Env Permitting Analyst — Hybrid Role with Field Travel

Jacobs; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

PPTO (Paid Personal Time Off)

Holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Junior Environmental Permitting Analyst to support the planning, permitting, and delivery of electric transmission projects. This role helps secure environmental approvals and maintain regulatory compliance across project phases, from routing and feasibility through construction and closeout.

You’ll collaborate with engineering, environmental, regulatory, real estate, legal, and stakeholder teams, coordinating surveys, permit applications, and documentation, with periodic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental planning, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of relevant environmental consulting, regulatory, planning, engineering, construction, or infrastructure experience.
• Professional experience involving environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, environmental review, or infrastructure project delivery.
• Ability to interpret regulations, permit conditions, technical studies, and agency correspondence.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to manage priorities and stakeholder coordination.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% and hold a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Research environmental regulations, agency procedures, and permitting pathways to support project filings.
• Coordinate and manage permit applications, reports, and agency submittals.
• Track schedules, compliance commitments, and project correspondence.
• Coordinate meetings, field activities, and consultant deliverables.
• Develop knowledge of transmission infrastructure and regulatory processes.
• Identify permitting risks and assist with practical solutions.

Skills

Environmental permitting

Regulatory compliance

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Microsoft Office

Travel coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science

Tools

GIS

Permitting databases

Document management systems

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Junior Environmental Permitting Analyst to support the planning, permitting, and delivery of electric transmission projects. This role helps secure environmental approvals and maintain regulatory compliance across project phases, from routing and feasibility through construction and closeout.

You’ll collaborate with engineering, environmental, regulatory, real estate, legal, and stakeholder teams, coordinating surveys, permit applications, and documentation, with periodic