Permitting Specialist

Description

Title:

Permitting Specialist Department:
Estimation/Preconstruction

Location:

Houston, TX Supervisor:
Director of Project Control FLSA Status:
Exempt Position Status:
Permanent, Full-Time Work Status (Remote/Hybrid/In-Office):
Hybrid PERMITTING SPECIALIST

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Houston, TX, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosing Qcells USA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future.

Qcells USA’s complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate the expertise of our Development, Module, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures that Qcells USA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments, Qcells is pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the U.S., including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

As an integral part of the global Qcells brand, Qcells USA benefits from a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing. Qcells is renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ), Qcells operates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea.

SUMMARY

The Permitting Specialist will play a critical role in ensuring the successful development and implementation of our solar projects by identifying, managing, and coordinating all requirements to secure project permits. This individual will be responsible for obtaining permits from local, state, and federal agencies, with a focus on environmental, building, grading, stormwater, driveway, and other ministerial permits. As a key member of the EPC management team the, Permitting Specialist is expected to draw upon fundamental construction and engineering background and direct experience to lead all project permitting efforts in support of the successful build out of our EPC C Utility scale ground mount PV and ESS power plants.

The Permitting Specialist will report to Director of Preconstruction of Hanwha Q CELLS USA Corp., or another senior management personnel that the CEO of the Company may designate. This position is hybrid, based out of our Houston, TX office, requiring up to 4 days per week in the office. Standard working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm local time.

This position is expected to travel up to 20%.

• Lead and manage permitting efforts on multiple preconstruction projects through the preconstruction life-cycle fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment across all internal departments.
• The Sr. Permitting Manager will be the leader responsible for all permitting efforts and will lead a team of permitting managers across all projects.
• Lead a team of consultants that aid in all of the permitting tasks within a project.

• Develop a project specific permitting matrix for each project that identifies all applicable permits needed…