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TRC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join its growing Planning, Permitting, and Licensing practice in Massachusetts and other New England states. This position requires a well‑rounded, interdisciplinary, technical, and regulatory specialist who will provide environmental permitting project leadership for public and private sector energy and transportation clients and projects. Typical work will include business development, professional networking, proposal development, project management, and providing environmental permitting technical services. The successful candidate will be entrusted with managing and leading projects, conducting studies related to their technical discipline to meet federal, state, and local environmental permitting requirements.

The successful individual will be a client‑facing technical leader with in‑depth knowledge pertaining to the permitting of energy and transportation infrastructure projects and advancing such projects through local, state, and federal government approval processes for large, complex projects. This individual should demonstrate experience leading and managing permitting work scopes for projects associated with energy and/or transportation infrastructure projects and should be able to guide the agencies and TRC project partners through the environmental processes to meet applicable laws and regulations and successfully achieve project design goals.

The successful candidate can work from our offices in Lowell, MA, Waltham, MA, Boston, MA, or a surrounding state near a TRC office.

• Engage as a client‑facing technical leader with in‑depth knowledge of permitting energy and/or transportation infrastructure projects and advancing such projects through the local, state, and federal government approval process. Interact directly with the agencies/clients as TRC’s environmental permitting subject matter expert.
• Provide environmental permitting expertise for federal, state, and local environmental permitting for multidisciplinary energy and transportation infrastructure projects.
• Support marketing and business development efforts and represent TRC at industry functions.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams including subconsultants in completing environmental reviews for small, medium, and large‑scale projects.
• Lead and manage the preparation of project‑related environmental documentation (e.g., initial studies, environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, ENFs, EIRs, categorical exclusions and exemptions, and negative declarations).
• Mentor and train junior to mid‑level staff that will support the successful candidate in implementing the work.
• Maintain an understanding of emerging regulations and industry requirements.

• Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in environmental science/engineering, environmental permitting, environmental policy, natural resources, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in environmental permitting specific to energy and/or transportation infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing environmental permitting projects and developing scopes of work for energy and/or transportation infrastructure and related projects, including the ability to guide agencies/clients through the environmental processes required to meet applicable environmental compliance and permitting laws and regulations.
• The ability to apply environmental permitting in support of applicable state and federal regulatory agencies to projects for clients that may include State DOTs, State DEPs, EPA, FERC, BOEM, USDOT, USACE, and USFWS.
• Expertise in one of the following is strongly preferred: Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Clean Water Act, or Clean Air Act.
• Demonstrated experience preparing technical documents to advance NEPA compliance (EAs, FONSI, scoping letters, Section 7/Section 106 consultation letters, schedules).
• Knowledge of local, regional, and state/local permitting, and zoning processes (Massachusetts experience preferred).
• AICP certification is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated experience managing scopes, schedules, and budgets for a variety of project types with an emphasis on energy and/or transportation.
• Strong technical/scientific report writing is required and writing samples will be requested.
• Excellent analytical reasoning skills, technical writing, and communication skills; managerial and proficiency with the Microsoft Office software suite.
• The ability to maintain a positive attitude during potentially demanding client engagements.
• Ability to manage multiple projects of different magnitudes concurrently.

TRC offers a competitive benefit package consisting of:

• Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) package that includes both traditional and Roth IRA options and company match.
• Paid time off contingent upon full‑time or part‑time status and level of seniority (ranging from 15 to 25 days per year).
• All full‑time employees enjoy a minimum of 8 paid holidays per year.
• TRC ensures that all employees, including those that work part‑time, receive paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence.

*These benefits are applicable to U.S. employees depending on their employment status (full time, part time, or temporary). TRC offers jurisdiction‑specific benefit packages for international and Puerto Rico employees.

In accordance with local law, the salary range is applicable for the job and location associated with this requisition. Compensation will vary based upon experience, education, skill level, geographic location, and other compensable factors.

Other Compensation: Employee may be eligible for participation in the Company’s annual discretionary bonus program, which is contingent on company, business segment, and individual performance against key performance indicators that vary by year and employee.

USD $97,676.80 - USD $160,000.00 /Yr.

TRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.