Senior Environmental Manager

SME is seeking a Senior Environmental Manager in Fort Wayne, IN, responsible for project management, business development, and mentoring. Key tasks include securing clients, preparing proposals, providing technical leadership, and managing environmental projects. Candidates should have strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. The role emphasizes ethical conduct and safety. SME offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical insurance and 401k matching.
The Opportunity:

A Senior Environmental Manager will primarily be working with project/client management, business development, corporate strategy, group strategy, mentoring and administration.

Responsibilities:
• Identifying and securing clients and business/project opportunities both independently and in support of other local, regional and corporate business development activities. Preparing successful proposals, negotiating professional service fees and contracts. Identifying and participating in professional and business organizations and other networking activities that will foster relationships with current clients and potential clients.
• Providing technical review and technical leadership for the environmental group, maintaining project budgets and schedules, directing project teams effectively, keeping up to date with state regulations, and managing the environmental components of brownfield redevelopment projects.
• Mentoring and leading project Team Members to successfully complete assigned responsibilities.

Requirements:
• Has competency using computer operating systems and MS Office Suite programs (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills to effectively interact with clients, team members, and supervisors, conveying technical information clearly.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize, manage workloads, maintain accurate and detailed record-keeping skills, documenting field observations, safety concerns, and problem resolutions.
• Effective interpersonal skills to build rapport with clients and team members, fostering positive working relationships, customer-centric approach to provide excellent service to clients, ensuring their needs and concerns are addressed promptly and professionally.
• Must be able to understand and adapt to change and react productively to frequent interruptions and changing conditions.
• Basic construction competencies including ability to determine location from surface features and landmarks by interpretation from surveys, road maps, aerial photos, topographic maps, and geologic maps; understanding construction stakes set by others, and color markings of utility companies.
• Has a general aptitude for identifying and resolving complex technical problems in the field, utilizing critical thinking and logical reasoning.
• Demonstrates ethical conduct, maintaining confidentiality and ensuring safety and security in all aspects of work, strict adherence to safety protocols and guidelines, fostering a safe working environment for yourself and others.

SME's Core Values:
• Honesty and Integrity
• Respect
• Selfless Service
• Teamwork
• Practical Solutions

Benefits:

At SME, we believe that taking care of our employees is the cornerstone of our success. Our commitment to your well-being goes beyond a job- it is about helping you thrive both personally and professionally. We offer a benefits package that is not simply meeting an expectation, but a key component of your overall job satisfaction. The following list highlights many of the benefits SME offers its employees.
• SME provides Medical, Dental, and Vision after 30 days of employment.
• SME covers the premium cost of medical insurance so that you and your families never have to worry about the costs of healthcare.
• 401k match
• Yearly profit sharing that goes directly into your 401k
• Yearly performance bonuses
• Yearly wage evaluations
• Flexible Spending Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Volunteer Time Off

Experience
Required
• 15 year(s): Engineering

Education
Required
• Bachelors or better in Environmental Engineering or related field

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