Environmental Project Manager – FERC Natural Gas Projects

This Opportunity

WSP in the US is seeking an Environmental Project Manager with experience managing multi-disciplinary teams to obtain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorizations and related permitting for interstate natural gas pipeline system infrastructure projects to join our team out of the New York City office
. The following locations will also be considered:
Washington DC, Valhalla, NY, Sheldon CT or Morristown NJ
. This is a full‑time, salaried position that comes with a great benefits package and remote work-from-home as an option.

The primary focus for this Project Manager is to provide environmental services and strategies to clients involving routing, permitting, and construction support services for natural gas facilities regulated by the FERC.

• Manage multiple projects in various phases of development and geographic location ranging from routing/siting phase to construction compliance phase
• Manage and direct resource teams on environmental studies and associated permit applications including FERC Section 7 applications, Blanket Project authorizations, and Third‑party EA/EIS documents
• Coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies for project permitting
• Interest in generation of business development leads, written proposals and presentations, and project work capture
• Work collaboratively with multi‑disciplinary teams which could include engineers, attorneys, planners, GIS analysts, permitting and environmental resource specialists, land agents, and construction compliance monitors
• Communicate with the public and community stakeholders at hearings and public meetings
• Client coordination including preparing and monitoring project scope, budget, schedule, and forecasting
• Participate in field reviews, project compliance inspections, and site meetings
• Travel up to 25% of time for client and internal meetings

• B.S. or B.A. in Environmental Planning, Geography, Environmental Science, or related degree
• Minimum twelve (12) years of professional experience managing environmental licensing and permitting of pipelines
• Expertise in regulations pursuant to the Natural Gas Act administered by FERC with a working knowledge in other applicable federal environmental regulations is required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, defining and understanding client requirements, managing expectations, communicating with clients and project staff
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
• Self‑starter with strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Professional certifications as applicable to technical expertise
• Masters Degree in Environmental Planning, Geography, Environmental Science, or related degree

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Expected Salary (all locations): $139,800–$220,150

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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