Senior Environmental Project Manager

About the role

WSP is a leading energy solutions provider with decades of experience managing projects across the Texas/Louisiana region (including, but not limited to, adjacent states in the south-central U.S.). Our portfolio includes transmission line development, renewable energy generation, energy storage, and grid modernization. We are committed to sustainability, regulatory compliance, and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders and communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams across complex energy projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Direct site selection and route evaluation for transmission, distribution, and generation facilities.
• Manage environmental permitting, applications, agency coordination, public meetings, and stakeholder engagement.
• Partner with local, state, and federal agencies; provide strategic guidance on state filing requirements.
• Monitor policy trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies in the Texas/Louisiana energy market.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, agencies, landowners, and internal partners.
• Lead proposal development, scope definition, budgets, schedules, and client relationship growth.
• Champion innovation, operational efficiency, and best practices across project delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Ecology, Engineering, Environmental Science, Project Management, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 10+ years of experience managing environmental projects in the energy sector (transmission, generation, renewables, or pipelines).
• Demonstrated expertise in siting and routing, permitting, impact assessments, and regulatory compliance in TX, LA, AR, OK, NM, or MS.
• Experience preparing and managing Public Utility Commission/Public Service Commission applications, including expert testimony.
• Prioritizing experience managing teams, budgets, schedules, and contractors across the full project lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including public meetings and community outreach.
• Track record of successful proposal development, client growth, and team leadership.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Qualifications

• Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 10+ years of experience managing environmental projects in the energy sector.

Skills

• Expertise in siting and routing, permitting, impact assessments, and regulatory compliance.
• Public utility commission/public service commission application experience.
• Strategic guidance on state filing requirements.
• Monitoring policy trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies.
• Public meetings and community outreach experience.
• Proposal development, scope definition, budgets, schedules, and client relationship growth.
• Championing innovation, operational efficiency, and best practices.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings.
• A flexible and agile workplace model.
• Commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Global reach, local expertise.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The role may be based in Austin, TX; Houston, TX; San Antonio, TX; Fort Worth/Dallas, TX; Corpus Christi, TX; or Baton Rouge, LA.