Environmental Permitting & Compliance Lead, Renewables (CA)

ENGIE Group; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

ENGIE North America seeks an Environmental Advisor to manage permitting, licensing, due diligence, and compliance for wind, solar, and battery storage projects across California. You will work from early development through construction, coordinating consultants and managing budgets while ensuring timely regulatory approvals.

The role requires seven years in environmental compliance with strong regulatory knowledge and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, or a related field is required.
• Master’s degree or applicable professional license is preferred.
• Minimum seven years of operational and managerial experience in environmental compliance, permitting, and business development within energy sector.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate environmental permitting, licensing, and compliance for wind, solar, and battery storage projects.
• Lead environmental due diligence and fatal-flaw reviews for development sites and acquisitions.
• Support California-specific environmental permitting and regulatory activities for renewable energy projects.
• Monitor project schedules to ensure permits and approvals are secured timely.
• Oversee environmental budgets related to due diligence, permitting, and compliance.
• Ensure compliance with permits during construction and operation.
• Contract and manage environmental consultants and contractors providing permitting and regulatory services.
• Conduct environmental risk assessments for potential sites and acquisitions.
• Advise management on regulatory developments affecting projects.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Project management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, or related field

Master’s degree or applicable professional license preferred

Tools

Database management

Modeling and analysis

Job description

ENGIE North America seeks an Environmental Advisor to manage permitting, licensing, due diligence, and compliance for wind, solar, and battery storage projects across California. You will work from early development through construction, coordinating consultants and managing budgets while ensuring timely regulatory approvals.

The role requires seven years in environmental compliance with strong regulatory knowledge and stakeholder management.