Environmental Lead/Program Manager

About Atlas

Atlas is a trusted leader in environmental and infrastructure consulting services; we provide services that enable communities to flourish and thrive. With a team of 3,500 employees and offices throughout the US, we combine local expertise and a network of relationships to deliver solutions to both public and private clients. Our services help improve the quality of life in the communities where we live and work. We always aim for smart, safe, and sustainable results. At Atlas we understand that our future is everyones responsibility, and we create a better experience at every stage of a project.

Job Description

Atlas is seeking an experienced Environmental Leader to drive the growth and operational success of our Bakersfield environmental practice. This leadership role encompasses responsibility for project delivery, client relationship management, team leadership, business development, financial performance, safety, and quality across a broad range of environmental consulting services throughout the Bakersfield and Central Valley markets.

While this is not solely a P&A-focused position, candidates with consulting experience supporting oil and gas plugging and abandonment programs, orphan and idle well remediation, facility decommissioning, methane management, environmental characterization, site restoration, and regulatory closure efforts will be particularly well positioned for success. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to clients and a leader within the organization, combining strong technical and operational capabilities with a proven ability to develop business, mentor staff, and collaboratively deliver complex environmental projects.

Core Responsibilities

Bakersfield Environmental Team Leadership

• Serve as a local environmental lead for the Bakersfield team, helping coordinate staff, project resources, field execution, and operational priorities.
• Lead and mentor environmental professionals, project managers, field staff, and subcontracted resources assigned to projects in the Bakersfield/Central Valley area.
• Promote a collaborative, accountable team culture focused on safety, responsiveness, technical quality, and client service.
• Support workload planning, staff development, project assignments, and coordination with regional and practice leadership.

Project and Program Delivery

• Manage environmental projects from pursuit and scoping through execution, reporting, invoicing, and closeout.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, staffing, subcontractor coordination, and profitability for assigned projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including environmental scientists, engineers, geologists, hydrogeologists, geophysicists, construction/field managers, and outside contractors.
• Provide senior-level oversight, risk awareness, and issue resolution for complex field programs and client deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with client requirements, regulatory standards, Atlas quality expectations, and Atlas health and safety procedures.

Oil & Gas / P&A Support (Preferred Experience)

• Support oil and gas well plugging and abandonment, orphan/idle well remediation, well closure, methane reduction, and oilfield decommissioning projects as applicable.
• Coordinate or support well file reviews, site reconnaissance, well/site assessments, methane screening or monitoring, abandonment planning, site restoration, and regulatory closeout documentation.
• Work with P&A technical leads and subcontractors to help align field execution with approved work plans, quality expectations, safety requirements, and client objectives.
• Support decommissioning of associated oilfield facilities, including tanks, pipelines, surface equipment, waste profiling, soil characterization, and site restoration activities.
• Recognize and escalate complex downhole, regulatory, safety, access, stakeholder, cost, or schedule issues to the appropriate technical and regional leaders.

Client, Regulatory, and Stakeholder Coordination

• Serve as a client-facing lead for assigned environmental work and maintain strong working relationships with public and private clients, regulators, subcontractors, landowners, and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate communication with agencies, clients, project teams, and subcontractors to support timely decisions, efficient field execution, and clear documentation.
• Support stakeholder engagement, site access planning, communications, and documentation for work in urban, industrial, oilfield, or sensitive community settings.
• Help prepare project updates, client briefings, meeting materials, technical memoranda, and closeout deliverables.

Business Development and Market Growth

• Support growth of environmental services in the Bakersfield/Central Valley market, including existing client expansion and pursuit of new environmental opportunities.
• Assist with proposal strategy, scopes of work, fee development, teaming strategies, and client presentations.
• Identify opportunities related to environmental investigation and remediation, compliance, oil and gas support, facilities decommissioning, site restoration, and related consulting services.
• Collaborate with regional leadership and subject matter experts to position Atlas for public and private sector opportunities.

