Senior Environmental Permitting Lead – Solar & Storage

Urban Grid Solar Projects, LLC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

FSA

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid paternal leave

Retirement plan with matching

Job summary

Urban Grid Solar Projects, LLC in Houston, TX, seeks an experienced environmental permitting manager to oversee the planning and execution of state and federal permits across our portfolio of solar and storage projects. This senior role emphasizes risk assessment, budgeting, and early-diligence studies to protect timelines and budgets.

You will coordinate with agencies, manage consultants, ensure regulatory compliance, and develop mitigation strategies while traveling 10–20% to project sites and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years direct experience with 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.
• Willingness to travel 10-20% to project sites and agency meetings.
• Hybrid in Houston, Texas (4 days in office, Fridays remote).

Responsibilities

• Proactively plan, organize, coordinate and manage project-level environmental permitting activities.
• Plan and execute early-stage diligence studies and identify permitting requirements and budgets.
• Manage multiple environmental permitting initiatives in parallel.
• Oversee consultants and review deliverables and budgets.
• Represent the company in meetings with environmental agencies and public hearings.
• Track state and local regulations related to projects.

Skills

Environmental permitting

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Budget planning

Stakeholder communication

QA/QC

Education

Environmental Science

Wildlife Biology

Civil Engineering

Environmental Law

Tools

GIS

Permitting software

Job description

Urban Grid Solar Projects, LLC in Houston, TX, seeks an experienced environmental permitting manager to oversee the planning and execution of state and federal permits across our portfolio of solar and storage projects. This senior role emphasizes risk assessment, budgeting, and early-diligence studies to protect timelines and budgets.

You will coordinate with agencies, manage consultants, ensure regulatory compliance, and develop mitigation strategies while traveling 10–20% to project sites and