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Fort Collins
3665 JFK Parkway, Bldg. 2
Suite 100
Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA

Fort Collins
3665 JFK Parkway, Bldg. 2
Suite 100
Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA

Ayres is a premier brownfield services provider for communities across the nation. Our team of experts includes environmental, design, economic development, planning, grant specialists, and more working together to help communities redevelop key properties and bring them back to beneficial reuse while removing environmental concerns. We’re seeking an innovative professional who can develop, organize, track deliverables, and budgets. This job will allow you to put your passion for helping communities into practice by working with a combined team of experts to assist communities with redevelopment, expansion, or modification of existing facilities or infrastructure. Brownfield projects typically involve sites that have been previously developed or used for industrial or commercial purposes, and the goal is to revitalize and repurpose these areas.

We are seeking a dynamic individual that has excellent communication (written, verbal, and technical), versatile thinker, organizational skills, perceptive, and able to work with a varied team of visionaries and technical experts. Applicant should be self-motivated with a strong mix of technical know-how, innovation, and creativity, in addition to being team oriented.

Join Ayres – a USA TODAY Top Workplace recognized in both 2025 and 2026 – where people-first leadership, collaboration, and professional growth create an environment where great teams do their best work.

On any given day, you’ll:

• Assist with management of clients and assist in continuing to grow brownfield service offerings throughout the US.
• Schedule and monitor project work and deliverables to ensure successful completion and positive financial performance of each deliverable.
• Assist with coordinating a diverse group of individuals to complete environmental assessment and redevelopment plans for properties.
• Assist with client management, attend meetings, assist in project and client research, and other client-related activities.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies to ensure successful project execution and deliverables.
• Work with project teams to effectively delegate assignments and develop project deliverables.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, reports, contracts, and permits.
• Collaborate with our talented staff including Urban Planners, Economic Development Professionals, Landscape Architects, Environmental Engineers, Transportation Engineers, and Water Resource Engineers.

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in environmental or geological engineering, environmental science, geology, planning, project management, economic development, or design.
• A minimum of eight years of relevant brownfield consulting experience.
• Willingness for limited travel (some overnight stays) in and out of state.
• Ability to work with and manage subcontractors and vendors in accordance with Federal and State regulations.
• Ability to manage and follow strict health and safety requirements on each project site.
• An understanding of environmental site assessments, redevelopment planning, and environmental cleanup.
• A valid driver’s license and good driving record.

Desired skills and experience:

• A self-motivated, team-oriented individual with superior written and verbal skills.
• In-depth understanding of the relevant local, state, and federal regulations (EPA Brownfield) and how they apply to specific industries and facilities.
• Be able to delegate, utilize, and coach junior staff effectively. Previous experience managing and mentoring staff.
• The ability to communicate with clients, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Be able to work across multiple offices while managing multiple projects and teams of professional staff. Including a mix of technical and creative individuals.
• Ability to complete Brownfield deliverables based on your discipline including: Phase I environmental site assessments, Phase II environmental site assessments, cleanup planning, workplans, economic strategies, zoning reviews, feasibility studies, design plans, etc.

Benefits of being part of the Ayres team:

• Health, dental, and vision Insurance.
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) and 401K with company match.
• PTO, paid holidays including two floating holidays, and a flexible work schedule.

Our good-faith compensation approach is fair and equitable, and takes into consideration only permissible factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, training, skills, and experience, and geographic location where the work is performed. A salary range for this posting is $80000 - $100000. The foregoing salary range represents what the company believes, in good‑faith, it will pay for the posted opportunity. The individual selected for this role will be evaluated with the compensation factors in mind and placed appropriately.

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