Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist

DNV Germany Holding GmbH; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

DNV Energy USA, Inc. is seeking a Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist to join our Houston, TX office with 5% domestic travel and 5% international travel.

The role emphasizes leading permit applications, coordinating fieldwork and producing comprehensive environmental reports. You will support due diligence on permits for project financing, engage with federal and state agencies, communities, and tribes, and contribute to client relations and business development within a hybrid work

Qualifications

• Experience leading permit applications and environmental reporting.
• Strong ability to coordinate fieldwork and regulatory processes.
• Ability to engage with regulatory agencies and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation and submission of permit applications and environmental reports.
• Coordinate environmental fieldwork and manage related analyses.
• Support due diligence reviews of environmental permits for project financing.
• Engage with federal/state agencies, communities, and Tribes or First Nations.
• Develop proposals and support business development through client meetings.
• Participate in thought leadership and knowledge-sharing activities.

Skills

Environmental permitting

Environmental reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Agency coordination

Job description

DNV Energy USA, Inc. seeks a Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist to work at our Houston, TX office with 5% domestic travel and 5% international travel.

Job Duties:

• Support renewable energy project site selection and characterization studies.
• Lead the preparation and submission of permit applications, coordination of environmental fieldwork, authoring of environmental reporting documentation including critical issues analyses, technical permitting studies and management plans, Phase I ESAs, environmental impact assessments, mitigation and monitoring plans, technical project proposals, agency consultation and stakeholder engagement programs.
• Provide support for technical due diligence reviews of environmental permits for project financing activities.
• Organize consulting activities with different stakeholder groups, including federal and state regulatory agencies such as the BLM or USFWS, local communities, and Tribes or First Nations.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Midwest regulatory agencies (and/or other US regions).
• Maintain sustainable relationships and good communication with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Assist in business development activities including preparing proposals for each client/project, maintaining strong client relationships, and attending client meetings to support further service offering expansion.
• Participate in DNV's thought leadership activities in coordination with the EPS Head of Section and Team Leads to organize publications, presentations, white papers, and other general scientific and regulatory knowledge-sharing activities related to special analysis for the renewable industry.
• Requires 5% domestic, 5% international travel. Role is hybrid allowing periodic work from home within reasonable commuting distance of the Houston, TX office.

Salary range: $125,258/year