Lead Environmental Permitting and Licensing Consultant
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-03-15
Listing for:
Sargent & Lundy
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-15
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Energy Management/ Efficiency
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- As a member of Sargent & Lundy’s Environmental and Permitting team, you will utilize your academic background and experience to review, evaluate, and implement federal, state and local environmental regulatory requirements as they apply to a variety of electric power and industrial projects. You will be asked to use your knowledge of environmental regulations and engineering principals to meet project team and client needs for defining, evaluating, and implementing environmental mitigation, compliance, and permitting projects.
- Drive growth by developing target markets, winning strategic pursuits, and expanding key accounts across consulting, engineering/design, owner’s engineering, and project services in power, grid, industrial, decarbonization, and government sectors.
- Serve as primary liaison for environmental topics with clients, agencies, landowners, and community stakeholders; support public meetings and comment response.
- Mentor and develop environmental staff; champion knowledge sharing, templates, and continuous improvement
- Support proposals, statements of qualifications, and interviews; shape win themes, level of effort, schedule, and risk/commercial clarifications
- The position will offer you the opportunity to expand your knowledge of federal, state and local environmental regulations as they apply to major industrial projects, and to work with multi-disciplined project teams to:
- Review and implement federal, state, and local regulatory requirements as they apply to specific projects and develop strategies to implement cost-effective mitigation compliance plans.
- Manage site-specific environmental impact studies to evaluate the suitability of a site for a proposed fossil fuel power plant, nuclear power facility, wind energy farm, solar generating station, electric substation, or transmission line.
- Work with project engineers to ensure projects are designed and developed using criteria that recognize all relevant environmental requirements.
- Manage permit applications and interface with federal, state, and local permitting agencies.
- Manage complex technical reports including site selection studies, environmental and social impact assessments, compliance audits, and regulatory reviews.
- The position offers the opportunity to travel to client offices and project site locations for project reviews. Some international travel may be required.
- As a member of Sargent & Lundy’s Environmental and Permitting team, you will utilize your academic background and experience to review, evaluate, and implement federal, state and local environmental regulatory requirements as they apply to a variety of electric power and industrial projects. You will be asked to use your knowledge of environmental regulations and engineering principals to meet project team and client needs for defining, evaluating, and implementing environmental mitigation, compliance, and permitting projects.
- Drive growth by developing target markets, winning strategic pursuits, and expanding key accounts across consulting, engineering/design, owner’s engineering, and project services in power, grid, industrial, decarbonization, and government sectors.
- Serve as primary liaison for environmental topics with clients, agencies, landowners, and community stakeholders; support public meetings and comment response.
- Mentor and develop environmental staff; champion knowledge sharing, templates, and continuous improvement
- Support proposals, statements of qualifications, and interviews; shape win themes, level of effort, schedule, and risk/commercial clarifications
- The position will offer you the opportunity to expand your knowledge of federal, state and local environmental regulations as they apply to major industrial projects, and to work with multi-disciplined project teams to:
- Review and implement federal, state, and local regulatory requirements as they apply to specific projects and develop strategies to implement cost-effective mitigation compliance plans.
- Manage site-specific environmental impact studies to evaluate the suitability of a site for a proposed fossil fuel power plant, nuclear power facility, wind energy farm, solar generating station,…
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