Senior Project Manager

Verdantas
  • Ohio
    5 days ago

    Job Description

    Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose!

    At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

    Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems; we help shape a more sustainable future.

    Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world.

    Ready to shape the future of resilient communities?

    What You’ll Do:

    Project Leadership & Delivery

    • Lead environmental assessment, remediation, and brownfield redevelopment projects from due diligence through closure
    • Manage scope, schedule, budget, subcontractors, and technical teams across multidisciplinary projects
    • Execute projects under regulatory programs including RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA, Ohio EPA VAP, and other state/federal frameworks
    • Ensure high-quality deliverables, client satisfaction, and project profitability

    Client & Business Development

    • Build and maintain strong client relationships across public and private sectors
    • Identify new opportunities and lead proposal development and pursuits
    • Collaborate with Client Development Leaders and Practice Leaders to grow market share

    Strategy, Funding & Innovation

    • Develop and support funding strategies including USEPA and state brownfield grant programs
    • Support grant applications and redevelopment funding initiatives
    • Implement innovative site assessment practices and remediation technologies

    Leadership & Collaboration

    • Lead and mentor environmental technical teams across the Midwest and Great Lakes region
    • Collaborate with National and Regional Practice Leaders on strategic initiatives and pursuits
    • Contribute to technical leadership through publications, presentations, and industry engagement
    • Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture

    What You Bring:

    • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Engineering, or related discipline
    • 15–20+ years of environmental consulting experience
    • Proven experience managing complex environmental assessment and remediation projects
    • Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA, and state programs
    • Demonstrated success in project management, client service, and team leadership

    Preferred

    • Professional licensure (PE, PG, or similar)
    • Experience with brownfield redevelopment and funding programs (USEPA, state grants)
    • Strong business development and proposal leadership experience
    • Established external presence through technical publications or presentations

    Salary Range:

    The minimum salary for this position is $120,000 (negotiable based on experience and qualifications). Final offer depends on location, skills, and certifications. Verdantas provides a comprehensive benefits package and rewards exceptional performance while ensuring fair compensation across roles.

    Benefits:

    • Flexible Work Environment 
    • Paid Parental Leave 
    • Medical 
    • Dental 
    • Vision 
    • Life and AD&D Insurance 
    • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
    • 401(k) with Company Match 
    • Paid Time Off + Holidays


    Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.

    Verdantas is an EOE race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/vet

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationOhio

    Skills

    • Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)unmatched
    • Brownfield Redevelopmentunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Business Developmentunmatched
    • CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act)unmatched
    • Civil Infrastructureunmatched
    • Consultingunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Satisfactionunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
    • Diversityunmatched
    • Due Diligenceunmatched
    • Embedded Systemsunmatched
    • Environmental Impactunmatched
    • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)unmatched
    • Environmental Sciencesunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Fundingunmatched
    • Geological Engineeringunmatched
    • Geologyunmatched
    • Grant Writingunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Land Useunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Market Shareunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Power Amplifierunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Professional Engineerunmatched
    • Professional Licenseunmatched
    • Profit & Lossunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Proposal Developmentunmatched
    • Public/Media/Press/Analyst Relationsunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)unmatched
    • Sales Prospectingunmatched
    • Schedule Developmentunmatched
    • Site Evaluationunmatched
    • Software Administrationunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Sustainabilityunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Technical Presentationunmatched
    • Technical Publicationsunmatched

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