental regulations including NEPA, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, and the rescinded Secretarial Order 3355.
• Working understanding of agency internal processes and procedures and positive existing relationships with federal land management and regulatory agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Demonstrated success in managing, training, mentoring, engaging, and retaining staff.
• Demonstrated success in managing teams of technical experts and reaching project milestones.
• Ability to solve complex problems using critical thinking, sound professional judgment, creativity, innovation, logic, and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence; attention to detail; and organizational, scheduling, and budget management skills.
• Applicants must have valid driver's license and be able to meet SWCA's driver requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in anthropology, environmental planning, environmental science, or related field.
• Experience with business development.

Additional Information:

• SWCA is proud to offer flexible work location arrangements. Fully remote, office-based, or hybrid candidates are welcome.
• While candidates who are in the Las Vegas or Reno, NV area are preferred, candidates in geographies will also be considered.

Why Work at SWCA:

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.

We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms. We offer a supportive, team-oriented work environment and competitive wages and benefits, including an 100% employee stock ownership plan (retirement).

At SWCA, we support our team members in developing their careers to make them leaders in their industry. Our Career Landscape initiative is a process and guide designed to help develop chart rewarding career paths for employees at SWCA. We encourage professional conference attendance, internal and external professional development and training programs, education reimbursement, a Science and Leadership Program, and bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria. All regular status employees are eligible to participate in SWCA medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, wellness, life and disability plans, and are eligible to participate in the SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.

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EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this Nevada-based position can expect an annual salary of $82,992.00 - $109,200.00. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA's Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.

SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA's continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.

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