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Senior Project Manager | Texas | Headway Environmental Central
Austin, TXPosted 5 days ago
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Job Description
Remote Status: Hybrid
Job Id:
1168
# of Openings:
1
Company Profile
Headway Environmental is a solutions-driven environmental consulting firm that prides itself on employing the best natural resource management professionals in the industry. We place an emphasis on supporting our clients’ needs, fostering innovative technologies that advance our industry, and leveraging those advancements toward the management of natural resources. Headway Environmental prioritizes professional development within the framework of innovation and forward-thinking to encourage career advancement and research development.
Job Description
Headway Environmental is seeking a strategic and financially sophisticated Senior Project Manager to play a key leadership role in both project delivery and firm operations.
As a growing environmental consulting firm, we are strengthening our operational infrastructure to support continued expansion. This role blends advanced project management with operational oversight responsibilities, including financial performance monitoring, resource planning, and internal systems improvement.
The ideal candidate is not only an excellent project manager, but also someone who understands how project-level decisions impact firm-wide profitability, staffing strategy, and long-term growth.
This is a high-visibility leadership role within a small, cohesive team where operational excellence directly drives company success.
Location: Texas (Hybrid/Remote)
Position Type: Full-Time, Salaried
Reports To: President
Position Type: Full-Time, Salaried
Reports To: President
Responsibilities
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Operational Leadership & Financial Oversight
- Support firm-wide budget tracking, revenue forecasting, and financial performance monitoring.
- Analyze project financials, utilization rates, and backlog to inform strategic decisions.
- Prepare monthly financial summaries and performance reports for leadership.
- Assist with margin management, cost control, and pricing strategies.
- Help refine internal systems for project tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
- Support resource planning and workload leveling across the team.
- Project Management & Client Delivery
- Lead complex environmental compliance, ecological restoration, watershed, and nature-based solutions projects.
- Develop scopes, manage budgets, and oversee schedules and deliverables.
- Ensure high-quality technical work that meets regulatory and client expectations.
- Maintain strong client and agency relationships.
- Monitor and proactively manage project profitability.
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Team Leadership & Growth Support
- Mentor project managers and junior staff.
- Support recruiting, onboarding, and professional development efforts.
- Identify operational efficiencies that enhance team productivity.
- Contribute to strategic planning discussions related to firm growth.
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Business Development Support
- Assist with proposal development and pricing.
- Support client relationship management.
Identify opportunities for repeat work and contract expansion.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, ecology, natural resources, environmental engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- 5–7+ years of experience in environmental consulting and project management.
- Demonstrated success managing project budgets and financial performance.
- Experience supervising project teams.
- Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks (NEPA, CWA, ESA, etc.).
- Advanced Excel proficiency and comfort working with financial data.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in ecological restoration, watershed planning, or nature-based solutions.
- Exposure to operational management, forecasting, or P&L reporting.
- Experience with public-sector clients and grant-funded projects.
- Professional certification (PE, PWS, PMP, CEP, etc.).
What Success Looks Like
- Improved visibility into firm-wide financial performance.
- Accurate forecasting and proactive margin management.
- Balanced team workload and optimized utilization.
- Strong project profitability across assigned work.
- Enhanced internal systems that support growth.
Why Headway Environmental?
- Highly experienced team with strong industry credibility.
- Leadership access and influence.
- Entrepreneurial culture with room to grow.
- Meaningful, impact-driven environmental work.
- Opportunity to shape operational systems in a growing firm.
Additional Information
Headway Environmental is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
Headway Environmental complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and considers reasonable accommodation measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants/employees to perform essential functions. EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disabled. If you require assistance with submitting the application, please contact [email protected].
Headway Environmental complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and considers reasonable accommodation measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants/employees to perform essential functions. EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disabled. If you require assistance with submitting the application, please contact [email protected].
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