Environmental Lead

Description

• Develop and manage a pipeline of environmental work with developers and owners of renewable energy and/or transmission projects over $1M of annual revenue.
• Facilitate marketing efforts and proposal preparation for permitting, environmental and other services.
• Improving flow of project management tasks in the environmental group.
• Mentor and coach permitting and environmental staff on technical writing, agency coordination, regulatory approval processes, and client engagement.
• Maintain contacts within the renewable energy and electric transmission industries to monitor development trends, regulator initiatives and market forces.
• Work with internal market and service leaders, senior Westwood staff, project managers, and subject matter experts to pursue job opportunities and successfully execute renewable energy and/or transmission permitting projects.
• Manage projects, clients, and internal staff in preparing site and route permit applications for renewable energy and transmission projects throughout the U.S.

Requirements

• Experience with state-level route and site permits in multiple states, federal NEPA process including EA and EIS, and equivalent state-level environmental review processes.
• Knowledge of renewable energy and HVTL transmission line project permitting, federal and state environmental studies, agency guidelines for energy development.
• Bachelor’s Degree in natural resources, policy/permitting, earth sciences, engineering or related field (Master’s Degree preferred).
• 15+ years of experience in federal, state and local energy facility permitting, permitting processes, and associated environmental studies.
• Connections through renewable energy and/or transmission industries and ability to generate a steady stream of new environmental work.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance