Environmental Senior Project Manager

As a Senior Project Manager in the Knoxville, Tennessee office of Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), you will be responsible for helping to shape the continued growth of our Environmental Practice including recruiting new staff and building upon existing staff and expertise to expand our client base and service offerings.  Daily duties will include managing client relationships and developing new business, managing projects, and providing senior direction on a variety of environmental projects in the broad areas of air, water, and waste.

• BS in Geology or Civil, Environmental, or Chemical Engineering, or equivalent suitable to the area of practice (MS a plus);
• Current Tennessee Licensure as a P.E. or P.G. (licensure in adjacent states is a plus);
• 15+ years diverse environmental consulting experience including at least 5 in a supervisory/management role.  Candidates will be evaluated based on the degree of local or regional experience developing, managing, and performing services such as:
• Phase I/II environmental assessments for real estate development
• Contaminated Site and Brownfield Investigations
• RCRA Facility Investigations and Corrective Action
• Feasibility studies
• Remedial evaluation, planning and design experience, including:
• Vapor mitigation systems
• Dig and haul
• In-situ approaches, such as chemical oxidation/reduction, biological, and permeable reactive barriers
• Capping systems
• Ability to support client procurement and manage staff providing remedial observation;
• Strong leadership, team building, and interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrated business development and client management experience;
• Familiarity and positive working relationships with local, state, and federal regulators such as TDEC, KYDEP, ADEM, NCDEQ, MDEQ, GAEPD, and USEPA
• Ability to speak and write professionally, including experience with the preparation of regulatory submittals;
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, budgeting and cost control; and,
• Demonstrated experience supervising technical and administrative staff;

Here’s What We’d Like to See:

• Experience successfully building and managing an environmental practice or demonstrated career advancement that would indicate you are ready to step into this role.
• A strong desire to help CEC grow its environmental practice service offerings, client base, and expertise in the southeast region.
• Membership and active participation in applicable trade groups and professional organizations

We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record. We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects. You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.

We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community – focused on giving back to the communities in which we work; CEC Ignite – focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA – focused on inclusion, diversity, equality, and acceptance; and CEC Women – focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!

We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you – that is our goal. CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.

CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term disability; tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.

CEC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If CEC has not expressly requested recruiting services or contractually engaged with you for recruiting services on a specific position, any resumes or candidate profiles sent to CEC shall be considered unsolicited.  Therefore, any such submissions will be considered property of CEC, with no associated fees due to your firm.