Senior Environmental Permitting Lead – Renewable Power

Urban Grid Solar; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement plan with company match

Life insurance & disability

Paternal leave

Job summary

Urban Grid Solar, a leading independent power producer, seeks an experienced Environmental Permitting Manager to oversee local, state and federal permitting for a diverse solar/storage portfolio. You will plan diligence studies, manage consultants, and ensure regulatory compliance across projects.

The role requires at least 5 years in environmental permits, an undergraduate degree in a relevant field, and strong written/presentation skills.

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.
• Excellent written, technical, data-evaluation and presentation skills.
• Willing and able to travel 10–20% to project sites/agency meetings.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Env Permitting

Project Management

Regulatory Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Diligence Studies

Education

Undergraduate degree in Environmental Science/Wildlife Biology/Civil Eng/Environmental Law

Job description

Urban Grid Solar, a leading independent power producer, seeks an experienced Environmental Permitting Manager to oversee local, state and federal permitting for a diverse solar/storage portfolio. You will plan diligence studies, manage consultants, and ensure regulatory compliance across projects.

The role requires at least 5 years in environmental permits, an undergraduate degree in a relevant field, and strong written/presentation skills.