Senior Environmental Manager - Renewable Projects

Pattern Energy; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 103,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with employer contribution

Paid time off

Bonuses

Life insurance

Job summary

Pattern Energy seeks an Environmental Manager to provide environmental permitting support across wind, solar, storage, and transmission projects. You will assess risks, obtain permits, manage consultants, and guide regulatory strategy throughout development.

The role requires seven+ years of experience, a technical degree in environmental science or engineering, and strong communication and teamwork skills. Travel to project sites and meetings will be necessary as business needs require.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years of relevant work experience in environmental permitting, project management, business development, or a related field.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously across different stages of development and adapting to shifting priorities, timelines, and resource constraints.
• Background in environmental and permitting matters, including familiarity with regulatory regimes across varied project locations.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with project developers, management, subject matter experts, consultants, agencies, and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organization, critical thinking, and time management skills, with a team-first approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental studies and permitting for wind, solar, storage, and transmission development projects, including coordination of regulatory strategies, schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Assess environmental risks for development projects and communicate key risks, constraints, and mitigation recommendations to project teams and management.
• Obtain required environmental permits, approvals, and clearances from local, state, and federal agencies to support project development timelines.
• Supervise project environmental consultants, including managing scopes of work, task orders, schedules, budgets, work quality, and invoice review and approval.
• Conduct environmental due diligence for potential acquisitions and evaluate permitting, environmental, and regulatory considerations that may affect project value or development feasibility.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Critical thinking

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Environmental science/Engineering degree

Job description

Pattern Energy seeks an Environmental Manager to provide environmental permitting support across wind, solar, storage, and transmission projects. You will assess risks, obtain permits, manage consultants, and guide regulatory strategy throughout development.

The role requires seven+ years of experience, a technical degree in environmental science or engineering, and strong communication and teamwork skills. Travel to project sites and meetings will be necessary as business needs require.