You lead environmental engineering teams and projects. As an Environmental Engineering Manager, you're overseeing compliance, remediation, and sustainability initiatives—managing engineers who work on protecting and restoring environmental quality.
Environmental Engineering Manager pay typically runs $135K–$207K at this level, and jobs in this field are projected to grow 4% through 2034.
Environmental engineering managers lead teams working on environmental compliance, remediation projects, sustainability initiatives, or waste management systems. The work spans regulatory compliance, technical project management, and often significant client or agency relationship management.
Regulatory knowledge is foundational in this specialty. Environmental engineering work is embedded in regulatory frameworks—EPA regulations, state environmental agencies, NEPA compliance, cleanup standards—and staying current with evolving requirements while managing active projects is an ongoing professional commitment.
People who tend to do well have technical depth in environmental science or engineering combined with project management skills and comfort with regulatory processes. If you find environmental remediation or sustainability engineering genuinely interesting and can lead technical teams through complex, multi-stakeholder projects, environmental engineering management tends to be meaningful and increasingly relevant work. The intersection of science, regulation, and practical engineering tends to attract people who want their work to have clear environmental impact.
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View all Engineering roles →You lead environmental engineering teams and projects. As an Environmental Engineering Manager, you're overseeing compliance, remediation, and sustainability initiatives—managing engineers who work on protecting and restoring environmental quality.
Median pay for an Environmental Engineering Manager is about $168K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $111K to $208K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, and Writing.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 3.8% through 2034, with roughly 210,340 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Engineering Director, Project Manager, and Implementation Project Manager.
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