Environmental Department Manager

Environmental Department Manager – Rancho Cordova, CA

Dewberry is seeking an experienced environmental planner to serve as Department Manager for our environmental group in the Rancho Cordova, CA office. This is a career opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented individual to lead our team of outstanding professionals. The successful candidate will have technical, project management, and marketing responsibilities to lead environmental projects in a variety of markets, supervise and mentor staff, and lead teams.

Personnel with a background in CEQA/NEPA clearance for transportation projects, especially with the Caltrans process, are highly encouraged to apply.

• Lead or direct multi‑faceted planning projects in collaboration with scientists, engineers and other specialists on larger and more complex projects.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of project management principles and practices and be responsible for the development of environmental compliance and planning documents in accordance with applicable guidelines and requirements, while delivering assignments within budget and schedule.
• Serve as a planning specialist, preparing and managing complex environmental analyses and coordinating with key team members, including senior staff, subconsultants, and clients.
• Oversee and produce high quality technical work products.
• Lead the preparation of proposals for mid‑sized projects and assist with proposals for larger projects, providing technical input, contributing to proposal writing, identifying opportunities, and engaging with proposal/interview teams. These efforts will include having the responsibility for preparing scopes of work and budgets.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff, including reviewing their work for accuracy and clarity and providing constructive feedback and career development guidance.
• Manage workload, task prioritization, and project progress; regularly interact with internal and external clients.

• B.S. Degree in Environmental Policy or related field
• M.S. degree in Environmental Policy or related field (preferred)
• 10+ years experience with progressive responsibilities providing environmental services on a variety of projects
• Ability to travel
• Proficiency in project management and marketing experience
• Strong communication skills
• Comfortable working on multiple project assignments concurrently
• Capability to work and interact with clients, maintain project budgets and schedules
• Ability to provide environmental technical expertise to design staff
• Desire and ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to manage time effectively and meet accelerated deadlines
• Strong technical writing and editing skills
• Firm understanding of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
• Firm understanding of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Experience with Caltrans and FHWA a plus

Don't meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

* At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

* Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

* Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry‑approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

The projected range for this position is $168,000‑$195,000 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly.