Environmental Project Manager

Freese and Nichols, Inc. is seeking an Environmental Project Manager for their offices in Florida (Tampa, Orlando, or Jacksonville). The role requires 8+ years of experience in environmental science and project leadership. Responsibilities include managing environmental projects, developing client relationships, and mentoring staff. The position offers a hybrid schedule with up to 40% remote work. Candidates should have a relevant degree and knowledge of regulatory processes.
Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) has an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Project Manager to help grow our practice throughout Florida. This position can be located in our Tampa, Orlando or Jacksonville offices. Join FNI and help grow a team dedicated to delivering projects that improve our environment and the communities we serve. The successful candidate should have 8+ years' experience assisting with and leading projects with a focus on environmental science and permitting, natural resource management, or similar disciplines. This is a seller-doer role with an emphasis on client service and technical expertise. The primary responsibly will be to help win, lead, and successfully deliver environmental based projects in Florida, but will also assist our environmental and coastal science teams with projects throughout the Gulf Coast and beyond.

When you join FNI as an Environmental Project Manager you will:
• Develop and maintain client relationships, identify and help win environmental based projects that improve our environment and the communities we serve.
• Manage environmental science and natural resource projects in a wide variety of disciplines that may include, but are not limited to: wetland ecology and permitting, stormwater management and permitting, water resource/quality, wildlife biology, natural resource management and restoration, and coastal resilience.
• Lead and mentor rising scientists and engineers.
• Coordinate with and support work within other FNI groups and disciplines
• Build teaming relationships with other firms and organizations that create successful project opportunities

QualificationsRequired:
• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, geology, or related discipline.
• 8+ years' professional experience with majority of time spent leading teams and projects.
• Working knowledge of USACE, EPA, and FDEP regulatory and permitting processes.
• Works well in a team environment, is responsive, and has strong communication and technical writing skills.

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,200+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.

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