Senior Environmental Permitting Analyst

What you’ll do 

• Manage environmental permitting related activities and compliance measures associated with a project development from concept to completion. 

• Oversee environmental permitting for pipeline and facilities projects including preparation of state and federal authorization requests. This will include U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Sections 10 and 408 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 7(c), Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) , Section 7 or 10 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as well as construction stormwater permits, hydrostatic test discharge permits, and other federal, state, and local authorizations as required. 

• Effectively communicate with and negotiate permit conditions with applicable Federal, State and Local agencies.  

• Work within a multidisciplinary project team to explain environmental requirements associated with a project and ensure compliance with those requirements.  

• Responsible for coordinating and/or conducting monitoring and field investigations needed to support permit applications and assure compliance with existing permits, when applicable.  

• Oversee and review the execution of natural and cultural resource surveys, as well as the preparation of associated reports, permit applications, and consultations with a commitment to detail. 

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including project team members, regulatory personnel, and third-party contractors. 

• Prepare project scopes, cost estimates and permitting schedules and manage environmental project budgets. 

• Supervise contractors, subcontractors, and field personnel. 

• Prepare project scopes, proposal requests, cost estimates, permitting schedules and manage environmental project budgets. Review proposals and document contractor selection process.

• Communicate with the public and community stakeholders at hearings and public meetings.

• Post-construction monitoring management:  Executing a plan to effectively organize post-construction activities on all projects requiring monitoring, permit close-out and/or settlement agreements 

• Understand and maintain knowledge of relevant environmental regulations, such as CWA, ESA, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), NHPA, and Rivers and Harbors Act Sections 10 and 408. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• BS Degree in environmental or biological science, geology or related field. 

• 5-7 years experience in managing environmental planning and permitting for transmission pipelines, storage facilities and/or other energy projects, including routing/siting, environmental planning, project management and environmental compliance. 

• Experience and understanding of the FERC 7(c) permitting process. 

• Consistent project permitting experience (specifically linear project permitting experience), under the CWA, NEPA, Natural Gas Act, ESA, NHPA and relevant state permits. 

• Experience and understanding of USACE permitting processes, including Section 404, Section 10, and Section 408. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• MS Degree in environmental or biological science/geology/engineering or related field. 

• 8 or more years of experience in pipeline permitting for natural gas with a focus on FERC 7(c) projects. 

• Previous experience solving complex regulatory, permitting and compliance issues for major pipeline infrastructure and construction projects as well as routine operations and maintenance activities. 

• Expertise in assessing the impact of and developing/implementing strategies to address environmental regulatory initiatives 

• Expertise in assessing policy and regulatory issues to support development of corporate reporting and policy positions.  

This position requires candidates to: 

• Requires travel to project locations, agency inspections, and other field office locations within TC Energy’s US Natural Gas footprint  requiring overnight stays (estimated up to 20% of work schedule) 

• Have current, valid authorization to travel internationally (including but not limited to Canada, US and Mexico) 

To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. #LI-Hybrid 

Relocation Eligibility: This position is eligible for our domestic relocation program