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Operating within the Project Development team, you will secure vital environmental permits, utility approvals, and land-use authorizations to ensure project milestones are achieved safely, compliantly, and on schedule.\nWhat you'll do:\nPerform comprehensive fatal flaw analyses and leverage GIS tools to evaluate potential project locations, assessing topography, generation and water availability, environmental constraints, and overall site viability\nWorking with Government Affairs, evaluate local land-use policies, zoning regulations, and tax structures to determine optimal development strategies and prioritize jurisdictions with supportive regulatory environments for novel energy facilities\nSupport land acquisition negotiations and site control plans, partnering with legal advisors to structure options, land leases, and necessary rights-of-way with municipalities and landowners to achieve positive outcomes for the company\nConduct initial real property due diligence tasks, aligning title evaluations, ALTA surveys, Phase I ESAs, and preliminary geotechnical reviews to mitigate risk before formal permitting starts\nPartner with grid interconnection and power engineering groups to analyze localized transmission availability, sub-station capacity, and grid infrastructure for strategic off-take alignment\nCollaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams and manage external environmental consultingfirms and contractors\n\nResponsible for overseeing contractor work quality and completeness\nEarly Stakeholder Engagement\nLead proactive community outreach during early site identification to establish strong local relationships and resolve potential land-use issues ahead of regulatory filings\nRepresent the company at public hearings, regulatory proceedings, and community forums to communicate project technical details, environmental safeguards, and key benefits \nPermitting\nLead the strategy, drafting, submission, and execution of major environmental and regulatory permit applications, including Wetlands, Air Quality, NPDES, Storm Water, and CPCN filings.\nMaintain productive relationships and technical proceedings with federal, state, and local regulatory bodies, public utility commissions, environmental agencies, and zoning authorities\nCoordinate cross-functionally with engineering, legal, project finance, origination, and external affairs teams to embed permitting requirements into schedules and design basis.\nOversee external environmental consultants, legal counsel, and engineering firms in performing environmental impact studies and technical permit preparation\nMonitor regulatory proceedings, policy updates, and utility dockets to identify risks and implement proactive mitigation strategies\nEstablish and manage post-issuance compliance and turnover systems to ensure adherence to monitoring, reporting, and operational requirements during construction and commissioning\nDevelop and track permitting schedules, establish recovery plans for schedule variances, and maintain the permitting risk registry\nBuild a standardized permitting knowledge base and operational framework to enable multi- site scaling, utilizing AI and advanced digital tools where applicable\nWhat we're looking for:\nBachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Urban/Regional Planning, Public Policy, Law, or a related technical field. \n5-8+ years of experience leading complex environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, or land-use approvals for utility-scale energy, thermal power generation, or large industrial infrastructure projects\nTechnical expertise in federal and state environmental regulatory frameworks (e.g., Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, NEPA/state equivalents).\nExceptional project management skills and written/verbal communication skills\nBonus points for:\nMaster’s degree or advanced technical degree preferred\nExperience in state public utility commission filings, PMP certification, proficiency with project scheduling software (MS Project, Primavera P6), and GIS applications\nMust-have requirements:\nPerform activities such as typing, standing, and sitting, for extended periods of time\nWillingness to occasionally travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call - 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