Senior Planner, Impact Assessment and Permitting (Mid-Senior Level) Job at ERM Group
ERM is seeking a Senior Planner, Impact Assessment and Permitting in the Eastern U.S. regional offices for a 100% REMOTE position to support and assist with environmental impact assessment and permitting for renewable energy facilities and other major capital development projects in the Eastern US. Region, including solar developments, and offshore and onshore wind energy projects. The ideal candidate will have experience permitting power generation, electrical transmission, renewable energy projects, mining, oil & gas, technology companies, along with technical expertise leading environmental, local, state-level, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for large-scale capital projects.
It is preferred and desired that the candidate has experience developing permits and permitting strategies for renewable projects, particularly to support local land use permitting processes, including securing Conditional or Special Use Permits, identifying requirements or local municipalities and counties (e.g., buffer widths, vegetative screening, water quality monitoring, local stormwater review criteria), analyzing the potential for variances, and working with developers to optimize layouts based on local permitting requirements.
As part of ERM’s planning team you will be leading consulting on a range of environmental, social, and health impact assessment projects to build a sustainable business both regionally and nationally, while networking with ERM's global technical teams to share best practices across the industry.
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 and support the low carbon economy transition in the U.S. Our portfolio of projects are often fast-paced, multi-faceted, and geographically diverse with clients developing facilities ranging from onshore wind and solar to offshore wind. The position will require a candidate to work both independently and with teams of subject matter experts, so successful candidate must have the ability to manage varying priorities and multiple tasks while forging a cohesive delivery team to meet concurrent deadlines on multiple projects. 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage and perform complex permitting and compliance associated with renewable energy development projects with an emphasis on local, state, and federal permitting, including but not limited to compliance associated with the National Environmental Policy Act, and regulations of federal agencies such as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state-level agencies.
- Manage and lead the preparation of permitting documents for energy/industrial facility development, expansion, maintenance, or decommissioning, with a focus on local permitting. Overseeing project delivery activities such as report writing, data collection, data and literature review, and developing recommendations for clients.
- Manage preparation of discipline-specific reports, permitting documents, NEPA documents, and state-level environmental reviews consistent with applicable federal, state and local regulatory requirements. Serve in roles ranging from project manager, task manager, technical expert, and QA/QC of deliverables.
- Contribute technical, subject matter or project management expertise on permitting strategies, due diligence reviews, environmental critical issues assessments, impact assessment deliverables, and overall quality control review.
- Prepare technical proposals and participate in business development with existing clients and identified leads as well as help to expand our growing renewable projects and team.
- Manage and work within quality/budget/schedule expectations and scope-specific assignments.
- Collaborate with other ERM practitioners to execute impact assessment and capital project permitting (ERM services broadly include baseline studies, environmental impact assessment, routing studies, land planning, and facility siting & permitting).
- Expand ERM’s profile and market share through your existing client relationships, building and deepening ERM’s existing relationships, and delivering high quality, and reliable service.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelors or Master’s degree in environmental studies, environmental management, wetland science, planning, geography or related natural resources science field of study.
- At least 8 to 10 years of project management, licensing and permitting experience, including strong project experience in renewable energy or similar practice.
- Experience with renewable energy development in New York State and implementation of Section 94-C as implemented by the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is highly desired.
- Experience with federal, state, and local permitting, in particular with the preparation of applications and documents related to the development of renewable energy projects.
- Experience assisting clients in obtaining multi-media permits and approvals for new or expanded facilities.
- Experience overseeing and coordinating desktop and online studies or research on natural resource or resource planning topics, Geographic Information System, map interpretation (National Wetland Inventory, U.S. Geological Survey, aerial photography).
- Demonstrated ability to research and prepare concise and accurate technical documents including presentation of findings to clients, stakeholders, and/or regulatory agencies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organization/analytical skills; experience recording/writing detailed technical data and reports.
- Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop team members – excellent people skills, responsive, collaborative, versatile, effective in a fast-paced environment, and service-oriented.
- Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
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.
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