Junior Environmental Permitting Analyst — Hybrid Role

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

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

PPTO

Seven paid holidays

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a Junior Environmental Permitting Analyst to support planning, permitting, and delivery of electric transmission projects. You will help secure environmental approvals, manage regulatory compliance, and coordinate across engineering, environmental, regulatory, real estate, legal, and stakeholder teams.

Responsibilities include preparing permit applications, reviewing exhibits, coordinating surveys and studies, and assisting with design evaluations to identify environmental

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.
• 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 applications and common project‑documentation tools.
• Willingness to participate in occasional site visits, field activities, meetings, and public or agency events.

Responsibilities

• Research environmental regulations, agency procedures, and permitting pathways to support project filings.
• Compile, format, and perform quality reviews on application materials, maps, exhibits, and agency submittals.
• Track permit schedules, information requests, compliance commitments, and project correspondence.
• Coordinate meetings, field activities, consultant deliverables, and document circulation.
• Develop working knowledge of transmission infrastructure, environmental resources, and regulatory processes.
• Proactively raise potential permitting concerns and assist with practical solutions.

Skills

Strong communication

Travel up to 20%

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental fields

Job description

Jacobs seeks a Junior Environmental Permitting Analyst to support planning, permitting, and delivery of electric transmission projects. You will help secure environmental approvals, manage regulatory compliance, and coordinate across engineering, environmental, regulatory, real estate, legal, and stakeholder teams.

Responsibilities include preparing permit applications, reviewing exhibits, coordinating surveys and studies, and assisting with design evaluations to identify environmental