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At HDR, our employee‑owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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Environmental Project Manager

For our Water Business Group, the Environmental Project Manager will provide technical and client leadership for large‑scale projects. You will work closely with HDR's environmental sciences & planning staff, CEQA & NEPA practitioners, and other multidisciplinary teams. The role focuses on program development in Southern California, with emphasis on water resource clients and projects. Strong CEQA & NEPA technical understanding, integrated water resources planning experience, and business development skills are essential.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage the preparation of small to large‑scale CEQA & NEPA documents for a wide range of water resource project types and market sectors.
• Supervise and coordinate the activities of assigned sector, recommend measures to improve performance and increase efficiency, and manage staff utilization and profitability.
• Track personnel actions and staff development, including support for recruiting, hiring, and training measures for assigned staff.
• Lead and manage quality control, ensuring that quality work is planned and organized through a proactive project management system and implementing corrective measures as needed.
• Provide hands‑on mentoring and team participation to create a bridge between technical resources and client requirements, ensuring appropriate leadership and supervision on technical assignments.
• Work with client development leadership to prioritize marketing and business development efforts and target initiatives that provide maximum return on investment.
• Champion a quality culture within the sector organization and production teams, serving water business group clients.
• Direct technical messaging and professional attendance at professional organizations and industry events.
• Promote the Drive to Zero culture where safety of staff and clients is paramount.
• Interpret, implement, and enforce company policies.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS or BA degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience in CEQA & NEPA environmental documentation, regulatory compliance and permitting, and familiarity with the suite of technical disciplines required to support water resource projects (e.g., hydrology and wetlands, soils and geology, cultural resources, vegetation and wildlife, and GIS).
• Master's degree in environmental science, water resources, or a related field is preferred.
• Substantial CEQA & NEPA experience with Southern California water agencies, such as the City and County of San Diego, Los Angeles, MWD, SDCWA, OCSD, State Water Resources Control Board, Department of Water Resources, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Experience writing proposals, developing scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for complex environmental projects with multidisciplinary teams and multi‑agency efforts, including at least 2 years of project management experience, proficiency with MS Office suite, strong people skills, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated strong conceptual, organizational, problem‑solving, and research abilities, and comprehensive understanding of federal and state water resource regulatory policy.
• Ability to interact with various teams and excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills.
• CEQA & NEPA document preparation and regulatory permitting under the Clean Water Act, experience with Microsoft Project and Teams, GIS management, consulting industry experience, NPDES permit compliance monitoring and reporting.
• Habitat restoration planning.
• Water supply planning.
• Experience with California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and/or New Mexico markets and public and private client groups.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 7 years related experience.
• At least 2 years of project management experience.
• Ability to interact with various design teams and excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our employee‑owned culture.

What We Believe HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust, and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected, and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full‑time regular positions. Temporary and part‑time roles eligible for limited benefits.) {San Diego}: $118,000 - $168,000 {Irvine}: $123,000 - $176,000

Primary Location: United States-California-San Diego

Other Locations: United States-California-Irvine

Industry: Environment/Sciences

Schedule: Full‑time

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class: Environmental Sci and Planning

Job Posting: Dec 18, 2024