Principal Consultant, Renewable Energy Planner

3 weeks ago


Denver, Colorado, United States The ERM International Group Limited Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Consultant, Renewable Energy Planner to join our team at The ERM International Group Limited. As a key member of our environmental permitting team, you will play a critical role in supporting and assisting with permitting and environmental impact assessment for capital development projects.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead local permitting and land use processes, including conducting research to define permitting requirements, coordinating with local jurisdictions during permitting processes, developing permitting plans and schedules, coordinating and participating in public meetings and hearings, and developing or coordinating permit applications and required components.
  • Work closely with ERM Project Managers and Partners on a variety of environmental permitting, due diligence, and impact assessment projects to support our renewable energy, oil and gas, power, and technology sector clients.
  • Participate in teams conducting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, state-level equivalent reviews, and environmental permitting for large-scale capital projects in the western states and beyond.
  • Manage permitting and compliance associated with 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 (NEPA), and regulations of federal agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Western Area Power Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and various state agencies.
  • Manage various aspects of the permitting process, including stakeholder engagement, documentation development, and coordination with local, state, and federal governments.
  • Manage and provide technical assistance on NEPA environmental assessment (EA) and environmental impact statement (EIS) projects and related activities.
  • Contribute technical and subject matter or project management expertise on permitting strategies, due diligence reviews, environmental critical issues assessments, impact assessment deliverables, and overall quality control review.
  • Manage and lead the preparation of permitting documents. Overseeing project delivery activities such as report writing, data collection, data and literature review, and developing recommendations for clients.
  • 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.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in planning, environmental science, wetland science, geography or related natural resources science field of study. Master's degree in relevant field strongly preferred.
  • ~6+ years of permitting experience, with strong project experience in renewable energy or similar practice preferred. Project management and program management experience a plus.
  • ~ Experience working local permitting in Colorado and Arizona is highly desired. Experience with the preparation of local permitting applications and documents related to the development of renewable energy projects.
  • ~ Experience preparing NEPA-type documents for federal and/or state agencies and providing strategic-level client support.
  • ~ 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.
  • ~ 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.
What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability and AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and any other benefits to eligible employees as applicable.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is essential to our success.



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