Natural Resources Senior Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Manage natural resources projects from proposal through completion.
• Prepare scopes of work, fee proposals, schedules, technical reports, and permit applications.
• Manage project budgets, invoicing, and project performance.
• Serve as a primary client contact and support agency coordination efforts.
• Mentor junior staff and support technical team development.
• Direct project set up and implementation with junior staff.
• Ensure that appropriately trained and experienced staff are assigned.
• Communicate with junior staff to direct field work.
• Perform site visits as required on the project.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor and/or Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Biology, Marine biology, or other degree relevant to the practice of Environmental Consulting.
• Minimum 8 years of related experience for Senior Project Manager with experience managing complex environmental permitting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS), Professional Arborist, Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Geologist (PG) license preferred.
• American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Certified Scientific Diver following guidelines in EM 385-1-1.

Preferred Skills And Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of environmental principles and applications.
• Extensive knowledge of permitting processes, environmental regulations, and environmental test methods.
• Extensive ability to manage and develop new clients.
• Seek out opportunities to develop relationships with clients.
• Review and provide feedback of field and laboratory testing by others.
• Perform training and/or corrective action as necessary.
• Excellent ability to manage and develop new clients.
• Experience delegating/assigning projects and tasks to other staff while also managing other projects independently.
• USFWS and NOAA coordination.
• USACE permitting experience including 404 permitting.
• FDEP permitting including CCCL permitting.
• Water Management District Permitting experience.
• FWC coordination.
• Existing Central Florida agency and client relationships.
• Assessment of benthic and aquatic vegetation.
• Protected species monitoring.
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