Environmental Planner/Project Manager CEQA – Energy Transformation – Remote

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 mid-level Planner / Project Manager to lead California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) permitting through the California Energy Commission (CEC) and/or California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to realize client’s critical energy infrastructure maintenance and replacement, renewable energy, grid reconfiguration, 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 / or management experience in natural resources and environmental planning and permitting to review projects, create a plan, and execute 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.

Based out of one of our California offices, you’ll 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 a Planner / Project Manager, you’ll lead environmental permitting and related efforts to support project development and be responsible for meeting client objectives and project-specific internal financial goals. Your analytical and writing skills will be called upon as you lead 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’ll provide motivation and direction to project teams while you in turn are partnered with experience 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental planning, natural resources, environmental science, or other related technical degree

• Renewable energy and infrastructure modernization for a sustainable world as a career focus

• 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 city, county and/or California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), 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.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Master’s degree in environmental planning, natural resources, environmental science, or other related technical degree

• Experience with the environmental consulting industry managing energy or power infrastructure, renewable energy, or other related projects

• Experience managing projects regulated by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and/or California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

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