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Project Manager – Environmental Services (CEQA/NEPA)
Own Your Future at Psomas Join a 100% employee-owned firm built for long-term thinking, shared success, and meaningful impact.
As our Project Manager – Environmental Services (CEQA/NEPA) for our Environmental Services team in Pasadena, CA, you'll step into a client-facing leadership role supporting a diverse portfolio of land development, infrastructure, and utility projects. In this role, you'll lead environmental review efforts, mentor team members, and help grow client relationships while delivering high-quality CEQA and NEPA documentation.
Why Psomas
- Shared Success: An ownership culture that rewards long-term thinking and doing what's right.
- Retirement Benefits: Company-funded ESOP 401(k) with immediate match.
- Hybrid Flexibility: 3/2 hybrid schedule.
- Career Growth: Clear pathways, coaching, and leadership development.
- People-First Culture: Collaborative teams that invest in your development.
- Meaningful Work: Community-impact projects plus ways to give back.
What You'll Do
As our Project Manager – Environmental Services (CEQA/NEPA), you will lead environmental planning efforts, manage project delivery, and support client relationships while ensuring high-quality technical work.
- Project Leadership & Delivery
Serve as Project Manager, primary author, and point of contact for mid-size to large CEQA/NEPA documents, ensuring quality deliverables are completed on schedule and within budget. - Client Engagement & Relationship Management
Maintain proactive communication with clients, providing consultation and recommendations to support successful project outcomes. - Team Leadership & Mentorship
Guide and mentor project team members, supporting collaboration and professional development within a dynamic team environment. - Business Development & Proposals
Prepare proposals, scopes of work, and fee estimates, and participate in interviews, marketing efforts, and client meetings. - Collaboration & Technical Excellence
Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver creative, compliant solutions that meet client environmental requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Planning, Policy, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
- 8–15 years of experience preparing CEQA/NEPA analyses and documentation
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects, clients, and deliver high-quality technical work
- Strong communication, technical writing, and organizational skills
- Experience or interest in technical areas such as transportation, utilities, air quality/GHG, noise/vibration, cultural resources, wildfire, or similar disciplines is a plus
Compensation & Benefits
- Compensation: $115,000 - $150,000 annually (commensurate with experience)
- Incentives: Discretionary bonus and recognition programs
- Time Off: 3 weeks PTO plus 8 paid holidays
- Total Rewards: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family, along with employee ownership and retirement benefits.
Our Hiring Approach
Our recruiting team reviews every application personally and will keep candidates informed throughout the process. If a candidate's background aligns with what we need, we'll reach out to discuss next steps.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $115,000 - $150,000