Permitting Manager
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Location:
West Coast
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
$80,000 - $120,000
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Contact:
Oliver Buck
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Contact email:
oliver.buck@wearero.com
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Contact phone:
713 609 9066
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Job ref:
33447
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Published:
about 3 years ago
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Duration:
366
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Expiry date:
2021-05-25
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Startdate:
04/02/2021
Ensure environmental studies/assessments and permitting strategies are robust and achievable in consultation with internal and external development team, technical team, construction and operations staff.
Manage, coordinate and lead permitting activities as directed.
Maintain a schedule of key project milestones, monitor progress and identify where Avangrid Renewables should become actively involved in terms of input, review and approval.
Identify key permitting risks and monitor progress in terms of how those risks are being mitigated or otherwise.
Ensure permitting activities remain on schedule and within budget
Negotiate with wildlife, land use, and other regulatory agencies to achieve acceptable permit conditions consistent with project and Company goals, schedules, costs, and environmental protection.
Work closely with and lead the development team and external consultants in the preparation of applications to agencies; represent Company's position at hearings and workshops.
Meet regularly with Avangrid Renewables’ Sr. Director, Offshore Business Development to provide and discuss project updates and strategy.
Specifically lead and manage specialized consultants to ensure execution of desired strategy on Coastal Zone Management Act, National Historic Preservation Act Section 106, Endangered
Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and other related regulatory processes
Lead and support others within the permitting team as required for other subject permitting and the general federal and state reviews.
Review and contribute to the organizational planning and permitting strategy.
Specifically oversee the preparation of applications and ongoing filings with federal and state agencies.
Maintain regular communication with appropriate government agencies such as BOEM and others.
Lead, manage and resolve a range of complex issues, possibly working across several projects and tasks with dynamic priorities at the same time.
Lead and manage contractor and consultant activity in-line with project schedule and budget.
Lead and manage activities associated with a broad range of stakeholders.
Managing project costs for permitting activities.
Ability to review complex documents within short timescales and recommend responses/courses of action.