Hybrid Onshore Permitting Manager

at SAP

• Job title: Onshore Permitting Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $122,000 - $154,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

About the role

• Onshore Permitting Manager overseeing renewable energy projects for Ørsted. Leading environmental and permitting efforts across various jurisdictions in the US.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

• fully paid family insurance coverage for health, life, dental, and vision
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• short- and long-term disability insurance
• an Employee Assistance Program
• 18 weeks of parental leave with an additional short-term disability benefit of 6-8 weeks
• a 401K retirement savings plan with up to 5% employer match
• commuting benefits
• 7 paid sick days per year
• 20 paid time off days
• 13 paid holidays annually
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 16 hours of volunteer time off
• a book benefit from Amazon of up to $25 per month