Senior Project Manager / Program Manager — Environmental & Regulatory Compliance

New York | Open to Hybrid/Remote

A licensed geologist and senior environmental consulting leader with more than 20 years of experience managing complex investigation, remediation, and regulatory compliance projects for federal, state, and commercial clients. Holds professional geologist licenses in two states and has built a career trajectory from field geologist through senior project manager, regional manager, and program manager roles.

Industry Expertise & Roles:

• Deep background in environmental consulting across federal, state, and commercial sectors, with progressive advancement from staff geologist to program/regional manager.
• Extensive CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA, CWA, and CAA regulatory program experience across sites nationwide.
• Primary specialization in site investigation and remediation, with additional experience in environmental permitting, including renewable energy projects (solar, and exposure to wind/battery storage).
• Has served as single point of contact for federal agencies, state regulators, and commercial clients on technical and contract matters.

Key Responsibilities & Skills:

• Full-cycle project leadership: resource planning, budgeting, scheduling, and quality control across large, multi-year project portfolios.
• Business development and proposal leadership, including authoring 100+ page technical proposals and leading full capture efforts for government and commercial opportunities.
• Management of multidisciplinary technical teams and subcontractors, including staff mentoring and technical oversight.
• Groundwater investigation and modeling, site characterization, RI/FS studies, remedial design, pilot/treatability studies, and bioremediation program management.
• Community engagement, including public meetings, open houses, and stakeholder hearings on high-visibility remediation sites.

Notable Accomplishments & Impact:

• Managed a career portfolio of 70+ environmental projects for federal, state, and commercial clients.
• Led a regional book of business as Regional Manager for a federal agency region, including three successful proposal wins.
• Directed proposal efforts that generated $2M+ in new revenue for a prior employer.
• Managed a $40M+ federal investigation program involving complex site characterization and multi-year field operations.
• Successfully brought multiple CERCLA sites to formal closure.

Tools & Capabilities:

• Licensed Professional Geologist (active, two states).
• OSHA HAZWOPER Supervisor Certification, 40-Hour HAZWOPER, and OSHA 30-Hour General Industry training.
• Regulatory fluency across CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA, CWA, and CAA frameworks.
• Financial reporting and budget-tracking protocol development for large project portfolios.
• MBA and M.S. in Geology, with a B.S. in Geology as foundational training.

What They're Looking For:

• A Senior Project Manager role with a clear path toward Program Manager, eventually overseeing a team of project managers within a practice or service line.
• Hybrid schedule strongly preferred (1–2 days in-office, remainder remote); open to fully remote arrangements.
• Continued focus on environmental site investigation/remediation, with interest in expanding into environmental permitting work, particularly on renewable energy projects.
• Drawn to organizations with a strong growth trajectory, collegial culture, and long-term advancement or ownership potential.