Environmental Project Manager - Power Sector

Responsibilities

• Project team leadership expectations:
• Support defining objectives, decision-making processes, schedules, budgets and success factors.
• Aid team by providing clarity on what the objectives are for an assignment, how decisions will be made, development of schedules and budgets, and what critical success factors the client is trying to achieve.
• Establish effective communication methods for team standups, technical/design decisions, and client interactions.
• Support team motivation: Assist in empowering team members, resolving conflicts, providing feedback and celebrating success.
• Create a safe environment: Support and assist in providing an atmosphere where ideas and creativity thrive.
• Embrace thought and experience diversity: Support an environment where diverse backgrounds, geographies, and different perspectives are all heard, respected and considered.
• Develop project team members: Support project team development by contributing to continuous learning, skills development and mentoring.
• Execution of BC’s project delivery requirements:
• Collaborate and prepare detailed scopes of work to set clear expectations and prevent project overruns.
• Develop clear assumptions and limitations and set realistic expectations and a solid pathway to delivering quality work successfully.
• Collaborate on the development and maintenance of project schedules to provide for timely resource allocation and delivery.
• Recommend and assist implementation of schedule delay mitigation measures as needed.
• Develop and collaborate on work breakdown structures and project budgets aligned with scope and schedule to set projects up for financial success.
• Manage budget on project to meet planned project performance metrics.
• Create, implement and monitor quality management plans and processes to enhance client trust, minimize deficiencies, incorporate our standards and quality review processes and collaborate with team members to contribute to quality.
• Identify and manage internal and external changes to mitigate risks.
• Identify and recommend change management, in collaboration with project team, prepare the scope and budget for the change order, and gain client endorsement and approval for the change to minimize financial and execution risk to BC.
• Identify and escalate risks, collaborate with teams to prepare mitigation strategies for each risk, monetization of each risk, and update the risk profile on the project throughout the lifecycle of a project.
• Lead by example and follow BC policy and client requirements for health and safety.
• Lead development and implementation of health and safety plans per the project specific requirements.
• Manage external resources: including third parties/vendors to deliver successfully on their contracted scope, quality, budget, and schedule.
• Lead achievement of project goals related to scope, schedule, budget and quality.
• Maintain profitability through routine earned value analysis and compliance, business revenue forecasting and timely invoicing/collections.
• Build successful relationships with Clients, while collaborating with client service managers and project teams to assess client satisfaction.
• Monitor and share clients’ critical success factors for project success and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of project management tools and techniques, including project planning, budget management and risk management.
• Strong budget, quality and change management skills, Understanding of quality and change management tools, techniques and processes.
• Understanding of contract management and client service.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of financial performance and revenue generation.
• Experience Typically, a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience successfully managing projects of increasing complexity.
• Experience collaborating with cross functional teams.
• Proven experience in project planning, risk and change management, and contract management of small to mid-size projects.
• A bachelor’s degree in project management, engineering, or business administration or equivalent relevant experience is required.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in: Environmental Science, Ecology, Biology / Botany, Environmental Engineering or related field.
• Experience: 8+ years of experience in environmental consulting or utility support, with a focus on: Power and/or natural gas infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience managing large-scale environmental projects and teams.
• Strong technical background in: Wetland delineations, Ecology, vegetation, and habitat assessment, Environmental permitting and compliance.
• Experience with FERC-regulated projects or large linear utility projects.
• Strong familiarity with Georgia-specific regulatory frameworks and permitting processes.
• GIS proficiency (ArcGIS or similar).
• Candidates Must Hold Applicable Certifications, Including Georgia Erosion & Sediment Control Certified Design Professional (Level II) (required), Georgia Erosion & Sediment Control Inspector (Level 1B or higher), Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) or demonstrated equivalent expertise.
• Experience meeting USACE wetland delineation standards (formal certification preferred where applicable).