Job Description
The Permitting Associate at Plus Power will support permitting activities for multiple battery energy storage projects, collaborating with various departments to ensure compliance with land-use and environmental regulations from project inception to commercial operation.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute permitting strategies in collaboration with the Permitting Manager and other departments
- Support land-use and environmental permitting processes for multiple projects
- Research and draft zoning and permitting analyses for prospective sites
- Ensure project designs are consistent with permitting requirements
- Prepare permit applications and coordinate with external experts
- Review public hearing submission items and support negotiations with regulatory agencies
- Analyze regulatory policy implications for siting and permitting
- Represent projects in stakeholder meetings and public forums
Requirements
- 2-4 years of experience obtaining required permitting, siting, zoning, and land use environmental approvals for large scale complex real estate or infrastructure development.
- Bachelor's degree in a related subject.
- Detailed understanding of federal, state, and local permitting and environmental regulatory statutes and frameworks.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and deliver timely, high-quality results.
- Experience working with Microsoft products including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
- Excellent public speaking and presentation skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a cross-functional environment with both technical and non-technical team members who are geographically dispersed.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a diverse, fast-paced team.
- Must be flexible and detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving skills.
- Travel required as necessary to support siting and permitting plans, activities, internal meetings, stakeholder meetings and other related tasks, including possible weekend and evening travel.
Benefits & Perks
Highly competitive total compensation
Expected salary range begins at 90,000
Eligible to participate in annual bonus program
Unlimited vacation
Flexible remote work
Work from home stipend
Educational assistance
Parental leave
Highly engaging company culture with opportunities for in-person connection and learning and growth
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