174 Power Global is hiring a
Senior Permitting Associate

Summary

The Senior Permitting Associate position at 174 Power Global is a role that requires managing environmental compliance and permitting for energy project development across the U.S. The position reports to the Director of Permitting and may require up to 20% travel. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field, at least 10+ years of experience in environmental and regulatory compliance and local, state, and federal permitting, and 1+ years of experience in utility-scale renewable development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a major in Natural Resources, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Policy, or another related field
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in environmental and regulatory compliance and local, state, and federal permitting, required
• Minimum of 1+ years experience in utility-scale renewable development, required
• Demonstrated experience in public outreach
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Project, Word, and PowerPoint
• Team player attitude and mentality, required
• High proficiency in written and oral communication
• Must be able to troubleshoot problems and find solutions, independently and within a team
• High degree of professionalism and conduct at all times
• Able to support five or more projects at one time, multi-task, and set priorities
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
• Confidence and ability to interact with people at all levels of the organization
• Microsoft Office Suite (including SharePoint and Teams) proficiency required
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving dynamic, environment

Responsibilities

• Investigate local jurisdictional authorities during early-stage project development to determine permitting requirements, fees, timelines, and local public sentiment/climate related to utility scale energy development
• Conduct primary early-stage research on environmental and regulatory considerations
• Obtain and review Transect reports for Developers and provide summary reports to Permitting Managers and Developers
• Outline and track project environmental studies and required permits in MS Project or similar
• Ensure early- and mid-stage development permits are obtained in an orderly and timely fashion
• Provide oversight to EPCs to ensure late-stage (construction) ministerial permits are obtained
• Contract highly qualified consultants with a proven track record to provide environmental and permitting support
• Provide review of consultant deliverables with an eye to ensuring they meet 174PG standards as well as jurisdictional authority requirements
• Perform administrative duties including purchase requests and support for financing teams
• Interface with other departments to ensure environmental and permitting is efficiently executed and managed through all life stages of projects
• Provide weekly summary updates to Director of Permitting of all activities, milestones, potential issues/challenges
• Support presentations for internal budgeting
• Perform effective public outreach, both virtually and in person
• Work with internal teams and perform additional duties to assist in project development as required
• Perform all other duties and special requests, as assigned by Management

Benefits

$100,000 - $125,000 a year