Environmental Compliance Project Manager

About the role

AECOM is seeking a motivated and experienced Environmental Compliance Project Manager to join our EHS + Air practice as a seller-doer. The primary emphasis of the group is to support clients with their EHS regulatory compliance needs for a variety of federal, municipal, and private-sector clients. This hybrid position will be based out of our Houston, TX office.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support environmental compliance programs under federal, state, and local requirements (e.g., CAA, CWA, RCRA, TSCA, EPCRA, state analogs).
• Conduct and manage environmental compliance audits, regulatory applicability evaluations, permitting support, and corrective action planning.
• Prepare high-quality technical deliverables including compliance reports, permit applications, regulatory analyses, and agency correspondence.
• Serve as a technical advisor to clients, translating regulatory requirements into practical, implementable solutions.
• Provide quality control and mentoring for junior staff on compliance projects.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities within existing and new client accounts.
• Collaborate with market leaders and project managers to develop capture strategies, scopes of work, and pricing.
• Lead or support proposal development efforts, including technical approaches, staffing plans, and cost estimates.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships through trusted advisor roles, repeat work, and cross-selling of services.
• Represent the firm in client meetings, industry conferences, and professional organizations.
• Serve as Project Manager or Task Lead for environmental compliance projects, managing scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated compliance and environmental solutions.
• Track project performance and support financial management, including forecasting and workload planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, chemistry, or a related field.
• 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education implementing environmental compliance programs, client development, and working directly with regulatory agencies within environmental consulting, industry, or a regulatory agency.
• Valid Driver's license is required for this role.
• Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education implementing environmental compliance programs, client development, and working directly with regulatory agencies within environmental consulting, industry, or a regulatory agency.
• Proven seller-doer experience, including client development, proposal support, and repeat work generation.
• Established client relationships or market presence in regulated industries (e.g., manufacturing, life sciences, energy, chemicals, federal or state agencies).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing client-facing technical documents.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Professional certifications (e.g., PE, CHMM, CEA, or similar).
• Experience supporting ESG, sustainability, or emerging regulatory initiatives is a plus.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring experience.