Senior Technical Manager - Environmental Permitting & Compliance

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Technical Manager – Environmental Permitting & Compliance to support our Earth & Environment Team in New York City
. This position will support a diverse portfolio of energy, transportation, infrastructure, and development projects, with opportunities to work across environmental permitting, natural resources, and construction environmental compliance.

This leadership position will support a diverse portfolio of transportation, utility, energy, infrastructure, coastal, marine, and development projects throughout New York City, Long Island, and the broader Northeast region. The successful candidate will serve as both a senior technical leader and project manager, responsible for developing permitting strategies, leading environmental compliance programs, mentoring staff, managing client relationships, and supporting delivery of some of the region's most significant public and private infrastructure projects.

• Lead environmental permitting, natural resources, and environmental compliance efforts for complex transportation, transit, rail, utility, energy, infrastructure, coastal, marine, and development projects throughout the New York metropolitan area.
• Develop permitting strategies and serve as a senior technical advisor on environmental compliance, regulatory coordination, environmental risk management, and agency negotiations.
• Lead coordination with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and support major clients including transportation agencies, utilities, municipalities, and private developers.
• Oversee preparation and quality review of permit applications, environmental studies, technical reports, compliance documentation, and agency coordination materials.
• Manage construction-phase environmental compliance programs, including environmental inspections, contractor oversight, monitoring programs, regulatory reporting, and corrective actions.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of environmental scientists, engineers, planners, construction managers, permitting specialists, and subcontractors to successfully deliver projects.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, and client expectations across multiple concurrent assignments.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while supporting business development, proposal preparation, strategic pursuits, and practice growth.
• Provide technical leadership, QA/QC oversight, mentoring, coaching, and career development for environmental staff and emerging leaders.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, innovation, safety, and exceptional client service.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Biology, Natural Resources, Environmental Engineering, Planning, Geography, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in environmental consulting, environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, natural resource management, and/or construction environmental compliance.
• Demonstrated experience leading environmental permitting and compliance efforts for transportation, transit, rail, energy, utility, infrastructure, or development projects.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations and permitting programs.
• Experience coordinating directly with regulatory agencies and leading environmental permitting strategies.
• Proven experience managing projects, budgets, schedules, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience supervising, mentoring, and developing technical staff.
• Experience preparing and reviewing permit applications, environmental studies, impact analyses, environmental compliance plans, and technical reports.
• Strong understanding of environmental commitment tracking, permit compliance, construction oversight, and environmental risk management.
• Ability to interpret permits, environmental requirements, technical specifications, and construction drawings.
• Strong client management, written communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify environmental risks and develop practical, defensible, and cost-effective solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively with clients, contractors, regulators, and multidisciplinary project teams.
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