Position summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Environmental Project Manager to lead high-profile environmental planning and permitting projects throughout Wyoming and the Western United States. The role serves as a trusted advisor to clients while leading multidisciplinary teams through complex environmental review, permitting, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery, helping clients navigate regulatory requirements, manage project risk, and advance infrastructure and energy projects from planning through implementation.

Why this role matters

Jacobs delivers solutions for complex infrastructure, energy, water, transportation, and environmental challenges. This role helps clients secure environmental approvals and manage regulatory risk on critical infrastructure and energy projects across the West, while mentoring staff and growing the business.

Key responsibilities

• Lead permitting and planning for complex infrastructure, energy, water, transportation, and community development projects.
• Manage project delivery across multidisciplinary teams, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk management.
• Oversee documentation by preparing, reviewing, and overseeing complex federal, state, and local permitting packages and environmental documentation.
• Interface with clients as the primary contact, building relationships and developing practical, strategic solutions to regulatory challenges.
• Coordinate with agencies and stakeholders including regulatory agencies, tribal organizations, community groups, and partner agencies, and lead public meetings, workshops, and agency presentations.
• Assure quality by conducting final QA/QC reviews against regulatory requirements, client expectations, and Jacobs quality standards.
• Develop people and business by mentoring junior and mid-level staff and supporting proposal preparation, client account growth, and strategic pursuits.
• Provide expert guidance on regulatory and permitting matters across project lifecycles, and contribute innovative approaches to complex client issues.

Team and stakeholders

The role leads multidisciplinary project teams and serves as primary client interface, coordinating with regulatory agencies, tribal organizations, community groups, and partner agencies, and mentoring junior and mid-level staff.

Key details

This role may be based in Denver, CO; Wyoming; Salt Lake City, UT; or within a three-hour drive of Cheyenne, WY, with hybrid working. The role is within Jacobs’ Environmental capability.

Requirements

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Planning, Ecology, Biology, Natural Resources, Political Science, Sociology, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in environmental planning, permitting, consulting, and/or project management.
• Experience with environmental permitting in Wyoming and/or managing complex state and federal permitting efforts.
• Demonstrated project management experience (scope, schedule, budget, multidisciplinary teams).
• Experience preparing and managing environmental documentation and regulatory approvals for infrastructure, natural resource, or energy projects.
• Strong technical writing, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Experience coordinating with regulatory agencies and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to reside in Denver, CO; Wyoming; Salt Lake City, UT; or within a three-hour drive of Cheyenne, WY.

Preferred

• 10 to 20+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years of Wyoming permitting and 10+ years of project management.
• Experience supporting energy industry clients (transmission, renewable energy, oil and gas, mining, or related sectors) and managing environmental and socioeconomic studies.
• Experience developing scopes of work, fee estimates, and successful proposals, and managing/mentoring staff.
• Demonstrated success preparing large, complex permitting packages, expert witness testimony, and strong understanding of NEPA and other environmental review processes.
• Proven public speaking, stakeholder outreach, and community engagement experience; relevant professional certifications a plus.