Permit Agent/Environmental Focus - JSI
Lubbock, TX
About the Job
Description
We are a telecommunications engineering and consulting firm. We are currently looking for a full-time Permit Agent with an Environmental focus to assist us on our current telecom projects in our Lubbock, TX, office.
Candidates would assist a current team with reviewing environmental documents and reports prepared by a 3rd party company to ensure that all projects’ aspects meet both Federal and State compliance requirements.
Job Type:
• Applicant must be authorized to work in the U.S. and not require sponsorship.
• This is not a remote position and would require you to work in the Lubbock, TX office.
Candidates would assist a current team with reviewing environmental documents and reports prepared by a 3rd party company to ensure that all projects’ aspects meet both Federal and State compliance requirements.
Job Type:
• Applicant must be authorized to work in the U.S. and not require sponsorship.
• This is not a remote position and would require you to work in the Lubbock, TX office.
Key Responsibilities
- Participating in projects that include consultations with local zoning/planning officials and local land use permit applications, local/state/federal permitting, desktop resource assessments, and constraints analyses.
- Support and oversee development of state and local land use and environmental permitting efforts, including conditional/special use permits and certificates of environmental compatibility, and others.
- Coordinate with 3rd party companies as they prepare environmental documents for permitting, with State and Federal Agencies like, but not limited to, BLM, NMSLO, DOTs, and USFS.
- Assist with the preparation of ROW easements and permitting for State and Federal entities.
- Work closely with the project team to navigate permitting challenges and meet client needs.
- Work may include project compliance or fieldwork support, budget and milestone coordination, and proposal or scope-of-work development support.
- Attend meetings with clients and be able to articulate updates on projects.
- Provide excellent leadership at the project, team, and office level by demonstrating leadership behaviors and professionalism.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, biology, environmental science, natural resource management, or other related fields.
- A minimum of three (3) years’ experience of relevant industry experience in environmental consulting.
- Candidate should have an extensive working knowledge of federal and state laws (e.g., NEPA, NHPA, CWA, and ESA) governing natural resource management.
- Demonstrated experience with federal agencies such as US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), US Forest Service (USFS), and/or US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and other state/local agencies is preferred.
- Experience and ability to manage multiple smaller projects or one or two larger projects in diverse settings and with changing requirements.
- Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced work environment and desire to work in a highly collaborative team atmosphere.
- Able to resolve conflicts in a timely and professional manner.
- Good communication skills are a must. Proficiency with Microsoft software is important.
- Experience within fields such as AutoCAD and other related fields would get additional consideration.
Benefits
At JSI, you will have a career that is rewarding and challenging on every level of the organization. We are committed to providing our employees with:
- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- A diverse, dynamic, and stimulating work environment.
- Educational opportunities.
- A competitive salary and benefits package.
Source : JSI