Senior Technical Environmental Compliance / Permitting Manager

Job Description

This Opportunity

Join WSP's Valhalla, NY office as a Senior Technical Environmental Compliance / Permitting manager. We are seeking a practitioner who can manage environmental permitting and planning projects from pursuit through delivery, develop winning proposals, develop and maintain client relationships, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients navigating complex regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience developing scopes and budgets, managing multidisciplinary proposals and project teams, preparing high-quality technical deliverables, and leading agency coordination efforts. Experience with project execution, energy projects, permitting strategy, and federal and state environmental review processes is highly desired. Existing client relationships and a demonstrated ability to support business development efforts are a plus.

Your Impact

• Lead local permitting approvals, environmental permitting, and planning projects for energy, and public-sector clients.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, client communications and relationships, and overall project delivery.
• Develop permitting and regulatory compliance strategies involving agencies such as USACE, FHWA, state DOTs, local planning boards, and environmental resource agencies.
• Prepare and oversee high-quality technical reports, permit applications, environmental assessments, environmental impact evaluations, and regulatory correspondence.
• Lead proposal efforts, including capture planning, technical approach development, scope and fee preparation, interviews, and client presentations.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and prospective clients, teaming partners, and regulatory agencies.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities aligned with WSP's environmental and permitting services.
• Mentor environmental and permitting specialists, and early-career staff while helping grow the Permitting, and Licensing practice.
• 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.
  
  

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Associates Degree in business, environmental science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 12 years of experience managing environmental planning, permitting, and regulatory compliance projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and managing client relationships.
• Strong understanding of federal and state environmental review and permitting requirements, including USACE Section 404/10 permitting, ESA, and related regulations.
• Existing relationships with transportation agencies, coastal and environmental regulators, municipalities, or private-sector clients in New England.
• Exceptional technical writing skills, including preparation of environmental documents, permit applications, technical memoranda, and regulatory correspondence.
• Proven success developing proposals, scopes of work, fee estimates, and project work plans.
• Ability to identify opportunities, support business development efforts, and contribute to growth of an environmental planning and permitting practice.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
  
  

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $143,600 - $174,400

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.