Senior Environmental Project Manager - Rail

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GHD is seeking an Environmental Project Manager / Senior Environmental Project Manager to lead contaminated site assessment, remediation, and regulatory closure projects for Class I railroad clients across North America. This role combines client leadership, project management, environmental strategy, and multidisciplinary team coordination to deliver complex projects safely, efficiently, and successfully from investigation through closure.

We recognize that successful candidates bring a variety of experiences and career paths. The selected candidate may be hired at the Project Manager or Senior Project Manager level based on experience, demonstrated capabilities, and ability to lead complex environmental remediation projects.

Why Join GHD

At GHD, you'll have the opportunity to lead complex environmental projects that make a lasting impact on communities, infrastructure, and the environment. You'll work alongside experienced project managers, environmental professionals, and technical specialists while helping some of North America's largest railroad clients solve challenging environmental issues.

• Lead high-profile assessment, remediation, and closure projects across a nationally significant transportation portfolio.
• Build trusted client relationships and influence project strategy and outcomes.
• Collaborate with technical specialists across GHD's global environmental network.
• Grow your leadership capabilities while mentoring and developing others.
• Be part of a team that values technical excellence, innovation, safety, and collaboration.

What You’ll Do

Project Management

• Lead environmental projects and project teams, achieving client communication, scope, schedule, and budget objectives. 
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and stakeholders to deliver safe, efficient, and technically sound project outcomes.
• Manage projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, including emergency response, site investigation, remediation, monitoring, and closure.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and supporting documentation in accordance with client requirements.
• Oversee preparation of work plans, technical reports, cost estimates, and regulatory submittals that meet client and GHD quality standards.
• Lead projects to successful regulatory closure while balancing technical quality, client objectives, and risk management.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, regulatory agencies, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Understand client priorities, business drivers, and risk considerations to deliver responsive and value-driven solutions.

Client Leadership (External)

• Lead client communications, project updates, and technical discussions throughout project execution.
• Present clear, option-based recommendations that help clients manage environmental risk, compliance obligations, and project costs.

Technical Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and support the development of project managers and technical professionals.
• Evaluate site conditions, remedial alternatives, and regulatory strategies to support effective project decision-making and long-term site management.
• Develop conceptual site models and risk-based recommendations for contaminants such as petroleum, VOCs, SVOCs, metals, and emerging contaminants.
• Collaborate with environmental, engineering, and remediation specialists across GHD's global network to deliver best-fit technical solutions.
• Apply technical judgment and data-driven analysis to identify risks, evaluate options, and recommend practical paths forward.
• Ensure technical deliverables undergo appropriate review and QA/QC processes to maintain consistency, accuracy, and quality.

Health, Safety, and Environment

• Champion a culture of health, safety, and environmental stewardship by leading safe work practices and compliance with GHD and client requirements.
• Identify, communicate, and address project risks to protect people, communities, and the environment.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen safety performance and project delivery excellence.

Professional Growth

• Maintain understanding of evolving environmental regulations, remedial technologies, and industry best practices.
• Support the development and mentoring of early-career professionals.
• Pursue and maintain external professional accreditation where relevant (e.g., PG, PE, or related credentials). 
• Engage actively within GHD’s environmental community of practice to share knowledge and strengthen technical expertise.

What We’re Looking For

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geology, Environmental Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• Professional Geologist or Professional Engineer license a plus.
• OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER certification a plus.
• eRailsafe certification a plus.

Experience

• Project Manager: Typically 5-10 years of relevant environmental consulting experience, including contaminated site assessment, remediation, regulatory compliance, and project management.
• Senior Project Manager: Typically 10+ years of relevant environmental consulting experience, including leadership of complex remediation projects, regulatory closure strategies, client relationships, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience preparing regulatory work plans and reports for investigation, remediation, closure, and post-closure monitoring.
• Working knowledge of remedial technologies, hydrogeologic analysis, and environmental containment and treatment systems.
• Experience managing multiple tasks in a consulting environment with attention to quality and client service.
• Experience using portfolio financial management systems (e.g., ENFOS or similar) preferred.
• Class I railroad experience, including compliance with federal/state environmental regulations and permitting processes preferred.

Benefits:

• 401K – Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service
• Paid time off – Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service
• Holiday Pay – Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee
• Wellness Benefit – Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement  program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, Home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices

Salary Range: $98,805.00 - $164,588.00 based on experience and location.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

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