Senior Environmental Permitting and Planning Project Manager - CA

Senior Environmental Permitting and Planning Project Manager - CA

**Location:** Oakland, CA **Category:** Project Management **Job ID:** GES0003J8

Your Impact

Our People Places Solutions business reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the why of what we do: the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology, we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow. Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed today and into tomorrow.

When it comes to environmental consulting, we're focused on advancing our clients' bold environmental stewardship, energy transformation, and sustainability initiatives. We're seeking a **Senior Environmental Project Manager** to lead siting, permitting, and licensing of critical energy infrastructure, maintenance and replacement, renewable energy, and/or energy transformation projects. We support clients to adapt and thrive both today and into tomorrow as the world changes and we face unprecedented challenges. You'll apply and grow your technical and management experience in leading environmental planning and compliance, natural and cultural resources, and executing a permitting strategy. Your leadership will be key to realizing energy transformation for safer infrastructure operations, healthier communities, and protection of our world's natural resources.

No longer a secondary concern to human progress, environmental impacts now guide social and economic decisions around all horizontal and vertical infrastructure development. The Power and Energy industry is undergoing unprecedented disruption on a global scale. Traditional value chains and regulatory constructs are being challenged. This transitionary period from today to a decarbonized tomorrow, embracing this disruption, is called the **energy transition**. Jacobs is helping our clients navigate the future around decarbonization, electrification demand, and decentralization by providing innovative and efficient solutions.

From aging and retiring asset bases in traditional base load power systems to the increasing penetration of intermittent renewable generation, Jacobs is supporting power utilities and private companies all around the world to find the best solutions to their power and energy challenges. The Power and Energy industry is at a junction whereby divergent paths are emerging with quite distinct future scenarios.

Aligned with any of our California offices and ideally residing in the Bay Area, this is a hybrid position where you can work remotely and in the office. You will have the opportunity to contribute to and manage projects and programs to avoid and minimize environmental impact while accelerating change through renewable energy, energy infrastructure, and energy transformation projects. As an **Environmental Permitting and Planning Project Manager**, you will lead environmental permitting and related efforts to support project development and meeting client objectives and project-specific internal financial goals. Your analytical and writing skills will be called upon as you lead the development of quality client deliverables. Your project management or task leadership will include permit strategy and impact avoidance and minimization, permit applications, client communication, technical memos, and environmental compliance documents. You will provide motivation and direction to project teams while you in turn are partnered with experienced project delivery and technical leaders and mentors to facilitate your project and career priorities.

Our global team provides you with the tools to keep your career growing as well as those around you. At Jacobs, we're partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you'll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams as we work to build a company like no other.

Here's What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in natural resources, environmental science, environmental planning, or other related technical degree
• Renewable energy and infrastructure modernization for a sustainable world as a career focus
• 10 years of experience in the industry along with 5 years experience as a PM on energy projects
• Project management/task lead experience with a work history of increasing responsibility for resource planning and/or environmental permitting in California
• Specific training, knowledge, and experience necessary to develop, review, and coordinate project permit applications under California Energy Quality Act (CEQA), California Energy Commission Application for Certification, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Familiarity with state and federal regulations, knowledge of environmental regulatory processes, and permit compliance
• Ability to charter and lead a project or task team with a focus on safety, client service, and internal delivery goals
• Ability to foster relationships with large project teams, clients, client contractor staff, and third-party consultants
• Ability to work in California, travel occasionally to a client office, and travel to project sites within the state for planning reviews

Ideally You'll Also Have

• Master's degree in natural resources, environmental science, environmental planning, or other related field

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance for eligible employees and dependents
• Enrollment in company's 401k plan, deferred compensation plan, and Executive Deferral Plan
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for eligible full-time exempt employees
• Seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave
• Ability to purchase company stock and potential to receive a performance discretionary bonus
• Base salary range of $129,200 to $169,575
• Additional factors such as work location, job-related skills, experience, and education will determine individual pay within the range