Senior Project Manager - Energy Development / Permitting

Summary

Join Dudek, a leading environmental, planning, and engineering firm, as a Project Manager leading multi-disciplinary teams in obtaining permits for renewable energy projects. You will be responsible for proactive business development, collaborating with various teams and agencies, and managing large, complex projects within budget and schedule. This fully remote position, based out of the San Diego office, offers opportunities to work on projects nationwide. Dudek values collaboration, sustainability, and innovation, fostering a culture of teamwork and employee well-being. The company offers competitive salaries, benefits, and opportunities for professional development. As a 100% employee-owned company, Dudek rewards its team members with ownership and financial benefits.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, or a related field or equivalent work experience
• Experience with proactive business development
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have active personal automobile liability insurance by first day of employment
• As a federal contractor, successful candidates are required to pass the following pre-employment requirements prior to beginning employment: pre - employment drug test and background check

Responsibilities

• Foster client connections through existing client relationships and proactive business development while working with others to anticipate and pursue work
• Promote a culture of teamwork, engagement, quality service, and customer satisfaction to our clients
• Enhance Dudek’s professional reputation and demonstrate the ability to be creative and innovative with these tasks while representing Dudek in a professional manner
• Provides QA/QC of Dudek prepared work products and associated mentorship on methods and means to improve work products
• Manage projects that are fast-paced with changing requirements
• Lead permitting strategies by taking initiative to assure client expectations are being met
• Prepare permitting packages, technical reports, critical issues analysis and lead stakeholder outreach programs
• Lead the preparation, organization, and production of environmental compliance management plans, permit applications, and other environmental documents to guide compliance implementation during the project lifecycle
• Work with project team members to track environmental commitments to support the implementation of permit conditions on a variety of projects
• Coordinate with client, field personnel, and environmental resource specialists to ensure permit conditions are implemented during construction
• Provides mentorship to all team members to foster career growth opportunities
• Mentor staff in the development of the skills in permitting and document preparation
• Actively engages in opportunities to identify and follow-through with new team member additions that will help meet existing client needs and provide new market opportunities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with leading stakeholder outreach programs for energy projects
• Experience developing projects on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands
• Strong technical writing and research skills as well as solid written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Customarily and regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment
• Self-motivated with an interest to learn and grow as a project team
• Five (5) or more years’ experience managing the permitting process for energy project teams and mentorship of team members
• Experience with managing environmental resource specialists and managing large project teams

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Discretionary bonuses, based on firmwide, divisional, and individual performance
• Yearly merit review
• An employee stock ownership program
• Paid Time Off (PTO) packages for both salaried and hourly employees