Environmental Permitting & Grants Specialist

Foth; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Foth is seeking an Environmental Regulatory & Grants Specialist to support coastal and waterfront infrastructure projects across Midwest offices. The role involves regulatory permitting, grant development, and funding strategy with limited travel.

Strong technical writing and stakeholder engagement are essential as you guide clients through compliance and funding processes. You will manage grant administration from application to post-award reporting, lead NEPA/EIS analyses, and coordinate with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Planning, Natural Resources, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, grant development, environmental consulting, or a related field.
• Proven success obtaining and managing local, state, and federal permits and coordinating regulatory review processes.
• Experience managing grant-funded programs and/or preparing successful grant applications.
• Regulatory permitting experience involving environmental compliance requirements and agency coordination.
• Experience reviewing engineering, architectural, or construction plans.
• Demonstrated project coordination, technical writing, and stakeholder engagement experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, write, review, and submit competitive grant applications and documentation while ensuring sponsor compliance.
• Manage grant administration activities from application through award and post-award reporting, tracking milestones and program metrics.
• Lead environmental permitting and regulatory compliance for coastal and waterfront projects (docks, marinas, shoreline, stormwater, restoration).
• Prepare and coordinate permit applications and regulatory approvals across project lifecycles.
• Conduct environmental analyses and documentation (NEPA, EIS, EA, Biological Assessments, reports, field observations).
• Identify and pursue federal, state, and private funding opportunities for infrastructure, maritime, transportation, energy, and community programs.
• Provide technical assistance and funding strategy support to municipalities, agencies, and project teams.
• Build relationships with regulatory agencies, funding organizations, clients, officials, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Coordinate environmental investigations, fieldwork, and multidisciplinary teams for project delivery.
• Prepare reports, implementation plans, communications, RFQ/RFP responses for clients.
• Monitor regulatory requirements and industry trends to ensure compliance and identify opportunities.
• Support planning, workload coordination, procurement activities, and contract administration as needed.

Skills

Regulatory permitting

Grant development

Environmental compliance

Technical writing

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Funding strategy

NEPA analysis

Environmental analysis

Regulatory review coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science/Policy/Natural Resources

Job description

Foth is seeking an Environmental Regulatory & Grants Specialist to support coastal and waterfront infrastructure projects across Midwest offices. The role involves regulatory permitting, grant development, and funding strategy with limited travel.

Strong technical writing and stakeholder engagement are essential as you guide clients through compliance and funding processes. You will manage grant administration from application to post-award reporting, lead NEPA/EIS analyses, and coordinate with