Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.

Who are we looking for?

Woodard & Curran offers a unique opportunity to join our Butte, MT, or Bozeman, MT teams in providing high-quality environmental remediation and restoration services to commercial and industrial clients throughout the Rocky Mountains. We seek a motivated, experienced Project Manager with an entrepreneurial spirit and strong leadership qualities to oversee and lead a well-respected team of well-known area professionals in an office that is one of the firm’s busiest locations. The selected candidate will work directly with a diverse and tremendously talented team of client managers, external consultants, and Woodard &Curran staff-level engineers, scientists, and administrative project support personnel. This is an excellent opportunity for the right individual! 

What You Will Be Doing at Woodard & Curran: 

In this role, you will use established relationships with clients and regulatory agencies to procure and manage project scope, schedule, budget, and delivery. You will lead complex remedial design and construction projects' investigation, remediation, and restoration efforts. In addition, you will be responsible for supporting client management, interacting with regulators, coordinating project team members' work, ensuring subcontractors' coordination and oversight, coaching and mentoring junior staff, developing project scope, and managing project performance. 

We are happy to discuss flexible work arrangements for this position. 

Location: Butte, MT or Bozeman, MT (will be expected to travel to Butte, MT)

Office Preference: Hybrid - 3 days a week in office 

Travel: On occasion 

What You Will Need To Succeed:

• B.S. (M.S. desirable) in Engineering or Environmental Science. 
• 10 to 20 years of professional experience with an engineering consulting firm. 
• A professional license (PE in Montana), or the ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months, is desirable. 
• Solid technical expertise in site development, implementation of field investigations, analysis, documentation, and reporting of various environmental projects; the development of remedial action plans and remedial designs; and construction and implementation of remedial alternatives. 
• Strong written and verbal skills. 
• Experience with state (MT) and federal regulations. 
• CERCLA experience. 
• Contractor and subcontractor management. 
• Cost estimating and project budgeting. 
• Strong attention to detail and quality assurance of tasks and work product. 
• Health and safety stewardship. 
• Mentorship of project staff. 

Benefits & Wellbeing

Retirement Savings:

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.

Time away from work:

• Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.

• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.

• Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.

• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.

Coverage and support for your needs and wellbeing:

Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.

Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life.

WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.

LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually – nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.

Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee’s job or planned career development.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

Woodard & Curran is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors. To read our entire Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, click here. To view the Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster and supplement, click here.

If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Woodard & Curran believes that complex teams working together in an equitable, inclusive space provides the best opportunity for achieving our vision of clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences so that everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When our people are supported to reach their full potential, we provide the most innovative, sound, and effective solutions.