Emerging Environmental Permitting Analyst

Jacobs; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Unlimited PPTO

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Junior Environmental Permitting Analyst to support planning, permitting, and delivery of electric transmission projects across the project lifecycle. You will help secure environmental approvals, maintain regulatory compliance, and work with engineering, environmental, regulatory, real estate, legal, and stakeholder teams.

The role blends office coordination with field work and periodic travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• 2–4 years of relevant environmental consulting, regulatory, planning, engineering, construction, or infrastructure experience.
• Experience permitting environmental regulatory processes and managing compliance.
• Ability to interpret regulations, permit conditions, technical studies, and agency correspondence.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage priorities, schedules, documentation, and stakeholder coordination.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and project‑documentation tools.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% and conduct site visits.

Responsibilities

• Research environmental regulations, agency procedures, and permitting pathways to support project filings.
• Compile, format, and perform quality reviews on application materials, maps, exhibits, and agency submittals.
• Track permit schedules, information requests, compliance commitments, and project correspondence.
• Coordinate meetings, field activities, consultant deliverables, and document circulation.
• Develop working knowledge of transmission infrastructure, environmental resources, and applicable regulatory processes.
• Proactively raise potential permitting concerns and assist with developing practical solutions.

Skills

Regulatory interpretation

Stakeholder coordination

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental planning, natural resources, geology, biology, engineering, planning, public policy, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

GIS

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Junior Environmental Permitting Analyst to support planning, permitting, and delivery of electric transmission projects across the project lifecycle. You will help secure environmental approvals, maintain regulatory compliance, and work with engineering, environmental, regulatory, real estate, legal, and stakeholder teams.

The role blends office coordination with field work and periodic travel.