Senior Environmental Permitting Lead - Solar & Storage Projects

Urban Grid Solar Projects, LLC; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Urban Grid Solar Projects, LLC is seeking an Environmental Permitting Manager to oversee state and federal permitting for our portfolio of solar and storage projects. You will inform, plan and execute permitting strategies, manage applications, and develop mitigation plans to ensure regulatory compliance.

This role requires 5+ years of relevant experience, a bachelor’s degree in a related field, strong written and analytical skills, and the ability to travel 10–20% to project sites and agencies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years direct relevant experience with preparation and execution of state and federal environmental permits.
• Undergraduate degree, preferably in Environmental Science, Wildlife Biology, Civil Engineering or Environmental Law.
• Excellent written, technical, data-evaluation and presentation skills.
• Excellent organization skills, attention to detail and problem solving.
• Willing and able to travel 10-20% to project sites and/or agency meetings.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage project-level environmental permitting activities.
• Plan and execute early-stage diligence studies and identify environmental permitting requirements and associated timelines; prepare cost estimates and budgets.
• Manage multiple environmental permitting initiatives in parallel
• Manage consultants performing environmental surveys and permitting support; evaluate consultant proposals, monitor schedules, track budgets and review consultant deliverables
• Conduct technical review and QA/QC of third-party consultant field survey reports and permit applications.
• Represent the Company in meetings with environmental agencies and at public hearings or project open houses
• Support the environmental permitting group by tracking state and local regulations related to your projects.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Environmental permitting

Stakeholder engagement

Budget planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related

Job description

Urban Grid Solar Projects, LLC is seeking an Environmental Permitting Manager to oversee state and federal permitting for our portfolio of solar and storage projects. You will inform, plan and execute permitting strategies, manage applications, and develop mitigation plans to ensure regulatory compliance.

This role requires 5+ years of relevant experience, a bachelor’s degree in a related field, strong written and analytical skills, and the ability to travel 10–20% to project sites and agencies.