Principal Environmental Permitting Manager (Finance)

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

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Role description:

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Principal Environmental Permitting Manager to join our Energy Transition team to support and grow our expanding business in the Southeast region across a range of energy sectors, including renewable development and utility transmission and generation. The successful candidate will be engaged in both client development, through the management and growth of new and existing client relationships, and in project delivery. The position will require a candidate to work collaboratively with a diverse team and have the capacity to balance varying priorities. Arcadis offers a flexible working environment and follows a hybrid work structure. A successful candidate can expect to work remotely and from the office, as needed, based on demands of project and client teams. Periodic travel will be required (10-15%).

As a Consultant with Arcadis, you'll soon discover you can make a difference in our company by collaborating with staff and contributing to an interesting array of projects. You will be a key member to drive innovation and build strong technical communities within both the Energy Transition and Environmental Planning service areas. You will also work with our national leadership to help develop and implement effective regional strategies for growth. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team and gain experience in a wide variety of environmental projects for diverse market sectors as well as provide leadership for staff and client accounts. Your career growth will only be limited by your skills and your passion for success!

Role accountabilities:

As a Principal Project Manager, the focus of your work will be to lead permitting, environmental documentation, and critical issues analyses activities as needed for renewable energy projects in the Southeastern U.S. While a significant area of focus will be solar and storage projects, in this role you are likely to be engaged in permitting activities for other energy technologies (hydrogen, geothermal, biofuel, etc.) and electric transmission projects. The ideal candidate will have significant experience and market familiarity with permitting of energy sector projects and be able to assist clients with planning services for project development and execution of comprehensive permitting programs. Expertise with state and federal regulations associated with the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act are highly preferred. Additionally, you will provide senior level quality assurance/quality control for client deliverables, including agency consultations and permit applications.

In this role, you will also be involved in supporting and/or managing the growth of new and existing client relationships in conjunction with business development leaders and account leaders. This will include leveraging existing client relationships, supporting client account teams, and leading pursuits and proposal development. You will track the regional market trends and landscapes for renewable energy development including policy, regulatory, and technology, and provide updates to internal teams. You will additionally participate in market-facing events to increase Arcadis' presence and profile

Qualifications & Experience:

Required qualifications for the role include:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, ecology, geology, water resources, or similar environmental discipline. Master's degree preferred
• 12 years of total experience in the environmental consulting industry. Associated experience with environmental agencies and departmental roles with commercial entities may be considered equivalent.
• 7 years of experience managing environmental permitting projects, technical teams, schedules/budgets, and the delivery of high-quality work products.
• 4 years of experience leading project pursuits, including direct client communication and preparation of project scopes, schedules, and cost estimates.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with Southeast federal, state, and local natural resource permitting agencies in the development of regulated utility and private development projects in the energy sector.
• Excellent technical writing and strategic problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with company leadership, staff, and client colleagues.
• Ability to lead environmental permitting projects that may incorporate multi-disciplinary teams comprised of natural resources, engineering, cultural resources, NEPA, siting, public outreach, and other technical professionals.
• Involvement in client development and leadership, including the sourcing of project opportunities, participation in industry networking events, and direct client relationship building.
• Desire to lead regional growth initiatives within the energy sector, including onshore renewable development, utility transmission and generation, and other emerging industries.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $116,000- $174,000.

Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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