Manager, Environmental Operations

About the role

The Manager, Environmental Services is a senior field-facing leadership role within Quanta Infrastructure Services Group (QISG), reporting directly to the Director, Land & Environment PMO (PMO).

• Regional Leadership & Client Relationship Management — serve as the primary point of accountability for major utility clients within an assigned geographic region, building deep familiarity with each client's organizational structure, environmental preferences, and reporting requirements; establish relationships with and work across all OpUs and vendors supporting project execution
• Environmental Scope Oversight — oversee OpUs and teaming partners performing GIS-based opportunities and constraints mapping, routing and siting studies, field reconnaissance, public outreach, agency and stakeholder engagement, and data-driven route and site alternatives analysis; ensure deliverables meet QISG quality standards and client and regulatory expectations.
• Land Use & Environmental Permitting — oversee federal, state, and local environmental permit acquisition across the full suite of regulatory frameworks applicable to transmission and energy infrastructure, including: NEPA and state equivalents (CEQA); BLM ROW Grants and USFS Special Use Permits (FLPMA); CWA Section 404/401 and USACE coordination; ESA Sections 7 and 10; NHPA Section 106 and tribal consultation; Phase I/II ESA; CERCLA; MBTA; Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act; Coastal Zone Management Act; Farmland Protection Policy Act; and state and local land use permits including Special Use Permits, Conditional Use Permits, 1041 permits, and state utility commission or siting board processes.
• OpU & Teaming Partner Oversight — oversee environmental scope execution from OpUs and teaming partners, managing scope, schedule milestones, change management, and cost accountability; select, onboard, and manage third-party environmental consultants, survey firms, and specialty subconsultants in coordination with the Director of PMO, ensuring performance standards and contractual obligations are consistently met.
• Staffing, Workload Planning & Team Leadership — manage staffing levels and workload distribution across the regional environmental services team, proactively identifying resource gaps and working with the Director to address capacity needs. Mentor and develop junior environmental professionals in permitting knowledge, project management, and technical skills; champion a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Quality Oversight & Compliance — ensure all environmental deliverables — including permit applications, survey reports, constraint analyses, LOD packages, and agency correspondence — meet QISG quality standards, client specifications, and regulatory requirements; enforce consistent use of QISG-approved templates and tools and maintain a centralized permitting and deliverables tracker providing real-time visibility into permit status, outstanding submittals, and open conditions.
• Project Controls Integration & Reporting — collaborate with QISG's project controls team to embed environmental task milestones — including survey windows, permit submittal dates, and agency review timelines — into integrated project schedules, ensuring environmental activities are sequenced and resourced to support construction readiness. Prepare and present regular portfolio-level status reports covering permitting progress, survey status, budget tracking, risk items, and forecast to complete; support the Director in developing program-level metrics and dashboards that provide leadership and clients with visibility into regional environmental performance.
• Estimating, Risk Management & Proposal Support — work with the PMO Director to develop project estimates for environmental services scope, including staffing models, consultant cost frameworks, and schedule assumptions reflecting regional regulatory conditions and project complexity; contribute to risk registers identifying environmental risks. Support proposal development by providing regional expertise on environmental approach, permitting strategy, staffing, schedule, and cost inputs.
• Dispute Resolution & Operational Liaison — serve as the primary liaison and dispute resolution authority between Quanta construction OpUs, vendors, subcontractors, and teaming partners on environmental scope matters; mediate scope conflicts, operational disputes, and field-level issues to maintain project continuity and protect schedule and budget integrity. Partner with construction leadership, project management, and legal as needed to resolve contractual ambiguities and performance disagreements before they escalate; track recurring dispute patterns and recommend process or contractual changes to reduce repeat occurrences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Environmental Planning, Natural Resources, or a closely related field; Master's degree preferred
• 10+ years of progressive experience in environmental project management with a demonstrated focus on electric transmission or large-scale linear energy infrastructure projects; minimum 3–5 years in a supervisory or team leadership capacity
• Demonstrated expertise across the front-end environmental project lifecycle for transmission infrastructure: routing and siting studies, GIS constraint mapping, natural and cultural resource surveys, constructability review, and federal and state environmental permitting
• Comprehensive command of federal and state environmental permitting frameworks applicable to transmission infrastructure, including NEPA, CWA Section 404, ESA Sections 7 and 10, NHPA Section 106, BLM/USFS authorizations, and state and local land use permitting processes
• Strong project management skills including schedule tracking, risk identification, budget oversight, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects across a regional portfolio
• Proficiency in GIS and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to lead without direct authority, make sound decisions under regulatory and schedule pressure, develop junior team members, and facilitate resolution across OpUs, vendors, and client stakeholders