Senior Manager, Environmental & Permitting
$160,000–$190,000 year
HybridSan Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead environmental and permitting activities for utility-scale energy generation, energy storage, and data center projects across the U.S., managing complex local, state, and federal processes from acquisition through construction. Oversee natural resource surveys, land use applications, and environmental impact reports while developing permitting strategies and coordinating with cross-functional teams including Development, Origination, Engineering, and Capital Markets. Identify external consultants, manage project schedules and budgets, and support project financing activities. Build relationships with regulatory authorities, communities, and stakeholders to secure discretionary land use permits and federal approvals. Requires 8-12+ years of experience supporting environmental compliance in the U.S. and up to 30% domestic travel. Based in San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Denver, Austin/Houston/Dallas with hybrid flexibility.
Required Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, land use planning, ecology, geography, or another relevant field.
- At least 8-12+ years of professional experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in supporting environmental compliance and permitting issues in the United States for energy generation, energy storage, and/or data center projects, including their associated infrastructure, such as interconnection/collection substations, collector lines, generation lines, access roads, etc.
- Strong understanding of local, state, and federal discretionary permits and environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act (CWA) (stormwater/erosion prevention/WOTUS NWPs), Clean Air Act (CAA) (GHG, thermal generation air emissions, etc), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (federal Rights-of-Way), Endangered Species Act (ESA) (take permits), Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (avian impact avoidance), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (hazardous waste), Environmental Planni...
- Experience obtaining discretionary land use permits and authorizations, including conditional use permits, special use permits, zone changes/amendments, development agreements, general/comprehensive plan amendments, BLM/BIA/DOE Rights-of-Way, tax abatements, and natural resource permits for energy generation, energy storage, and data center projects.
- Experience securing federal approvals.
- A thorough understanding of environmental and wildlife impact avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, analytical and planning abilities, and good judgement.
- The ability to manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously.
- Experience working with and developing relationships with permitting specialists, regulators, project managers, environmental lawyers, scientists, planners, engineers, and contractors.
- Expert communication and organization skills.
- Strong sense of ownership over individual contributions and team success.
- Must be available for up to 30% domestic travel.
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