Senior Project Manager (Energy & Permitting – Rockies Region) Remote/Hybrid

About the Role

Tetra Tech is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager – Energy & Permitting to support the siting, routing, and environmental permitting of utility-scale energy projects throughout Colorado, Wyoming, and the greater Rockies Region. This role offers the opportunity to join a dynamic, collaborative, and entrepreneurial consulting team focused on renewable energy, electric transmission, battery storage, and other infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership for complex permitting efforts, cultivate and expand client relationships, mentor project teams, and contribute to the growth of Tetra Tech's Energy Practice.

Location: Colorado or Wyoming (Remote/Hybrid; Affiliated with the Denver Office).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Senior Project Manager for complex utility-scale energy, transmission, and infrastructure projects, leading siting, routing, environmental permitting, and project development activities from pursuit through completion.
• Provide strategic oversight for multidisciplinary project teams to deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Develop project work plans, permitting strategies, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and project execution approaches.
• Lead preparation and quality review of federal, state, and local environmental permit applications and technical deliverables.
• Manage project financial performance, including budgets, forecasting, resource planning, invoicing, and profitability.
• Ensure compliance with company quality, risk management, and health and safety requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and expand strategic client relationships throughout the Rockies Region, identifying and pursuing new business opportunities with utilities, renewable energy developers, government agencies, and other energy clients.
• Lead opportunity capture efforts, including client engagement, proposal strategy, interviews, contract negotiations, and project transitions.
• Prepare and oversee proposals, scopes of work, staffing plans, schedules, and cost estimates.
• Mentor and develop project managers, environmental planners, and technical staff, providing technical leadership and quality oversight for environmental permitting projects.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, staff development, and succession planning.
• Foster collaboration across offices and multidisciplinary technical teams, promoting a culture focused on safety, quality, innovation, and exceptional client service.
• Conduct activities in accordance with company procedures, legislation, and industry standards, pursuing continuous professional development.
• Work safely at all times and report health and safety concerns.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Planning, Environmental Science, Engineering, Land Use Planning, Project Management, or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8–15+ years of environmental consulting experience supporting energy, utility, transmission, renewable energy, or infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated success managing complex environmental permitting and project development efforts.
• Experience with utility-scale energy siting and routing evaluations, environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, technical studies, and permit application preparation.
• Familiarity with federal, state, and local permitting processes.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary consulting teams and multiple concurrent projects.
• Proven success developing strategic client relationships and expanding business opportunities.
• Experience managing project financial performance, including budgets, forecasting, and profitability.
• Strong leadership, organizational, technical writing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record without restrictions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience preparing and managing Colorado 1041 permits, Conditional Use Permits, Special Use Permits, Zone Change applications, Site Plan Review applications, and Wyoming Industrial Siting Act permits.
• Experience managing complex, multi-jurisdictional environmental permitting efforts requiring federal, state, and local approvals, including:
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • State Public Utility/Public Service Commissions
  • State Natural Resource and Fish & Wildlife Agencies
  • County Planning Departments
• Existing relationships with utility companies, renewable energy developers, or regulatory agencies in Colorado and Wyoming.
• Previous environmental consulting experience.
• Familiarity with GIS and routing/siting software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Preference for candidates located in the Denver metropolitan area.

Work Environment

This position supports projects throughout the Rockies Region and may be based remotely, in a hybrid arrangement, or from a Tetra Tech office depending on the selected candidate's location. Travel is required for client meetings, agency coordination, public outreach, field visits, business development activities, and project support.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
• Merit-based financial rewards.
• Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.

Pay

Pay Range: $130,000–$180,000 annually. Final pay is determined by multiple factors, including relevant work experience, demonstrated skills, certifications, competencies, geographic location, and education.