Environmental Project Manager (Electrical Transmission & Renewable Energy
Key Skills for This Role
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Qualifications
- Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Minimum of seven or more years of related environmental consulting, permitting, regulatory, or project management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience
- Demonstrated experience supporting complex electric transmission and renewable energy projects, including electric transmission, wind, solar, battery energy storage, biogas, or related infrastructure projects
- Recognized for strong technical skills in one or more areas of environmental science, permitting, regulatory strategy, natural resource assessments, routing and siting, environmental compliance, or related disciplines
- Working knowledge of environmental sciences, biology, wildlife science, wetlands, land use, environmental justice, cultural resources, and related technical areas, with the ability to integrate information across disciplines
- Permitting experience with one or more utility regulatory bodies, such as the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Ohio Power Siting Board, North Dakota Public Service Commission, South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, Illinois Commerce Commission, Iowa Utilities Commission, or Michigan Public Service Commission
- Federal environmental regulation and permitting experience in the Upper Midwest region with various U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service field offices, and National Environmental Policy Act environmental review processes
- State permitting experience with Departments of Natural Resources, Agriculture, State Historic Preservation Offices, Departments of Health, Pollution Control Agencies, or comparable agencies
- Local permitting experience for Conditional Use/Special Use Permits, highway departments, zoning and planning boards, floodplain administrators, emergency management agencies, or similar local authorities
- Experience implementing or advising on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wind Energy Guidelines tiered protocols for desktop reviews, environmental surveys, consultations, permitting, and compliance
- Ability to work under minimal supervision with broad guidelines, exercise independent judgment, and resolve unusual or complex technical, regulatory, project delivery, or client service issues
- Ability to coach, mentor, advise, and review the work of others to improve project quality, consistency, and team effectiveness
- Demonstrated commitment to health, safety, security, environment, sustainability, ethics, inclusion, accountability, and high-quality client service
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing and the ability to present information in public or client-facing forums
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 15% for agency meetings, open houses, public hearings, site visits, client events, and conferences
- Progressively responsible experience managing medium to complex environmental projects, including coordinating multidisciplinary teams, reviewing technical work, managing scope/schedule/budget, and advising clients or project teams on regulatory strategy
- This position will be in a typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
- This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, natural resources, biology, planning, environmental studies, or a related field; master’s degree in environmental/natural resources law, environmental science, natural resources, planning, or a related field preferred
- Minimum of seven years (ten years is preferred) of related work experience in environmental consulting, electric transmission or renewable energy permitting, regulatory compliance, natural resource assessments and studies, routing and siting, project management, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience
- Project and task management experience is required; supervisory, mentoring, staff leadership, or technical advisory experience is preferred
- Professional registration or credentials in the candidate’s discipline, such as Professional Wetland Scientist, Certified Wildlife Biologist, Project Management Professional, or comparable credential, is preferred where applicable
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, natural resources, biology, planning, environmental studies, or a related field; master’s degree in environmental/natural resources law, environmental science, natural resources, planning, or a related field preferred
- Minimum of seven years (ten years is preferred) of related work experience in environmental consulting, electric transmission or renewable energy permitting, regulatory compliance, natural resource assessments and studies, routing and siting, project management, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience
- Project and task management experience is required; supervisory, mentoring, staff leadership, or technical advisory experience is preferred
- Professional registration or credentials in the candidate’s discipline, such as Professional Wetland Scientist, Certified Wildlife Biologist, Project Management Professional, or comparable credential, is preferred where applicable
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