Environmental Project Manager

Onsite

Tampa East FL

Full time

R-101290

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose!

At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems; we help shape a more sustainable future.

Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world.

Ready to shape the future of resilient communities?

Responsibilities

• Champion Verdantas’ empathetic, people-focused culture and lead by example in interactions with employees, clients, and partners.

• Lead multidisciplinary environmental and water resources projects from planning and field execution through analysis, quality assurance, reporting, and regulatory support.

• Define project strategies, scopes of work, schedules, budgets, technical requirements, and quality expectations.

• Manage project performance by tracking progress, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and other key performance measures.

• Build and maintain strong client relationships and communicate proactively with clients, project teams, and company leadership.

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure project teams follow applicable safety procedures and requirements.

• Lead wetland, lake, surface-water, and hydrologic assessments; evaluate ecological and hydrologic criteria; and translate findings into defensible water-resource recommendations.

• Coordinate environmental permitting and compliance activities, including Natural Resource Evaluation reports, Environmental Resource Permit applications, Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting, impact evaluations, and mitigation assessments.

• Coordinate with regulatory agencies and provide accurate, timely information following appropriate internal and client review.

• Lead technical peer reviews and prepare clear, decision-ready reports, memoranda, presentations, and briefings for clients, agencies, partners, and stakeholders.

• Assign and oversee project work, mentor staff, provide technical guidance, and support team members in meeting project goals.

• Develop and deliver training for staff and consultants on wetland assessment methods, field procedures, and data-quality objectives.

• Collaborate across disciplines to solve problems, make informed decisions, and achieve project objectives.

• Maintain current knowledge of federal and state regulations applicable to the practice area.

• Support business development by preparing proposals and marketing plans, participating in industry organizations, and expanding professional relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or a related discipline from an accredited institution.

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the environmental industry, including project delivery within environmental services and water resources.

• Demonstrated success in project management, client management, technical leadership, and multidisciplinary team coordination.

• Experience applying federal and state environmental regulations and coordinating with regulatory agencies.

• Experience with wetland and surface-water assessments, hydrologic and ecological data analysis, environmental permitting, mitigation monitoring, and regulatory compliance.

• Proficiency with geodatabases, spatial analysis, mobile GIS field workflows, and environmental data quality assurance and quality control.

• Ability to translate complex scientific and regulatory information into clear, decision-ready recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences.

• Proven ability to build strong internal and external partnerships, mentor staff, and foster a collaborative team environment.

• Servant-leadership mindset that combines empathy with high standards for technical quality and client service.

• Professional Wetland Scientist certification or a comparable professional credential is preferred.

Salary Range:

Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications of the candidate as it relates to the position description

Benefits:

• Flexible Work Environment

• Paid Parental Leave

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Life and AD&D Insurance

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Paid Time Off + Holidays

Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.

Verdantas is an EOE race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/vet

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