Permit Facilitator

Key Responsibilities: Develop and execute permitting strategies for construction and ongoing operations. Develop and maintain comprehensive permitting schedules, tracking submissions, approvals, milestones, and critical-path activities. Coordinate the preparation and submission of permit applications, regulatory filings, and compliance reports. Identify potential permitting delays or regulatory risks and coordinate mitigation strategies with project leadership. Monitor compliance with issued permits and applicable federal and state environmental requirements. Coordinate technical information and documentation from engineering, HSE, operations, and other project teams. Regulatory & Government Agency RelationsServe as a primary point of contact with federal and state regulatory agencies, including EPA, TDEC, the Permitting Council, and other applicable authorities. Establish and maintain productive relationships with regulatory agency representatives. Coordinate and participate in pre-application meetings, agency meetings, public hearings, town halls, and other formal regulatory interactions. Respond to regulatory correspondence, inquiries, requests for information, and agency comments. Monitor changes in environmental regulations and policies that may affect project permitting or compliance. Participate in public and community engagement activities as needed. Identify, select, and manage external environmental and permitting consultants. Oversee consultant preparation of permit applications, NEPA documentation, waterway permitting materials, and other regulatory deliverables. Review permitting documents and regulatory responses for quality, completeness, and alignment with applicable requirements. Coordinate communication between internal project teams and external consultants. Manage consultant scope, schedules, deliverables, and performance. Coordinate federal permitting activities, includingNEPA reviewand waterway-related authorizations. Support permitting under theClean Water Act, including Section 404 and Section 10requirements. Coordinate with federal agencies on environmental reviews, regulatory inquiries, and permitting milestones. SupportFast-41processes and Permitting Council coordination, as applicable.

Qualifications: RequiredBachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Biology/Ecology, or a related field. 10+ years of relevant environmental permitting or regulatory experience. Demonstrated experience working with state and/or federal environmental regulatory agencies. Hands-on experience with environmental permitting, including air quality and/or waterway permitting. Experience withNEPA review processesand federal permitting. Strong project and schedule management skills, with the ability to manage multiple permitting activities simultaneously. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. PreferredExperience working withTDEC, EPA, the Permitting Council, or other relevant federal/state agencies. Experience with Tennessee air, water, stormwater, CGP, NPDES, Section 404, and/or Section 10permitting. Experience withFast-41processing. Experience supportingCHIPS Act or other federally funded projects. Experience with large-scale industrial, infrastructure, manufacturing, chemical, smelting, or similar projects. Experience with endangered species and cultural-resource reviews, includingSection 7 consultation. Established relationships with federal or Tennessee regulatory agencies. Experience managing environmental permitting for major industrial plant construction projects. What You BringThe successful candidate will be a highly organized environmental permitting professional who cannavigate complex regulatory requirements, build effective relationships with government agencies, manage consultants, and keep permitting activities aligned with aggressive project schedules. The ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, regulatory officials, consultants, and project leadership is essential. If you have extensive environmental permitting experience and want to play a key role in bringing a major industrial project from development through construction and operation, we would like to hear from you.