Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. We plan, design, permit, mitigate, and restore for projects across our communities, infrastructure systems, open spaces, and wildlands. We are 50 years strong in 21 offices across California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southeastern United States.

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is seeking an experienced and motivated Project Managerto support the planning, permitting, and delivery of natural gas transmission and midstream infrastructure projects. This role will contribute to a diverse portfolio that includes interstate and intrastate pipelines, compressor and meter stations, modernization and integrity management programs, and renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities.

In this role, you will lead natural gas transmission projects through all phases, including routing, environmental studies, permitting, landowner coordination, construction compliance, and closeout. You will collaborate with engineers, scientists, agency partners, and land services teams to ensure projects move forward efficiently and responsibly.

We are seeking candidates with 10+ years of experience and a degree in environmental management, engineering, planning, project management, or a related field. A strong foundation in federal, state, and local permitting frameworks—including FERC and NEPA—is essential.

As part of ESA’s collaborative, mission‑driven team, you will help advance safe, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy infrastructure. You will work closely with clients, partners, and interdisciplinary teams to guide projects from early feasibility through construction support—ensuring technical excellence, regulatory clarity, and thoughtful solutions that reflect ESA’s commitment to environmental stewardship and partnership. This role can be based out of Tampa, Orlando, and/or Boynton Beach, FL.

What You Will Do

Business Development & Strategy

• Support and lead proposal development, scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Represent ESA at client meetings and industry events, helping communicate our capabilities and values.
• Build and strengthen relationships with pipeline operators, utilities, engineering firms, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
• Help identify strategic opportunities across the natural gas transmission sector and offer insight into emerging policy and market trends.

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Manage the full lifecycle of natural gas transmission projects—from conceptual planning and feasibility through construction support and closeout.
• Oversee project scope, schedule, budget, and quality, ensuring alignment with ESA’s standards and client expectations.
• Develop integrated project schedules that consider engineering, routing, environmental studies, permitting, ROW, procurement, and construction sequencing.
• Identify risks and constraints early and work collaboratively to develop mitigation strategies.
• Lead preparation and quality review of routing studies, alternatives analyses, environmental reports, FERC/NEPA documentation, and compliance/mitigation plans.

Routing, Environmental Studies & Compliance

• Guide siting and routing activities using data‑driven constraints analysis, constructability review, and landowner engagement considerations.
• Manage environmental field studies across biological, cultural, wetlands/waters, noise, air/GHG, soils, and hazardous materials disciplines.
• Translate technical findings into clear, defensible analyses and balanced mitigation strategies.
• Support environmental compliance during pre‑construction and construction, including monitoring, reporting, training, and agency coordination.

Permitting & Interagency Coordination

• Develop permitting strategies and manage approvals at the local, state, and federal levels.
• Lead coordination of FERC Section 7(c) filings, NEPA reviews, resource agency consultations, and Clean Water Act, ESA, and cultural resource permitting.
• Ensure regulatory documents are accurate, clear, and aligned with agency expectations.

Who We Are

We are a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm who values diversity and inclusion and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique. Our culture is built on mutual respect, recognizing that our variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives leads to better solutions, which fosters our continued success for our employee-owners and clients.

In accordance with ESA’s duty and responsibility to provide and maintain a safe workplace that is free of known hazards and to minimize the exposure to potential hazards, any employee who works from an ESA office or conducts any other in-person ESA work-related activity is required to submit their proof of vaccination status or have received an approved exemption and accommodation in states which this applies.

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ESA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. (EOE M/V/F/D)