Remote Environmental Project Manager Jobs
Remote Environmental Project Manager jobs are open across the U.S. in environmental consulting, engineering, government contracting, and energy sectors, at remote-first firms and distributed teams ranging from boutique consultancies to large national engineering firms. Employers hiring remotely right now include Weston Solutions, ICF, and WSP. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Join the Clean Energy Revolution
Become a Environmental Project Manager, Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll function an Environmental Project Manager to fill a position supporting project execution across multiple commodities (Vegetation Management, Distribution, Transmission, and Generation). As a Environmental Project Manager, Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?
Responsibilities
- Recommend and implement appropriate actions to ensure compliance with environmental regulations, serving as a liaison with external and governmental agencies or internal business partners.
- Develop, manage, implement and improve compliance/business processes, standards, procedures, training, and operational plans that advance business strategies with an impact on work group results.
- Evaluate and assess environmental risk and collaborates in developing and implementing programs for risk reduction and mitigation.
- Conducts comprehensive environmental inspections and self-assessments, maintaining accurate compliance records.
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal partners and external agencies to facilitate effective communications and collaboration.
- Demonstrates project management skills to oversee and coordinate various environmental initiatives and ensures timely completion.
- Maintain detailed records and prepares related reports and studies for submission to regulatory agencies, ensuring compliance.
- A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.
Minimum Qualifications
- Seven or more years of experience in environmental and/or related compliance field and/or permitting.
- Possess a valid Class C Driver’s License.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Biology, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Studies, or related discipline.
- Strong project management experience with the ability to manage project scope change, schedule constraints, and financial responsibilities
- Experience managing risks, interacting with agencies, and identifying opportunities for process improvement to minimize operational impacts
- Familiarity with permitting and management of compliance to environmental laws or regulations
- Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with construction crews/ contractors, cross-functional project teams with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience interfacing with technical and non-technical audiences including peers, clients, and contractors
- Customer focused to understand and respond appropriately to clients’ business needs (i.e. Field Operations)
- Demonstrated experience working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Utility industry experience
Additional Information
- This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
- Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
- Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
- Position will require up to 30% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
- This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.
- Relocation does not apply to this position.
About Southern California Edison
The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.
Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at AskHR@sce.com or (626) 302-3456 and select option 2.
Join the Clean Energy Revolution
Become a Environmental Project Manager, Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll function an Environmental Project Manager to fill a position supporting project execution across multiple commodities (Vegetation Management, Distribution, Transmission, and Generation). As a Environmental Project Manager, Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?
Responsibilities
- Recommend and implement appropriate actions to ensure compliance with environmental regulations, serving as a liaison with external and governmental agencies or internal business partners.
- Develop, manage, implement and improve compliance/business processes, standards, procedures, training, and operational plans that advance business strategies with an impact on work group results.
- Evaluate and assess environmental risk and collaborates in developing and implementing programs for risk reduction and mitigation.
- Conducts comprehensive environmental inspections and self-assessments, maintaining accurate compliance records.
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal partners and external agencies to facilitate effective communications and collaboration.
- Demonstrates project management skills to oversee and coordinate various environmental initiatives and ensures timely completion.
- Maintain detailed records and prepares related reports and studies for submission to regulatory agencies, ensuring compliance.
- A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.
Minimum Qualifications
- Seven or more years of experience in environmental and/or related compliance field and/or permitting.
- Possess a valid Class C Driver’s License.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Biology, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Studies, or related discipline.
- Strong project management experience with the ability to manage project scope change, schedule constraints, and financial responsibilities
- Experience managing risks, interacting with agencies, and identifying opportunities for process improvement to minimize operational impacts
- Familiarity with permitting and management of compliance to environmental laws or regulations
- Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with construction crews/ contractors, cross-functional project teams with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience interfacing with technical and non-technical audiences including peers, clients, and contractors
- Customer focused to understand and respond appropriately to clients’ business needs (i.e. Field Operations)
- Demonstrated experience working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Utility industry experience
Additional Information
- This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
- Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
- Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
- Position will require up to 30% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
- This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.
- Relocation does not apply to this position.
About Southern California Edison
The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.
Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at AskHR@sce.com or (626) 302-3456 and select option 2.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote environmental project manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in environmental science, engineering, geology, or a related field
- Experience managing environmental remediation, permitting, or compliance projects
- Familiarity with NEPA, RCRA, Clean Water Act, or state-equivalent regulations
- PMP, CHMM, or state-issued professional certification preferred or required
- Proficiency with project management software and environmental data reporting tools
- Strong written communication skills for regulatory agency submittals and client reporting
Tips for Your Remote Environmental Project Manager Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote environmental project manager openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sifting through unrelated listings.
Show proof of remote project coordination
Remote hiring managers want evidence you've managed deliverables, timelines, and subconsultants without in-person oversight. Call out specific projects you coordinated remotely in your resume, including the tools and communication methods you used to keep teams aligned across locations.
Strengthen your async written communication
Remote environmental project managers communicate most of their decisions, status updates, and regulatory responses in writing. Sharpen your ability to write clear, concise field memos, project status reports, and agency correspondence, since those samples often make or break a remote candidacy.
Target firms with distributed field programs
Environmental consulting firms managing multi-state remediation, utility corridor assessments, or federal compliance programs are the most likely to support fully remote project managers. Searching by project type, not just job title, surfaces roles where the work structure already fits remote coordination.
Remote Environmental Project Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote environmental project manager job?
Remote environmental project manager roles go to candidates who can demonstrate self-direction, strong written communication, and the ability to coordinate field teams, subconsultants, and regulatory agencies without being on-site. Environmental consulting firms, engineering companies, and federal contractors are the most active remote hirers. Proficiency with project management platforms, document control systems, and remote collaboration tools gives candidates a clear edge in the screening process.
Which companies hire remote environmental project managers?
Remote environmental project manager roles are posted by Weston Solutions, ICF, and WSP and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first environmental consulting firms, distributed engineering teams, and federal contractors working on multi-site remediation or compliance programs are among the most consistent hirers of environmental project managers in fully remote arrangements.
Can you get a remote environmental project manager job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level environmental project manager roles are harder to land because employers expect you to manage tasks and communicate progress independently from day one. Smaller consulting firms and government contractors sometimes hire junior remote coordinators. Candidates can strengthen their case by showing completed environmental fieldwork, volunteer site assessments, or coursework in NEPA, CERCLA, or hazardous waste regulations alongside strong written communication samples.
Do you need a degree for remote environmental project manager jobs?
Usually, but the field is more flexible than it once was. A bachelor's degree in environmental science, civil engineering, geology, or a related field is the standard baseline. Remote employers also weigh professional certifications such as CHMM or PMP, demonstrated project coordination experience, and a record of managing regulatory submittals and budgets independently when evaluating candidates without a traditional four-year degree.
Which industries hire the most remote environmental project managers?
Most remote environmental project manager openings sit in Consulting & Professional Services, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors rely on distributed teams managing multi-site projects, regulatory compliance programs, and long-duration remediation contracts where day-to-day coordination can be handled effectively without a central office.
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