Onshore Permit Manager

Imagine a future where you’ll have a key leading role in project-level permitting and environmental due diligence.

Join us in this role as Onshore Permit Manager for the West region. As we do not have any West Coast offices, we have labelled the role being based out of Austin, TX our western most office. Please keep in mind we are willing to discuss fully remote opportunities for the right candidate. As an Onshore Permit Manager, you’ll have a key leading role in project-level permitting and environmental due diligence during development of our onshore renewable energy projects in West Coast of the United States.

Welcome to US Permitting and Environmental

You’ll be part of US Permitting and Environmental where you, together with your colleagues, will be involved in leading a range of environmental and permitting topics to support both renewable energy permitting and development. You’ll work with colleagues in the United States and Europe, specialist consultants, and in consultation with regulatory authorities and stakeholders. As a team we value working together to secure the permitting needed for our renewable energy projects.

You’ll play an important role where you:

• oversee, secure, and execute permitting efforts for renewable energy (e.g. onshore wind, solar, and battery storage) projects of all sizes and levels of complexity across various jurisdictions in the US
• plan and align with the Development Directors and team to create a permitting approach that integrates into the overall project and organizational goals to ensure projects meet quality, schedule, and budget objectives
• review and analyze environmental due diligence reports (including but not limited to Critical Issues Analysis, wetland delineation studies, wildlife studies, and other environmental documents)
• work closely with the project team to evaluate, select, and manage consultants to perform field surveys, prepare technical analyses and reports, and permitting documentation
• obtain all required permits and approvals by undertaking a commercially- and sustainability-focused approach ranging from initial greenfield site characterization to environmental surveys, and through permit preparation and compliance handover
• manage projects that include NEPA development, biological resource assessments and constraints analyses, routing and siting, state and federal Endangered Species Act consultations, Clean Water Act Section 404 and Section 401 permitting, and cultural resource studies
• proactively work with local officials, state and federal agencies, eNGOs, Tribes, and local communities to understand potential project impacts and to craft mitigation approaches in consultation with project team members.

To succeed in the role, you:

• hold a master’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental science or environmental policy, engineering, construction management, natural resources, or another relevant field
• have a strong understanding of environmental permitting and assessment activities, including conditional/special use permits, state siting board permits, and federal permits such as EA/EIS, CWA, and ESA incidental take permits
• have at least 5 years of experience permitting large scale onshore renewable development projects with experience navigating zoning, permitting, and environmental and noise analysis
• have experience preparing consultation plans, balance stakeholder needs, and working closely with federal, state, and local agencies such as BLM, USFWS, USACE, DOT, and others
• communicate technical and scientific information to key stakeholders with ease, both internally and externally
• are ambitious, curious, and able to build trust and credibility, externally as well as internally, through experience, empathy, and persuasiveness of arguments
• speak and write English fluently and have strong Microsoft Office suite skills, especially MS PowerPoint.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply. 

Shape the future with us 
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate. 

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com. 

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.

Position salary range: 

The salary range for this position is USD $140,940.00 to USD $184,411.00.

Our salary ranges are based on position level and reflect the cost of labor across multiple U.S geographic markets. Individual pay within the range is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can provide more details about the applicable salary range during the hiring process.

Variable Compensation:  Our total rewards package may include discretionary short-term and long-term incentive opportunities based on your pay band and performance. These may be changed or suspended based on the sole discretion of the company

Our benefits package:  For this position for employees who meet eligibility requirements are: fully paid premium for family insurance coverage for health, life, dental, and visions; flexible spending accounts; health savings accounts; short- and long-term disability insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; 18 weeks or an hourly equivalent of parental leave with an additional short-term disability benefit of 6-8 weeks or an hourly equivalent for the birthing parent; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with up to 5 % employer match; commuting benefits; 7 paid sick days per year; 20 paid time-off days; 13 annual paid holidays; 16 hours of volunteer time-off; and a monthly book benefit from Amazon of up to USD 25.