Senior Environmental Planner: Renewable Energy Permitting

Rincon Consultants, Inc; Riverside (CA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Rincon Consultants, Inc is seeking a Senior Environmental Planner to lead permitting and entitlement efforts for renewable energy and energy infrastructure in California and the Western U.S. You will coordinate routing, siting, and regulatory compliance while guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions.

The role emphasizes client interaction, project management, and strong technical writing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Environmental Science, Urban Planning, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of environmental planning, permitting, or environmental consulting experience.
• Experience supporting renewable energy, battery storage, electric transmission, or other infrastructure projects in the Western U.S.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulations and permitting processes.
• Experience preparing NEPA documents and familiarity with CEQA.
• Experience conducting permitting analyses, entitlement strategies, and feasibility studies.
• Coordination with jurisdictions, transportation agencies, utility providers, and regulatory agencies to obtain approvals.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage project schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Excellent technical writing, communication, presentation, and client management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead discretionary land use entitlement and permitting efforts for renewable energy and energy infrastructure projects.
• Lead routing, siting, and permitting efforts for electric transmission and renewable energy projects.
• Develop permitting and entitlement strategies to support development, construction, and operation.
• Oversee routing studies, constraint analyses, feasibility studies, and entitlement pathways.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated project solutions.
• Manage project tasks, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and client communications across multiple projects.
• Conduct land use, zoning, and policy analyses for siting and environmental review.
• Interface with clients, regulatory agencies, Tribal representatives, stakeholders, and communities.
• Support agency consultation and ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
• Prepare and participate in public meetings, workshops, hearings, and presentations.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to QA/QC and knowledge sharing.
• Support business development including proposals, scopes, and client relationships.
• Contribute to advancing clean energy through successful delivery of projects.

Skills

Environmental Planning

Permitting

NEPA

CEQA

Regulatory Knowledge

Project Management

Technical Writing

Client Management

Team Coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Urban Planning, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Rincon Consultants, Inc is seeking a Senior Environmental Planner to lead permitting and entitlement efforts for renewable energy and energy infrastructure in California and the Western U.S. You will coordinate routing, siting, and regulatory compliance while guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions.

The role emphasizes client interaction, project management, and strong technical writing.