Premitting Coordinator; Field Based

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** ERM
* * is hiring
** Permitting Coordinators
** in the
** San Francisco, CA
** area with a focus on power-utility vegetation management to support our Permitting practice throughout
** Northern California.
** The role requires meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and excellent communication with clients and public agencies. You will oversee permit applications from start to finish under fast-approaching deadlines, managing data, coordinating across teams, and adapting to evolving regulatory requirements. The role will include some on-site work in northern California. This is a full-time (40+ hours/week), limited-term role with a duration of
** 12 months**, with the possibility of extension.
** Responsibilities
* ** Lead and manage all aspects of permit applications related to vegetation management, ensuring full compliance with environmental and utility regulations.
* Track and monitor application progress, providing timely updates and information to internal teams and client stakeholders. Maintaining work to meet deadlines.
* Engage and Coordinate with internal teams, including project managers and field teams to collect and verify necessary data for permits.
* Build and maintain effective relationships with clients, regulatory agencies, and other relevant stakeholders to support timely permit issuance, including railroad easement permitting.
* Actively participate and engage in team meetings and contribute to a collaborative, supportive work environment.
* Support programmatic planning through research, staying current on regulatory changes, policy updates, and evolving permit processes.
** Requirements
* ** Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, or a related field—or equivalent professional experience may substitute for education.
* 1-3 years experience of supporting environmental or utility permitting
* Experienced safety professional with knowledge of federal/state H&S regulations, contractor safety management, auditing, and safety program development;
* Familiarity with encroachment packages for Agencies including Caltrans, State Parks, USFS and Local Water Districts
* Exceptional attention to detail with strong organizational capabilities; able to manage multiple permit streams concurrently to meet tight deadlines and in a fast-paced setting.
* Excellent verbal and written communication, with confidence interacting professionally with clients and regulatory personnel.
* Proficiency in data handling and analysis—Excel skills required, with a willingness to learn new permitting software.
* Adaptable, proactive, and solution-oriented approach when priorities shift or challenges arise.
** Pay Transparency:
*** For the Permitting Coordinator position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $61,299– $7,5562, $29.47/hr – $35.32/hr
** USD**, limited-term, non-exempt.  An employee’s pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.  We also may have instances where employee’s fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above.  

This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/Flexforce employees are NOT bonus eligible).
** We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life & disability insurance to
** benefits eligible
** employees.
** Benefits Eligibility is limited to Regular employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week.  Fixed-Term employees (including Flexforce) who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more are eligible for a
** limited
* * benefits package.  Casual employees are NOT benefits eligible. See your recruiter for more details.
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