Senior Environmental Permitting Lead — Solar & Storage

Urban Grid; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan with matching

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Urban Grid seeks an Environmental Permitting Manager to lead regulatory permitting across our solar and storage portfolio. You will plan, execute and coordinate permitting strategies with a focus on risk, timelines and budgets, while guiding consultants and coordinating with agencies.

You will manage multiple permitting initiatives, travel 10–20%, and ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years direct experience with preparation and execution of state and federal environmental permits.
• Undergraduate degree in Environmental Science, Wildlife Biology, Civil Engineering or Environmental Law preferred.
• Strong written, technical, data-evaluation and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel 10–20% to project sites or agency meetings.

Responsibilities

• 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 permitting initiatives in parallel and monitor schedules and budgets.
• Oversee consultants and evaluate proposals; review deliverables and QA/QC of field surveys and permit applications.
• Represent the Company in meetings with environmental agencies and at public hearings or open houses.
• Track state and local regulations related to projects and support permitting group.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelors in Environmental Science

Bachelors in Civil Engineering

Job description

Urban Grid seeks an Environmental Permitting Manager to lead regulatory permitting across our solar and storage portfolio. You will plan, execute and coordinate permitting strategies with a focus on risk, timelines and budgets, while guiding consultants and coordinating with agencies.

You will manage multiple permitting initiatives, travel 10–20%, and ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations.