Principal Renewables Energy Specialist (Mid-Senior Level) Job at ERM Group
ERM is seeking an experienced Principal Renewables Energy Specialist with consulting experience to play a key role in primarily growing our planning practice, specifically within our renewable energy business in the Northeastern U.S. region, but also serve as a leader and mentor to planners throughout the company regardless of location. The desired candidate will report to either the Boston or Syracuse offices. The ideal candidate will have experience with power generation, electrical transmission, renewable energy projects, along with technical expertise leading environmental permitting, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and state-level equivalent reviews, and large-scale capital projects.
It is preferred and desired that the candidate has experience taking renewable projects through local land use permitting processes, including securing Conditional or Special Use Permits, negotiating conditions within local municipalities and counties (e.g., buffer widths, vegetative screening, local stormwater review criteria), securing variances, and working with developers to optimize layouts based on local permitting requirements.
This position will focus primarily on environmental impact assessment and federal, state and local permitting to facilitate the development, construction, and operation of commercial-scale energy facilities to support the low carbon economy transition in the U.S. This is an excellent opportunity for an environmental professional looking to advance their career with a global environmental leader and be part of ERM’s continuing growth in the renewable energy sector.
As a senior consultant, you will be leading a range of environmental, social, and health impact assessment projects to build a sustainable business both regionally and nationally, while networking with ERM's technical teams to share best practices across the industry.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide leadership, and deliver results to expand ERM’s client base, ideally in the Renewable Energy Sector. Serve as a key member of the “core” technical team to drive growth in the areas of land planning, facility siting & permitting, and environmental risk assessment in the energy sector.
- Manage and perform permitting and compliance associated with renewable energy development projects with an emphasis on local, state, and federal permitting. Manage preparation of discipline-specific reports, Environmental Checklists, NEPA and state-level equivalent environmental assessment (EA) and environmental impact statement (EIS) projects and related activities in support of ERM clients’ capital projects (i.e., power generation, electrical transmission, renewable energy projects).
- Provide business value based on a strong understanding of clients’ needs, and raising the profile of ERM’s capabilities within key client organizations. Lead project teams in achieving client’s expectations for scope, schedule, budget and quality.
- Meet business health & safety performance standards, financial targets, overall project budgets and schedules, client satisfaction/expectations, and internal risk management and contractual requirements.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's and/or Masters in environmental studies, planning, geography, or related field; JD, CEP, AICP or similar registration preferred but not necessary.
- 8-15 years of consulting experience with impact assessments, national/state/local-level environmental reviews, facility siting and permitting, ideally for renewable energy projects.
- Ability to manage varying priorities and multiple tasks while forging a cohesive delivery team to meet concurrent deadlines on multiple projects.
- Ability to work both independently and within teams of subject matter experts.
- Experience in developing and implementing successful growth strategies with power generation, electrical transmission, renewable energy projects, mining, oil & gas, technology clients.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain long-term relationships with clients.
- High degree of technical competence and broad knowledge of impact assessment best practices.
- Well-developed teambuilding and influencing skills; unquestioned integrity; and the experience, confidence, and stature to effectively address client and business needs and challenges.
- Positive outlook, collaborative, and driven by the success of ERM as a global company.
Who We Are:
As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.
At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.
Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.
ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Thank you for your interest in ERM!
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