ERM · 15 hours ago
Principal Consultant, Renewables (Principal Level)
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$116K/yr - $156K/yr
6+ years expERM is the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, and they are seeking a Principal Consultant, Renewables to oversee Impact Assessment, Planning, and Permitting for renewable energy facilities throughout California. This role focuses on managing complex permitting and compliance for renewable energy projects, while leading consulting on environmental, social, and health impact assessments.
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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), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and regulations of federal agencies such as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state-level agencies, including California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Regional Water Quality Control Board
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, data collection, data and literature review, and developing recommendations for clients
Manage preparation of discipline-specific reports, permitting documents, NEPA/CEQA 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
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
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
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)
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelors or Master's degree in environmental studies, environmental management, wetland science, planning, geography or related natural resources science field of study; or 8+ year's equivalent experience
6+ years of project management, licensing and permitting experience, including strong project experience in renewable energy or similar practice across California
Experience with federal, state, and local permitting, in particular with the preparation of applications and documents related to the development of renewable energy projects
Experience assisting clients in obtaining multi-media permits and approvals for new or expanded facilities
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
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organization/analytical skills; 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
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
Preferred
Experience developing permits and permitting strategies for renewable projects, particularly to support local land use permitting processes, including securing 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
Benefits
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Disability
AD&D insurance
401(k) or RRSP/DPSP
Company
ERM
ERM is a provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, social consulting and sustainability related services.
5001-10000 employees
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Leadership Team
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North America CFO
Steve Maaseide
Chief Operating Officer
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