Quality, Safety, and Financial Accountability

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure field activities are planned and executed consistent with Atlas health and safety expectations.
• Monitor project financial performance, including budget status, labor/subcontractor usage, WIP, invoicing, AR support, and change management needs.
• Review deliverables for accuracy, consistency, and technical quality appropriate to the role and project scope.
• Support continuous improvement in project execution, documentation, subcontractor management, and client service delivery.

Youll thrive here if you have

• Bachelors degree in environmental science, geology, engineering, petroleum engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 10+ years of environmental consulting, oil and gas, remediation, construction management, or related project/program delivery experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading environmental projects, field teams, subcontractors, budgets, schedules, and client deliverables.
• Preferred experience with oil and gas P&A, orphan/idle well programs, wellsite assessment, oilfield facility decommissioning, methane assessment, soil characterization, waste profiling, or site restoration.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and preparing or supporting technical work plans, reports, permits, closeout documents, or compliance documentation.
• Strong client service, communication, collaboration, and issue-resolution skills.
• Ability to support business development, proposals, client meetings, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Professional registration such as P.E. or P.G. is preferred but not required, depending on the candidates technical background and role alignment.
• Working knowledge of health and safety expectations for environmental field work; OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER preferred or ability to obtain if required by project assignments.
• Ability to travel locally and regionally as needed to support project delivery, client meetings, field oversight, and team coordination.
• Hybrid office/field role. Work may include indoor office activities and outdoor field assignments in industrial, construction, oilfield, urban, or remote settings. Field assignments may require walking, standing, bending, climbing, use of PPE, and occasional lifting/carrying in accordance with project-specific health and safety requirements.

What you can expect from us

The A-Team Experience is our employee program focused on helping our people thrive professionally, personally and as part of a community. We trust our people to do great work and live fulfilling lives, and we provide resources that care for our people, both at work and in life:

• Health & Wellness: We offer medical, dental and vision coverage with multiple plan options, including no-cost employee-only medical coverage.

• Time Off & Family Support: We offer vacation time, paid holidays, sick & safety leave (SSL) and paid parental leave

• Retirement: We help employees plan for the future with a 401(k) and company match.

• Insurance: To provide protection and peace of mind, we offer Life, AD&D (Accidental Death & Dismemberment) and Disability insurance.

• Safety Program: We are committed to safety as part of our quality of life core value, and we provide approved PPE at no cost and reimbursement for prescription safety glasses and protective footwear.

• Learning & Development: We provide clear career paths, learning resources and development programs allowing you to see how you can grow and advance within the company. We offer internal certifications on specific skills and support external credentials through tuition reimbursement.

• Belonging: We support Employee Communities (ECs), voluntary, employee-led groups that create connections, belonging and shared purposes.

• Flexibility: May vary by project demands and regional workloads, but we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to help employees manage their personal and professional responsibilities.

Our people and our culture are central to our work. Our values bring us together, create a sense of belonging and give us purpose. They guide how we make decisions, how we work as a team and how we serve our clients.

• Life: We enhance the quality of life. We value people and safety above all else.

• Heart: As our hallmark, we act with compassion, empathy, and respect.

• Trust: We work together as partners, doing what we say with full accountability.

• Mastery: Always striving for the highest quality, greatness inspires our work.

About the Job

• Career Level: Director
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Compensation: $170,000 - $200,000 annual salary

The expected salary range for the position is displayed in accordance with the states law. Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience.

EEO Statement

Atlas is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race (including hairstyles, hair texture, hair type, or hair length commonly or historically associated with race), ethnicity, creed, religion or religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions or requests for pregnancy disability leave and/or family care leave), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, primary language, crime victim status, criminal conviction history, uniformed service member or veteran status, marital status, age, genetic information, disability or protected medical condition, genetics, political affiliation or activities, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Notice to Third Party Agencies

Please note that Atlas Technical Consultants does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Atlas will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Atlas explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Atlas.

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