Junior Environmental Permitting Analyst – Electric Transmission

Jacobs; Chattanooga (TN); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPTO (unlimited)

Seven paid holidays

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Deferred compensation plan

Executive Deferral Plan

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a Junior Environmental Permitting Analyst to support environmental permitting and regulatory compliance for electric transmission projects. You’ll work with engineering, regulatory, planning, and field teams to prepare permit materials and manage documentation.

You will coordinate surveys, studies, and agency submissions while identifying permitting risks and ensuring project alignment with environmental requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental planning, natural resources, geology, biology, engineering, planning, public policy, or a related field
• 2–4 years of relevant environmental consulting, regulatory, planning, engineering, construction, or infrastructure experience
• Professional experience involving environmental permitting or regulatory compliance
• Ability to interpret regulations, permit conditions, technical studies, and agency correspondence
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage priorities, schedules, documentation, and stakeholder coordination
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project-documentation tools
• Willingness to participate in occasional site visits and travel up to 20%

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support environmental permitting for electric transmission projects
• Prepare, review, and manage permit applications, technical reports, and agency submissions
• Coordinate environmental surveys, field investigations, and technical studies
• Support route and design evaluations by identifying environmental constraints and permitting risks
• Work with project teams and regulators to ensure compliance
• Maintain permitting records, approvals, and compliance documentation
• Translate permit conditions into practical project requirements
• Support environmental consultants and subcontractors management
• Promote health, safety, and environmental quality in project activities

Skills

Environmental permitting

Regulatory compliance

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, planning, or related field

Tools

GIS

Document management systems

Job description

Jacobs seeks a Junior Environmental Permitting Analyst to support environmental permitting and regulatory compliance for electric transmission projects. You’ll work with engineering, regulatory, planning, and field teams to prepare permit materials and manage documentation.

You will coordinate surveys, studies, and agency submissions while identifying permitting risks and ensuring project alignment with environmental requirements.