Senior Technical Manager - Environmental Planning and Permitting

This Opportunity

Play a key role in expanding WSP’s environmental planning portfolio across Maine and the broader New England region. This position combines business development, client relationship management, and high‑level technical environmental planning expertise to support and grow work in commercial, industrial, utility, energy, transmission, development, and transportation markets.

You will provide senior technical direction on environmental planning projects, including environmental impact assessments, site evaluations, hazard mitigation, resource and land use planning, permitting strategies, restoration and resilience planning, and public involvement. You will ensure that environmental planning processes are executed with exceptional quality and in full compliance with federal, state, and regional regulatory frameworks, particularly those governing New England ecosystems and infrastructure.

This role includes advising project managers on complex environmental challenges, supporting permitting and mitigation strategies, and ensuring long‑term ecological risks are appropriately assessed and addressed.

• Lead and oversee environmental planning and analyses across Maine and New England to support project development.
• Direct the use of GIS, topographic mapping, aerial imagery, and spatial analysis tools to evaluate project locations, resource sensitivities, and potential environmental impacts.
• Prepare, review, and provide senior oversight for environmental impact assessments, technical reports, and permitting documentation, including NEPA, MEPA, CEPA, Clean Water Act permitting, Endangered Species Act evaluations, and other federal and state regulatory processes.
• Communicate complex environmental concepts, findings, and recommendations through high‑quality technical reports, presentations, and client‑facing materials.
• Oversee project execution, including budgets, schedules, scope adherence, environmental strategy, permitting pathways, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Participate in and guide environmental permitting processes, including regulatory engagement, response strategies, mitigation planning, and stakeholder coordination.
• Provide experienced oversight for desk‑based research, demographic and trend analyses, environmental modeling, and technical data interpretation.
• Serve as a key point of contact for clients, regulatory agencies, and internal teams—delivering high‑level strategic advice and subject matter expertise.
• Proactively identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities across Maine and New England, including proposal leadership, client outreach, and positioning strategies.
• Mentor, coach, and develop staff, supporting growth in technical capabilities and project leadership.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop future‑ready solutions aligned with regional environmental and infrastructure needs.
• Maintain current knowledge of evolving environmental regulations, permitting pathways, planning practices, and regional ecological considerations.
• Exercise responsible, ethical decision‑making related to WSP resources and conduct, in alignment with WSP’s Code of Conduct and policies.
• Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support business and project growth across New England.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Policy, or a related field (or equivalent experience.)
• 10+ years of experience working in the environmental planning field, completing environmental impact assessments, planning studies, and permitting.
• Highly proficient expertise with environmental planning skills for a specific ecosystem(s), habitat(s), and/or applicable regulatory zone.
• Extensive knowledge of relevant environmental laws, permitting requirements, notification and compliance practices, and applicable Regional/State/Federal regulatory framework.
• Demonstrated technical competence leading environmental permitting of assigned projects within business sector (e.g. commercial, infrastructure, transportation, energy, etc.)
• Advanced expertise with consulting practices, conducting NEPA / CEQA / other analysis and…