Senior Environmental Project Manager (Remediation) at Fox Point Recruitment LLC in Buffalo, New York, United States

Job description

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Environmental Project Manager to lead environmental assessment and remediation consulting projects in the Buffalo, New York area. This senior-level position combines technical environmental expertise with project leadership, client relationship management, staff development, and financial oversight.
• The successful candidate will manage projects throughout the full lifecycle, from proposal and scope development through execution, reporting, invoicing, and closeout. This individual will also serve as a primary client contact, provide senior technical review, mentor junior professionals, and help identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Direct multiple environmental assessment and remediation projects from initial proposal through final project closeout.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and communicate technical findings, recommendations, schedules, and project updates.
• Develop and review proposals, scopes of work, budgets, fee estimates, and project modifications.
• Monitor project financial performance, including budgets, profitability, invoicing, and collections.
• Coordinate staffing, scheduling, and resource allocation across concurrent assignments.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to environmental professionals and project teams.
• Mentor junior staff and support their technical and professional development.
• Independently perform Phase I Environmental Site Assessments while meeting Environmental Professional requirements.
• Review Phase I ESA reports and other environmental deliverables prepared by junior team members.
• Prepare and critically evaluate environmental reports, technical analyses, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Conduct senior-level quality reviews of project deliverables.
• Lead client meetings and technical project discussions.
• Maintain established client relationships while identifying opportunities for additional environmental consulting work.
• Apply environmental regulations, permitting requirements, and investigation methodologies to project planning and execution.
• Collaborate with department leadership on staffing, technical, operational, and project-management matters.
• Promote safe, timely, high-quality, and financially responsible project delivery.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant environmental consulting or closely related professional experience.
• Bachelor's and/or master's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental or Natural Science, Geology, or another discipline applicable to environmental consulting.
• Ability to obtain the applicable local professional license through reciprocity within three months of hire.
• Ability to secure additional licenses or certifications when required by specific project assignments.
• Extensive understanding of environmental regulations, principles, permitting requirements, investigation methods, and consulting practices.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including oversight of multiple complex assignments.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, coaching, and staff-development abilities.
• Experience managing project budgets and financial performance.
• Ability to assess and provide senior-level review of technical work prepared by others.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and client communication abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain long-term client relationships.
• Business development skills with the ability to support client and account growth.
• Valid driver's license when driving is required as part of assigned job responsibilities.
• Candidates with qualifying U.S. military experience at the E-7 rank may meet the experience profile when they also satisfy the required education and licensing criteria.
• Environmental assessment and remediation project management
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
• Environmental regulatory and permitting knowledge
• Technical report review and quality assurance
• Budgeting and project financial management
• Client relationship management and business development
• Team leadership and staff mentoring
• No separate preferred qualifications were specified.

Skills

Required

• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
• Team leadership and staff mentoring