Principal Consultant, Power (Principal Level)

ERM is seeking a Principal Consultant, Power overseeing Impact Assessment, Planning and Permitting for renewable energy facilities throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.

This role will lead environmental impact assessment and permitting for various power facilities and other major capital development projects including solar developments, technology infrastructure and energy transmission projects.

The ideal candidate will have experience permitting complex development projects in the power and/or technology sector along with technical expertise leading environmental, local, state-level, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews for large-scale capital projects. 

It is preferred and desired that the candidate has experience developing permits and permitting strategies for projects in the energy sector, particularly to support both federal and local land use permitting processes, including securing Section 404/401 permits, Conditional or Special Use Permits, identifying requirements or local municipalities and counties (e.g., buffer widths, vegetative screening, water quality monitoring, local storm water review criteria), analyzing the potential for variances, and working with developers to optimize layouts based on local permitting requirements.

As part of ERM’s planning team you will be leading consulting on a range of environmental, social, and health impact assessment projects to build a sustainable business both regionally and nationally, while networking with ERM's global technical teams to share best practices across the industry.

This position will focus primarily on environmental impact assessment and federal, state and local permitting to facilitate the development, construction, and operation of commercial-scale energy facilities and support the low carbon economy transition in the U.S.

Our portfolio of projects is often fast-paced, multi-faceted, and geographically diverse.

The position will require a candidate to work both independently and with teams of subject matter experts, so successful candidate must have the ability to manage varying priorities and multiple tasks while forging a cohesive delivery team to meet concurrent deadlines on multiple projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for an environmental professional looking to advance their career with a global environmental leader and be part of ERM’s continuing growth in the power sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES:


* Manage and perform complex permitting and compliance associated with renewable energy and tech sector 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 U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers and U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service and state-level agencies.


* Manage and lead the preparation of permitting documents for energy/industrial facility development, expansion, maintenance, o...