Environmental Permitting Specialist
Our Client’s division is dedicated to managing and optimizing critical energy infrastructure across the region. This group focuses on the safe and efficient transport and delivery of energy products, primarily through a network of pipelines, storage facilities, and power assets. Key initiatives include maintaining operational reliability, adhering to strict safety and environmental standards, and supporting sustainability goals. Through advanced technologies and dedicated teams, the division plays a pivotal role in ensuring reliable energy access, reinforcing infrastructure resilience, and fostering long-term energy solutions in the Texas and Gulf Coast areas
Title: Environmental Permitting Specialist
Location: Baytown, TX (50%) & Houston, TX (50%)
- Candidates must be local and willing to adhere to HYBRID WORK SCHEDULE - Tues-Thurs in office (1-2 days per week in Baytown, TX, 1-2 days per week in Houston, TX), M & F from home
Job Description:
Provide strategic direction and environmental support to Client’s major capital projects during early concept development and pre-construction, including managing environmental permitting, environmental assessments (desktop reviews, surveys, etc.) and oversight of third-party environmental consultants as needed.
Responsibilities include:
• Serve as the environmental lead on pipeline major capital projects during early concept development and pre-construction phases, including support for CO2 transport for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects.
• Lead development of environmental permitting strategies and permit applications required for construction and operation of new pipelines and ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulatory requirements
• Manage required environmental studies, including desktop reviews, field surveys, etc., to screen sensitive areas and implement avoidance or mitigation measures.
• Engage externally with third-party environmental consultants and regulatory agencies on permitting and compliance-related activities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders (engineering, land, legal, corporate affairs, etc.) to influence and inform project deliverables and provide routine updates to project management.
• Steward implementation of Client’s internal environmental risk management screening process to evaluate and manage environmental risks during early concept development.
• Interface with Lead Environmental & Regulatory Specialist on transition planning for construction and operational support
Qualifications/Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering or related field required.
• 10 years of experience supporting environmental regulatory permitting and compliance in the energy industry preferred, but minimum 5 years required.
• Experience with midstream/pipelines and major capital project development preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to move projects through complex environmental regulatory and permitting requirements while addressing project cost and schedule implications in a dynamic and fast paced working environment.
• Experienced implementing regulatory compliance programs and management practices for multiple media, including air, water, waste and biodiversity.
• Experienced with the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and related environmental regulations
• Experienced coordinating and obtaining authorizations through USACE Districts (Galveston, New Orleans and Mobile Districts) and state agencies (TCEQ, TWPD, TXRRC, LDWF, LDEQ, MDEQ, MSWFP)
• Experienced preparing desktop assessments, including wetlands and waterbodies, threatened and endangered species, cultural resources and historic contamination sites.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence beyond function and communicate and engage broadly at multiple organizational levels to drive environmental objectives and improvements.
• Organizational skills to prioritize and maintain project and permitting requirements and documentation.
• Ability to work from both the Baytown, TX field office (60%) & Houston, TX downtown office (40%).
Additional Notes from the Manager
• 1 position available
• Rotational Roster: 9/80
• Daily Hours: 7-4 (open to discussion)
• Candidates must be local and willing to adhere to HYBRID WORK SCHEDULE - Tues-Thurs in office (1-2 days per week in Baytown, TX, 1-2 days per week in Houston, TX), M & F from home
Physical requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
About Teal Energi:
TealEnergi is a technical manpower provider with extensive experience supporting the successful execution and operation of major capital project investments. Forged through a desire to provide best-in-class service to clients, candidates, and contractors alike, TealEnergi works through its offices nationwide to provide regional support to a wide range of sectors including both traditional energy and energy transition initiatives (e.g., LNG, hydrogen, wind, solar), as well as manufacturing, mining, and infrastructure.
TealEnergi is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, disability, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, language, national origin, physical or mental ability, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status.
