Burns McDonnell’s Kansas City office is actively seeking a Project Manager for our Environmental Services Global Practice. The technical areas encompassed by this position include environmental studies, NEPA analysis, permitting, siting, routing, project management, client development, and other various environmental services. Burns McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned firm voted as a Best Place to Work in Kansas City and numerous other cities across the United States.

This position provides the opportunity to challenge and grow professionally within one of the industry’s leading firms. Be on a team that solves our client’s issues and problems for environmental and engineering practices in the project planning and development, permitting, design, and remediation service space. This individual will enhance our existing environmental and routing/siting presence in the region working closely with established clients across multiple markets. Additionally, the ideal candidate will help expand our environmental and routing/siting services and client base in the region.

The candidate should have an established and successful history managing and leading tasks for both small and large-scale routing/siting, NEPA and related projects, including but not limited to assisting with developing proposals and cost estimates, executing project tasks, managing project budgets and forecasts, delivering client satisfaction, and mentoring staff for a variety of industry types including transportation, water/wastewater, renewable energy, electrical utility, and others.

The Project Manager will work within our Environmental Services Global Practice to perform the following duties:

Project management, team leadership, management mentoring of junior staff.Preparing routing and siting studies and evaluations, NEPA documentation, and Federal and state documentation for all types and sizes of environmental projects.Business development and networking.Assisting with and leading proposal and cost estimating efforts for environmental and siting projects.Regularly interface with various agencies, clients, and team members.Executing project tasks, managing project budgets and forecasts, and delivering client satisfaction.Demonstrating creativity, foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems.Developing, cultivating, and strengthening relationships with clients.Other duties as assigned.

Qualified candidates will have experience in the following areas and with the regulatory requirements and processes of the following agencies:

National Environmental Policy ActState and Local Environmental and Land Use PermittingEnergy Facility Siting and LicensingU.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Fish Wildlife ServiceNational Marine Fisheries ServiceU.S. Forest ServiceState Wildlife AgenciesFederal and state historic preservation agenciesSpecific experience in electricity transmission, oil gas, renewables, transportation, and other similar markets is preferred.Experience with the resources and regulatory agencies in the central U.S is a requirement. Local, regional, and national knowledge and relationships with own existing clients is preferred.