Overview
Environmental Lead
Westwood Professional Services, Inc.
Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking n Environmental Lead to join our team in our Raleigh, NC office. This position will Serve as a Environmental Lead for renewable energy generation and transmission projects. The key focus of this position will be business development for utility and renewable energy developers and requires that the applicant bring clients to Westwood. The position also requires management of permitting efforts for renewable energy generation and transmission projects. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and manage a pipeline of environmental work with developers and owners of renewable energy and / or transmission projects over $1M of annual revenue.
- Manage projects, clients, and internal staff in preparing site and route permit applications for renewable energy and transmission projects throughout the .
- Work with internal market and service leaders, senior Westwood staff, project managers, and subject matter experts to pursue job opportunities and successfully execute renewable energy and / or transmission permitting projects.
- Facilitate marketing efforts and proposal preparation for permitting, environmental and other services.
- Maintain contacts within the renewable energy and electric transmission industries to monitor development trends, regulator initiatives and market forces.
Required Experience
Connections through renewable energy and / or transmission industries and ability to generate a steady stream of new environmental work.Knowledge of renewable energy and HVTL transmission line project permitting, federal and state environmental studies, agency guidelines for energy development.15+ years of experience in federal, state and local energy facility permitting, permitting processes, and associated environmental studies.Mentor and coach permitting and environmental staff on technical writing, agency coordination, regulatory approval processes, and client engagement.Bachelor’s Degree in natural resources, policy / permitting, earth sciences, engineering or related field (Master’s Degree preferred).Experience with state-level route and site permits in multiple states, federal NEPA process including EA and EIS, and equivalent state-level environmental review processes.Expansion of environmental services and revenue generation with existing and new energy clients.Improving flow of project management tasks in the environmental group.