Global design, engineering and consultancy firm delivering intelligence‑driven sustainable solutions for natural & built assets.
In this leadership position you will drive growth through client development, manage client relationships, and oversee project delivery while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams that include biologists, engineers, archaeologists, planners, and technical specialists.
You will manage complex environmental projects, develop permitting strategies, and ensure regulatory compliance with laws such as the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act, coordinating with agencies like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Texas Public Utilities Commission.
Responsibilities include overseeing the preparation of technical environmental documents—permit applications, NEPA reports, routing and siting studies, and Certificates of Convenience and Necessity filings—while providing senior‑level QA/QC for client deliverables and ensuring projects meet schedule and budget constraints.
The role also involves building and maintaining client relationships, leveraging networks to identify new opportunities, leading proposal development, and achieving an initial sales target of roughly $500,000 in the first year, with growth expectations for subsequent years.
Arcadis is seeking an experienced Principal Environmental Planning Project Manager to join its Gulf Coast team, leading environmental planning, permitting, siting, and project management across Texas, the Gulf Coast, and surrounding regions. The role focuses on high‑quality consulting services for linear utilities, oil and gas, data centers, carbon capture and utilization/storage (CCUS), power generation, and renewable energy sectors.
Required qualifications are a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, biology, ecology, urban planning, engineering, or a related discipline, plus at least 10 years of experience managing environmental planning, permitting, or energy projects in Texas and the Gulf region, with strong technical writing, problem‑solving, and project management skills.
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, wellbeing programs, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, nine paid holidays, 15 days of PTO, and a salary range of $124,700 to $187,050.