Senior Environmental Permitting Advisor (Field Based)

ERM; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 114,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Life & disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

ERM is seeking a Senior Environmental Permitting Advisor to support a key client in Houston's Galleria area. This hybrid role (in-office M, Tu, Th) is a full-time, 1-year assignment with possible renewal.

Responsibilities include preparing FERC, USACE and USFWS permits, data compilation, and training materials for contractors and internal teams. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of permitting experience, NEPA expertise, and excellent communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of environmental permitting experience.
• Professional NEPA experience.
• Oil and Gas Permitting experience; or linear permitting experience (highway, electrical transmission, or pipeline).
• FERC experience is highly desired.
• Bachelor’s degree (emphasis on environmental science).
• Highly organized.
• Excellent people and communication skills.
• Strong computer skills and database management proficiency.
• Experience in permitting major projects and activities such as new pipelines, compressor stations, or new transmission lines.
• Self‑starter (ability to prioritize tasks and manage overall workflow with little oversight).
• Problem solver (ability to isolate a problem and recommend solutions).
• Good influencer (ability to work with others to gather information or gather feedback on issues).
• Attention to detail (compliance reporting and data must be accurate and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze and compile data for FERC, USACE, and USFWS permit applications and reports to various regulatory agencies.
• FERC, USACE, and USFWS permit preparation and submittal.
• Develop and maintain training materials for General Contractors, Project Mangers, and Internal Team Members.
• Ad Hoc tasks such as updating training materials, development, and maintenance of permitting streamlining tasks, various tasks with Environmental Advisors, etc.
• Develop and communicate guidelines to general contractors working on projects.
• General file and documentation management.

Job description

ERM is hiring a Senior Environmental Permitting Advisor to support a key client in the Galleria area Houston, Texas. This is a hybrid office/remote role (M, Tu, Th in office) or possibly a 9/80 schedule. This is a full‑time (40hrs/week), limited-term role for a duration of 1 year, renewable.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, analyze and compile data for FERC, USACE, and USFWS permit applications and reports to various regulatory agencies.
• FERC, USACE, and USFWS permit preparation and submittal.
• Develop and maintain training materials for General Contractors, Project Mangers, and Internal Team Members.
• Ad Hoc tasks such as updating training materials, development, and maintenance of permitting streamlining tasks, various tasks with Environmental Advisors, etc.
• Develop and communicate guidelines to general contractors working on projects.
• General file and documentation management.

Criteria & Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of environmental permitting experience.
• Professional NEPA experience.
• Oil and Gas Permitting experience; or linear permitting experience (highway, electrical transmission, or pipeline).
• FERC experience is highly desired.
• Bachelor’s degree (emphasis on environmental science).
• Highly organized.
• Excellent people and communication skills.
• Strong computer skills and database management proficiency.
• Experience in permitting major projects and activities such as new pipelines, compressor stations, or new transmission lines.
• Self‑starter (ability to prioritize tasks and manage overall workflow with little oversight).
• Problem solver (ability to isolate a problem and recommend solutions).
• Good influencer (ability to work with others to gather information or gather feedback on issues).
• Attention to detail (compliance reporting and data must be accurate and reliable.

Who We Are

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world‑class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Pay Transparency

For the Senior Environmental Permitting Advisor position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $114,400 – $151,840, $55.00/hr - $73.00/hr, limited-term, non‑exempt. An employee’s pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue‑based metrics, and business or organizational needs. We also may have instances where employee’s fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/Flexforce employees are NOT bonus eligible). Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, determinable, and payable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life & disability insurance to benefits eligible* employees. *Benefits Eligibility is limited to Regular employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. Fixed‑Term employees (including Flexforce) who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more are eligible for a limited benefits package. Casual employees are NOT benefits eligible. See your recruiter for more details.