Regional NPDES Plan Development & Permitting Lead

Canacre USA, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Canacre USA, LLC seeks a Regional NPDES Plan Development & Permitting Lead to act as the firm's senior technical authority for stormwater permitting and erosion and sediment control (ESC) plan development across the assigned region. You will ensure technical quality and regulatory defensibility of deliverables from concept through approval, while managing scope, schedule, and budget.

Responsibilities include leading plan development, authoring permit applications and ESC documents, advising

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of stormwater and ESC plans across multiple jurisdictions with quality, defensibility, and timely delivery.
• Author and review NPDES permit applications, SWPPPs, NOIs, and ESC design documents.
• Advise clients and internal teams on permitting strategy, sequencing, and compliance.
• Coordinate with EPA, state agencies, and local programs to submit permits, secure approvals, and respond to inquiries.
• Interpret CGPs, industrial stormwater permits, and state ESC/design standards across the region.
• Develop technically sound, cost‑effective solutions for stormwater and erosion control challenges.
• Review deliverables from junior staff and subconsultants for accuracy and consistency.
• Provide direct client communication with reports, updates, and solutions, managing expectations to permit issuance.
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget for NPDES and ESC work packages.
• Identify risks and establish solutions, escalating as needed within management.
• Document scope changes and support change orders with the client.
• Host regular meetings with clients and project teams to review progress and regulatory developments.
• Support inspections and permit close-out activities.

Skills

Stormwater permitting

NPDES

ESC planning

Regulatory compliance

Client communication

Project management

Mentoring juniors

Risk assessment

Job description

About Us

Canacre's core services focus on leadership in Environment and Land services throughout the project lifecycle. At Canacre, we emphasize continuous development and growth. Our commitment to investing in industry knowledge and the expertise of our teams sets us apart. Our goals are to provide technical leadership for greater regulatory understanding and certainty and to build collaborative relationships with stakeholders, mitigating tomorrow's environment, land and right-of-way risks today.

At Canacre, we act with honesty and integrity within a culture where trust, collaboration, and teamwork flourish. We commit to diversity, inclusivity and the celebration of successes. Our vision is to foster an environment that promotes inspired and empowered team members who make an impact.

About this Role

The Regional NPDES Plan Development & Permitting Lead is the firm's senior technical authority for stormwater permitting and erosion and sediment control (ESC) plan development across the assigned region. This role is accountable for the technical quality and regulatory defensibility of NPDES and ESC deliverables from conception through to approval - including quality assurance, risk assessment, milestone deliverables, and managing scope, schedule, and budget for permitting work packages delivered on time and on budget.

What You'll Do

• Lead the development of stormwater and erosion and sediment control (ESC) plans across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring technical quality, regulatory defensibility, and timely delivery from concept through approval.
• Author and review NPDES permit applications, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), Notices of Intent (NOIs), and supporting ESC design documents.
• Serve as the firm's regional technical authority on NPDES and ESC matters, advising clients and internal project teams on permitting strategy, sequencing, and compliance.
• Coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies (EPA, state environmental agencies, conservation districts, MS4 program administrators) to submit permit applications, secure approvals, and respond to agency inquiries and comments.
• Interpret and apply construction general permits (CGPs), industrial stormwater permits, and state-specific ESC and stormwater design standards across the assigned region.
• Develop and implement technically sound, cost-effective solutions to complex stormwater and erosion control challenges, including BMP selection, drainage design coordination, and post-construction stormwater management.
• Review deliverables prepared by junior staff and subconsultants to ensure technical accuracy, code compliance, and consistency with client expectations.
• Provide direct communication with clients, delivering reports, updates, and solutions, and managing expectations through to permit issuance.
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget for NPDES and ESC work packages, tracking progress and forecasting effort, and delivering on time and on budget.
• Identify project risks, establish solutions, and escalat e appropriately within internal management.
• Identify changes in scope, generate the necessary documentation, and support negotiation of change orders with the client.
• Host regular meetings with clients and internal project teams to review progress, regulatory developments, concerns, schedule, and deliverables.
• Support inspections and construction compliance, including SWPPP inspection protocols, corrective actions, and permit close-out.
• Mentor and develop junior environmental staff in stormwater design, ESC planning, and permitting practice.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of environmental regulations and permitting requirements, including those related to stormwater (NPDES) and erosion and sediment control.
• Follow all of Canacre's established best practices and procedures f