Environmental - Senior Project Manager

Overview

As an Environmental Senior Project Manager for Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) in our Greenville, SC office, you’ll manage project teams delivering a variety of environmental services, including environmental assessments, subsurface investigations, soil and water remediation, and environmental permitting and compliance. You’ll provide senior direction across projects for real estate, manufacturing, public sector, and waste management clients, performing quality assurance reviews and ensuring technical excellence. You’ll oversee proposals, project budgets, technical staff, subcontractors, and project financials, while driving business development and maintaining direct interaction with clients, contractors, laboratories, and local, state, and federal regulatory agencies.

At CEC, every team member is personally invested in serving our clients with integrity, delivering results that matter, and growing meaningful careers. As employee-owners, we’re accountable not just for our work, but for creating an environment that supports and challenges one another. Our people are our priority — and that’s what drives us to dig deeper, collaborate smarter, and build lasting relationships inside and outside of our company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage environmental projects from initiation through completion, including oversight of scope, schedule, and budget
• Provide senior-level technical direction and quality assurance for environmental assessments, remediation, and permitting projects
• Develop proposals, project budgets, and manage financial performance for assigned projects
• Coordinate and communicate with clients, contractors, laboratories, and regulatory agencies at all levels
• Mentor and supervise technical staff, supporting professional development and performance reviews
• Oversee subcontractor work and ensure compliance with CEC safety and quality standards
• Drive business development efforts and contribute to strategic growth initiatives within the Environmental Practice

Our Greenville office is located in one of South Carolina’s most desirable and fast-growing regions, known for its strong economy and high quality of life. Set at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Greenville offers a vibrant downtown, award-winning parks and trails, excellent schools, and a thriving arts and food scene. With easy access to outdoor recreation, a welcoming community, and a growing professional network, Greenville is an exceptional place to live, work, and grow.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in environmental consulting, including at least 10 years in project management
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, or equivalent; Master's Degree preferred
• Professional Engineering License (P.E.), or Professional Ceologist (PG)
• In-depth knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations, including RCRA, Act 2, CERCLA, and the Clean Water Act
• Experience conducting environmental site assessments and remediation, interpreting data, communicating findings to clients, and providing recommendations aligned with project objectives
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, budgeting, performing cost control, and meeting deadlines
• Experience supervising technical staff and providing mentorship
• Experience developing proposals, including scope of services, budgets, and schedules, and managing projects safely and efficiently
• Participation in client-focused or professional development organizations
• Established client relationships and professional network in Real Estate, Oil & Gas, Mining, Power, Public Sector, Waste Management, or Manufacturing markets
• Proven experience in business development and client management

Preferred Capabilities

• Experience with groundwater modeling
• Advanced experience leading large or complex environmental remediation projects
• Demonstrated leadership in expanding service offerings and driving strategic growth initiatives

About Us

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 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.

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