Senior Environmental Scientist/Project Manager

**This Opportunity** WSP is currently initiating a search for a **Senior Environmental Scientist/Project Manager** for our **Chicago, IL** . We're seeking a Project Manager to lead the planning, permitting, execution, and delivery of renewable energy and energy‑infrastructure projects across the Midwest. This includes utility‑scale and distributed generation (DG) renewable projects, as well as electric transmission lines and natural gas pipeline projects. The ideal candidate brings strong permitting expertise, cross‑technology project experience, and the ability to navigate complex regulatory environments ensuring they meet performance, budget, schedule, and regulatory requirements. **Your Impact** + Manage full project lifecycles, from site assessment and permitting through construction and commissioning. + Lead all permitting activities, including local zoning, environmental reviews, state siting approvals, and federal compliance (e.g., NEPA, USACE, DNR, etc.). + Coordinate with engineering, construction, environmental, legal, and external partners to keep projects on track. + Ability to manage multiple large‑scale projects simultaneously. + Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, risk registers, and mitigation plans. + Build and maintain relationships with clients, utilities, landowners, contractors, permitting authorities, and community stakeholders Ensure adherence to regional regulatory frameworks and interconnection requirements. + Monitor project performance and drive timely, high‑quality delivery. **Who You Are** **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Natural Resource Management, or a related life sciences field. + 5+ years of experience working as an environmental scientist and completing environmental surveys, fieldwork, habitat and impact assessments, and/or construction monitoring. + Demonstrated experience managing renewable energy projects (wind, solar, BESS or related technologies) and/or electric transmission and natural gas pipeline projects. + Strong permitting background, including experience navigating local, state, and federal approval processes in the Midwest including Illinois and Indiana. + Experience with electric transmission or gas pipeline projects, including routing, permitting, or construction oversight. + Strong permitting background across local, state, and federal processes in the Midwest. + Familiarity with interconnection processes for both DG and utility‑scale projects + Understanding of regional energy markets, environmental compliance, and grid‑integration considerations. + Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously + Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, project management, or related field. **Preferred Qualifications** + Master's Degree is preferred. + 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred. + Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired. /#LI-LD1 **About WSP** WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started? WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States. **NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:** WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

Created: 2026-04-02