Environmental Manager 1

Description

• Supervision of technical staff and provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring.
• Interpreting the strategy of toplevel management and translating it into everyday policies.
• Monitoring employee performance.
• Assigning and supervising specific work tasks.
• Allocating resources within a team, department, group, or division.
• Continues to manage staff with diverse skills and has a focus on supporting career path and technical growth.
• Lead implementation and compliance with safety protocols and procedures.
• Begins to routinely interact with clients, customers, government officials, contractors, and others; leads project meetings and presentations; possess marketing and sales skills; represents Company in a positive light; interacts with Task Managers and Business Sector Leaders on a regular basis; attends meetings with higherlevel officials of the company on project status including financials.
• Conduct business development activities with new and existing clients.
• Lead coordination with clients and regulatory agencies.
• Manage budgets, scopes, and schedules and quality of deliverables for specific tasks or overall projects.
• Manage technical investigations including, but not limited to, wetland and stream delineations, endangered species surveys, environmental inspections, and compliance monitoring.
• Continues to show progress in oversight and coordination of project tasks; Available to junior staff for guidance; Provides opportunities to junior staff for becoming familiar with task management and financials; Working knowledge of project contract documents.
• Coming up with ideas to improve productivity of a specific team, department, group, or division.
• Recruiting and retaining staff.
• Serves as the leader of the environmental scope of project; receives administrative support and direction from Business Sector Leaders and higher-level officials of the Company.
• Reporting issues and performance to top-level management.
• Developing and implementing day-to-day routines for a team, department, group, or division.
• Begins to initiate and build client relationships; provide oversight and responsible for reviewing and approving all scopes; budgets; and schedules for all tasks of the overall projects; works with Task Managers to complete their assigned tasks; maintaining GAI’s procedures and protocols; responsible for all aspects of financials on projects.
• Prepare proposals and cost estimates.
• Inspiring and encouraging employees to perform their best.
• Lead electric transmission line siting investigation tasks and prepare siting documentation for regulatory review.
• Talent development: Develop Staff skills and empowering them as problem-solvers boosts innovation and productivity.
• Oversee learning, coaching, and career progression.
• Making sure that processes and procedures are in compliance with the overall organization’s guidelines.
• Lead environmental resource investigation tasks and prepare permit applications and associated environmental reports/consultations.

Requirements

• Occasional standing, walking, bending, or reaching within the office environment. Ability to move between workstations and attend in-person meetings.
• Visual acuity to read printed materials, digital screens, detailed documents, and perform detailed work.
• Maintains a steady ability to work both independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to lift and carry office materials or equipment weighing up to 10-20 pounds, with or without assistance.
• Begins to become well-rounded with aspects of consulting, industry standards, and Company protocols. Position requires a strong emphasis on client development; participation in professional societies and industry associations is preferred.
• Ability to work indoors in professional office settings.
• Practices strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Permitting experience in North Carolina is essential.
• Adequate hearing to participate in conversations, phone calls, and virtual meetings.
• 12+ Years of Experience
• Capable of managing project tasks.
• Ability to sit for extended periods while performing computer-based tasks.
• Must be able to travel, including overnight trips. Travel is estimated to occur monthly but may vary. Travel to clients, projects, and meetings in the mid-Atlantic (up to 10%).
• Well-being fostering: Prioritizing mental health, work-life integration and enhances retention.
• Ability to travel for meetings, training, or business purposes.
• 12+ years of experience directly related to the outlined Essential Job Duties.
• Demonstrates strong technical writing ability.
• Strategic thinking and alignment: Manager must understand broader organizational strategies and goals to effectively guide direct reports' efforts.
• Capable of functioning well within a multi-disciplinary work team.
• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Sciences or similar field of study
• Frequent use of hands and fingers for typing, writing, and handling office equipment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary - GAI is committed to paying market-based salaries
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous Paid Time Off and 7 paid holidays
• New paid Maternity/Paternity/Adoption program
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, company paid Long Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability (benefits start within 30 days of hire)
• Work is expected to be approximately 90% office-based work with occasional travel (day trips and overnight) to Project locations, Client offices, and assorted locations for Project related meetings. Must be willing to work flexible hours and overtime.
• 401k company match

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance