Principal Consultant, Renewable Energy/Power

Overview

Lead environmental impact assessments and permitting for renewable energy projects in the Midwest.

Key Responsibilities

• client interaction
• impact assessment
• local permitting
• permit documents
• project management
• proposal development

Tasks

-Interface with clients by leading calls, attending meetings, and providing critical insights to optimize project implementation. -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. -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). -Manage and perform complex local permitting and compliance efforts associated with renewable energy and tech sector development projects. -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. This role is responsible for the day-to-day management of projects. -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 and review, data collection, data and literature review, and developing recommendations for clients. -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. -Manage preparation of discipline-specific reports (e.g., biological, cultural, noise, decommissioning plans, landscape plans, and stakeholder engagement plans), engineering plan sets (up through 30% designs), permitting 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.

Requirements

• gis
• project management
• permitting
• environmental science
• 6+ years
• communication

What You Bring

-Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organization/analytical skills; experience recording/writing detailed technical data and reports. -Demonstrated ability to research and prepare concise and accurate technical documents, including presentation of findings to clients, stakeholders, and/or regulatory agencies. -Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop team members – excellent people skills, responsive, collaborative, versatile, effective in a fast-paced environment, and service-oriented. -6+ years (PREFERRED: 8+ years) of project management, licensing and permitting experience, including strong project experience in power. -Experience with federal, state, and local permitting, in particular with the preparation of local permit applications and documents related to the development of renewable energy projects. -Bachelor’s or master’s degree in environmental studies, environmental management, environmental science, wetland science, planning, geography, or related natural resources science field of study; or 8+ year's equivalent experience. -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). -Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision. -Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area (25%). -Experience assisting clients in obtaining multi-media permits and approvals for new or expanded facilities.

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About Erm

-Flourished through merging UK and US consultancies, building a truly global footprint. -Has carried out major environmental assessments for projects like High Speed 1, HS2, Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines. -Works in sectors from mining, energy and chemicals to manufacturing, pharma, power, renewables, finance and TMT. -Combines strategic advisory and technical delivery, using digital tools and proprietary methodologies. -Notably led environmental impact assessments for cross-border hydroelectric, rail and oil infrastructure.

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