Senior​/Lead Environmental Permitting Specialist

• Manage environmental permitting requirements for Urban Grid’s portfolio of utility-scale solar and storage projects
• Inform, plan and execute strategic decisions regarding permitting risk
• Manage local, state and federal environmental permitting applications
• Develop mitigation strategies and ensure overall regulatory compliance
• Proactively plan, organize, coordinate 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 conducting 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
• Track state and local regulations related to assigned projects

• 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
• Hard-working and able to prioritize a large task load in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently
• Project management, organizational, and analytical problem-solving skills
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• Strong work ethic and exceptionally high work standards
• Willing and able to travel 10-20% to project sites and/or to agency meetings
• Hybrid in Houston, Texas (4 days in office, Fridays remote)
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
• Visa sponsorship or transfer visas, including H-1B or L-2, are not available for this position

Demonstrates expertise in managing environmental permitting for utility-scale solar and storage projects, ensuring regulatory compliance and effective project management. Proficient in preparing and executing state and federal environmental permits while coordinating with consultants and stakeholders.

• Environmental Permitting Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Project Management
• Technical Review and QA/QC
• Data Evaluation and Presentation

• Environmental Permitting
• Mitigation Strategies
• Cost Estimation
• Budget Management
• Diligence Studies
• Environmental Surveys
• Permit Applications
• Analytical Problem-Solving
• Consultant Proposal Evaluation
• Schedule Monitoring

• Excellent Organization Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Problem Solving
• Self-Motivated
• Strong Work Ethic

• Utility-Scale Solar
• Environmental Science
• Wildlife Biology
• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Law
• State and Federal Regulations
• Environmental Agencies
• Public Hearings
• Project Open Houses
• Fast-Paced Environment