Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist

DNV GL, USA; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

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, in a hybrid arrangement.

You will lead permit applications, coordinate fieldwork, and prepare environmental reporting documents including Phase I ESAs and impact assessments, supporting project financing and stakeholder engagement. This role involves developing regulatory strategies, liaising with agencies such as BLM and USFWS, and

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and submission of permit applications and coordinate environmental fieldwork.
• Author environmental reporting including Phase I ESAs and impact assessments.
• Provide support for due diligence reviews of environmental permits for project financing.
• Organize stakeholder engagement with federal/state/regulatory agencies and local communities.
• Develop regulatory strategies and maintain relationships with regulatory agencies.
• Assist in business development, proposals, and client meetings to expand service offerings.
• Participate in thought leadership activities and knowledge sharing for the renewable industry.

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