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. This opportunity is for an accomplished Senior Environmental Project Manager with extensive experience managing both large and small environmental projects within the power and energy sector.

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.
• Prior 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.
• Experience with Public Utility Commission/Public Service Commission applications and expert testimony is preferred.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and proposal development skills are essential.
• Excellent communication skills are required.

Skills

• Expertise in siting and routing, permitting, impact assessments, and regulatory compliance.
• Public utility commission/public service commission application experience.
• Stakeholder engagement and proposal development skills.
• Effective communication skills.

Benefits

WSP offers a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings plans. Employees are also afforded a flexible and agile workplace model designed to meet client needs and support career growth.

Pay

Compensation details are confidential and will be provided upon successful completion of the application process.

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. Employees are expected to work standard business hours, with occasional travel to project sites.