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ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGER

Job Location:

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
205 S 17th Ave
Phoenix AZ 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $60,450.00 - $70,450.00 
Anticipated Salary $65,450.00

Grade: 21

Closing Date: February 2nd, 2026

Job Summary:

This position manages the environmental process to ensure compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations.

Ensures timely completion of projects and manages project data tracking, advises management of environmental risk and suggestions.

Manages records, documentation, and contracts related to projects. This role will require occasional travel involving overnight stays as needed.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

Project management, NEPA process, decision making & approval responsibility, financial budget management, contract management, coordination (agencies, tribes, stakeholders and the public),consultant management. Provide advisory and legal compliance. Uses specialized environmental expertise, reviews and comments on environmental reports to ensure legally-defensible compliance of federal (including United States Code and Code of Federal Regulations, state including Arizona Revised Statutes), and local ordinances to protect ADOT from risk. Manages environmental documents in compliance with 326/327 MOUs.

Provides project-specific knowledge and serves as the environmental expert through the project development process. Coordinates concerns and issues with project team members, stakeholders and agencies and negotiates resolutions. Assists in the development of ADOT planning studies, serves as technical advisory committees and assists in education outreach efforts to other groups within ADOT. Reviews project engineering plans, project assessments, design concept reports, project specifications and other civil/roadway engineering documents for environmental NEPA compliance. Reviews Clean Water Act permits, for compliance, constructability and content accuracy and submit to the appropriate authorizing agency on behalf of the District Engineers.

Generates project status reports for management's use for Project Review Board, coordinates changes in project schedules to management for project programming purposes. Presents at public meetings and hearings. Drives ADOT vehicle in the course and scope of business. Attends training classes to remain current and proficient with regard to continuing changing environmental laws and regulations. Educates ADOT and other agency personnel on areas of expertise. Encourages project streamlining/accelerated project delivery actions AND may have overnight travel during the course and scope of business.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
* Knowledge of environmental regulations and a strong understanding of the NEPA and other environmental laws.
* Knowledge of organizational structure of various federal, state and local agencies and experience in effectively and professionally coordinating project details, expediting project reviews/approvals and the use of appropriate escalation.

Skill in:
* Experience in Environmental/NEPA Project Management or a combination of education and experience that exhibits ability to successfully manage projects for environmental compliance.
* Analytical and interpretative skills to understand application of environmental laws, Planning and organizational skills research, analyze and synthesize data, and prepare reports and ensure deliverables meet schedules.
* Current office automation skills to prepare correspondence, spreadsheets, documents and update multiple databases

Ability to:
* Ability to successfully manage multiple projects for environmental compliance; to understand a