Environmental Permitting Lead – Renewable Energy Construction

Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals in Houston seeks a Construction Project Environmental Permitting Advisor to lead environmental compliance for renewable energy construction sites, implementing SPCC/SWPPP/NPDES requirements and coordinating with field teams.

You will manage consultants, perform audits, assess risks, and ensure regulatory reporting across multiple projects with periodic site visits and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant environmental compliance, permitting, or construction environmental management experience.
• Experience managing environmental requirements for renewable energy construction or large infrastructure projects.
• Experience leading environmental inspections and developing or implementing environmental management plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction-site environmental compliance audits and site-specific impact assessments across multiple renewable energy projects.
• Manage environmental consultants, including RFPs, scopes, schedules, site access, and regulatory compliance inspections.
• Oversee compliance with SPCC, SWPPP, MBTA, Section 404, state-level NEPA, isolated waters, conditional use, and protected species requirements.
• Serve as a central resource for environmental and permitting questions from construction teams, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Communicate environmental audit findings and impact assessments to construction teams and guide corrective action implementation.
• Track environmental compliance, corrective actions, project progress, and construction KPIs across multiple projects.
• Review project layouts, construction designs, EPC bid packages, and project constraints for environmental risks and permitting requirements.
• Maintain records of inspections, spills, cleanups, permit violations, non-compliance, and site restoration activities.
• Monitor restoration activities against regulatory, contractual, and organizational standards.
• Provide environmental and permitting updates during internal and external project meetings.
• Travel to construction sites approximately once every three months for inspections and project coordination.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Natural Resources, Environmental Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals in Houston seeks a Construction Project Environmental Permitting Advisor to lead environmental compliance for renewable energy construction sites, implementing SPCC/SWPPP/NPDES requirements and coordinating with field teams.

You will manage consultants, perform audits, assess risks, and ensure regulatory reporting across multiple projects with periodic site visits and cross-functional collaboration.