Lead Environmental Permitting Specialist - Solar & Storage

Urban Grid Solar Projects; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Paternal Leave

Retirement Plan with matching

Job summary

Urban Grid Solar Projects seeks an environmental permitting professional to manage state and federal permitting, informing planning and executing risk-based decisions for our solar and storage projects. You will oversee permitting applications, mitigation strategies and regulatory compliance across the portfolio.

The role calls for leadership in coordinating consultants, crafting budgets, and engaging with environmental agencies. Hybrid in Houston, TX, with travel up to 20% may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years direct relevant experience with preparation and execution of state and federal environmental permits.
• Undergraduate degree in Environmental Science, Wildlife Biology, Civil Engineering or Environmental Law preferred.
• Excellent written, technical, data-evaluation and presentation skills.
• Excellent organization skills, attention to detail and problem solving.
• Hard-working and able to prioritize a large task load in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently.
• Project management, organizational, and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Strong work ethic and exceptionally high work standards.

Responsibilities

• Proactively plan, organize, coordinate and manage project-level environmental permitting activities.
• Plan and execute early-stage diligence studies and identify environmental permitting requirements and associated timelines; prepare cost estimates and budgets.
• Manage multiple environmental permitting initiatives in parallel
• Manage consultants performing environmental surveys and permitting support; evaluate consultant proposals, monitor schedules, track budgets and review consultant deliverables
• Conduct technical review and QA/QC of third-party consultant field survey reports and permit applications.
• Represent the Company in meetings with environmental agencies and at public hearings or project open houses
• Support the environmental permitting group by tracking state and local regulations related to your projects.

Skills

Project management

Analytical problem-solving

Communication skills

Data evaluation

Presentation skills

Organizational skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelors degree in Environmental Science/Wildlife Biology/Civil Engineering/Environmental Law

Job description

Urban Grid Solar Projects seeks an environmental permitting professional to manage state and federal permitting, informing planning and executing risk-based decisions for our solar and storage projects. You will oversee permitting applications, mitigation strategies and regulatory compliance across the portfolio.

The role calls for leadership in coordinating consultants, crafting budgets, and engaging with environmental agencies. Hybrid in Houston, TX, with travel up to 20% may be required.