Environmental Permitting Program Manager

Environmental Permitting Project Manager

Butler, New Jersey

About First Environment:
Headquartered in Butler, New Jersey, First Environment is a veteran‑owned, multi‑disciplinary environmental consulting and engineering firm. We’ve earned a reputation for solving and mediating complex environmental challenges facing Fortune 500 corporations, federal and state agencies, and local clients.

We offer employees competitive compensation packages; medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance, short‑and long‑term disability insurance; 401(k); educational reimbursement.

We are seeking an Environmental Permitting Project Manager to join our Planning, Permitting, and Licensing Practice. This successful candidate is passionate about their work, driven by intellectual curiosity, and strives to work collectively to best serve our clients and help create the future of our communities in meaningful and sustainable ways. The role is hybrid, reporting to our Butler, NJ office and working remotely, and will support development, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of key permitting programs to support quality and strategic growth plans.

• Lead and participate in a wide variety of site‑development, transportation, energy‑related, climate adaptation and resiliency projects.
• Manage permitting projects at the federal, state, and local level with a strong track record of success.
• Prepare permit applications, scientific reports, and environmental impact statements.
• Coordinate field work, direct and support other technical staff, interact with clients, stakeholders, and contractors, and manage budgets, invoicing, accounts receivable, schedules, and subcontractors; also support proposals and cost estimates.
• Direct experience with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Clean Water Act permitting (Sections 404, 10, 408), federal or state Water Quality Certification, and other federal permitting agencies (e.g., US Fish and Wildlife Service Section 7 consultations, NOAA fisheries). Also experience with applicable New Jersey regulatory agencies, including Waterfront Development, Coastal Zone Management, Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA), Natural Heritage Program (NHP), freshwater and coastal wetlands, watershed and land management (Land Resource Protection), stormwater management, New Jersey Pinelands Commission, former Meadowlands Commission, New Jersey Flood Hazard Area Rules, marine sediment and dredging, and the Green Acres Program.

• Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree in environmental science, natural resources, biology, ecology, planning, or related field, and 5 to 15 years of post‑degree environmental permitting experience in New Jersey. Comparable permitting experience in New York is a plus.
• Familiarity and experience preparing NEPA documentation including ENFs, EIRs, CATEXs, EAs, and EISs.
• Strong ability to prioritize, organize, and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal communication and technical communication skills are mandatory.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude while working under aggressive schedules.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports, procedures, correspondence, and other written materials.
• Experience with sustainability and climate adaptation and resiliency planning is a plus.
• Experience with socioeconomic and environmental justice analysis is also a plus.
• Ability to travel to support project demands, attend technical conferences, and support business development needs.
• Ability to pass a Federal Background Check.

Salary Range: $130-$160

No phone calls and no employment agency submissions, please.

First Environment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectionate or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex.