Environmental Permitting Manager – Energy Infrastructure

Primary Services; Austin (TX); Hybride; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Primary Services is seeking an Environmental Permitting Manager in Austin, TX, to lead environmental and regulatory permitting for a diverse portfolio of power generation and infrastructure projects. You will identify environmental constraints, map practical permitting pathways, and manage due diligence to advance developments.

You will collaborate with Development, Engineering, Legal, and Commercial teams to reduce project risk, maintain schedules, and support investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field is required.
• 8+ years of experience in environmental permitting or power/utility projects.
• Direct air permitting experience for power generation facilities is required.
• Experience developing permitting strategies, schedules, and regulatory assessments.
• Experience with CCGT, gas-fired generation, or similar combustion sources is preferred.
• Knowledge of NSR, PSD, Title V, NPDES/TPDES, and stormwater permitting is preferred.
• Experience managing environmental consultants and coordinating workstreams.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute environmental permitting strategies for power generation and related infrastructure.
• Lead air permitting assessments for gas-fired facilities including CCCTs.
• Evaluate federal, state, and local permitting requirements and timelines.
• Coordinate NSR, PSD, Title V, wastewater, water use, and stormwater permitting activities.
• Conduct permitting due diligence to evaluate sites and feasibility.
• Assess air emissions, water supply, wastewater, drainage, and site development considerations.
• Manage consultants and review technical deliverables.
• Prepare permitting schedules, risk registers, scopes, and budgets.
• Engage agencies, utilities, and external stakeholders to clarify requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering and development teams on designs and operating assumptions.
• Provide environmental risk assessments and permitting recommendations for project decisions.
• Transition permitting requirements and documentation into project execution.
• Monitor regulatory changes and improve permitting practices.

Connaissances

Air permitting experience

Permitting strategies

Regulatory assessments

Environmental risk evaluations

NSR/PSD/Title V knowledge

Power generation permitting experience

Travel availability

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Natural Resources, or related technical discipline

Advanced degree or professional licensure or environmental certification preferred

Description du poste

Advance complex energy infrastructure projects from early development toward construction with a global energy organization investing in the future of power generation. Apply your environmental permitting expertise to natural gas facilities, renewable energy developments, battery storage, and emerging infrastructure projects. This hybrid opportunity in Austin, TX offers the chance to influence project feasibility, navigate complex regulatory requirements, and help shape large-scale energy investments.

The Environmental Permitting Manager will lead environmental and regulatory permitting efforts for a diverse portfolio of power generation and infrastructure developments. This position focuses on identifying environmental constraints, establishing practical permitting pathways, and managing the technical due diligence needed to advance projects. Collaborating with Development, Engineering, Legal, and Commercial stakeholders, the role combines regulatory expertise with strategic planning to reduce project risks, maintain development schedules, and support informed investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute environmental permitting strategies for power generation, energy storage, renewable energy, and related infrastructure projects.
• Lead air permitting assessments for gas-fired power generation facilities, including combined-cycle gas turbines and other combustion sources.
• Evaluate federal, state, and local permitting requirements, approval timelines, regulatory constraints, and environmental risks.
• Coordinate permitting activities involving NSR, PSD, Title V, wastewater discharge, water use, and stormwater management.
• Conduct permitting due diligence to evaluate potential development sites and infrastructure feasibility.
• Assess environmental considerations related to air emissions, water availability, wastewater management, drainage, and site development.
• Manage environmental, engineering, air permitting, and other specialized consultants throughout project development.
• Review technical reports, permit applications, engineering assumptions, and consultant deliverables.
• Develop permitting schedules, risk registers, consultant scopes, and project budgets.
• Engage regulatory agencies, local authorities, utilities, and external stakeholders to clarify permitting requirements.
• Partner with engineering and development teams to evaluate project designs, equipment selections, and operating assumptions.
• Prepare environmental risk assessments, permitting recommendations, and management updates to support project decisions.
• Coordinate the transition of permitting requirements and technical documentation into project execution.
• Monitor regulatory changes and recommend improvements to permitting practices and development processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Natural Resources, or a related technical discipline required.
• 8+ years of experience in environmental permitting, air permitting, infrastructure permitting, utility development, or power generation projects.
• Direct air permitting experience for power generation facilities required.
• Experience developing and managing permitting strategies, schedules, regulatory assessments, and environmental risk evaluations.
• Experience with combined-cycle gas turbines (CCGT), gas-fired generation, or other combustion-source permitting strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of NSR, PSD, Title V, NPDES/TPDES, and industrial or construction stormwater permitting preferred.
• Experience managing environmental consultants, reviewing technical deliverables, and coordinating permitting workstreams.
• Background supporting power generation, utilities, data centers, or other large-scale infrastructure development preferred.
• Familiarity with water supply, wastewater discharge, environmental site assessments, and infrastructure permitting.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and coordinating environmental approvals.
• Knowledge of utility-scale solar, wind, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) preferred.
• Advanced degree, professional licensure, or relevant environmental certification preferred.
• Ability to travel as needed for site assessments, agency meetings, and project coordination.