Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Coordinator 3

About the role

Environmental Permitting Specialist – Houston, Texas (Onsite). Overview: We are seeking an experienced Environmental Permitting Specialist to lead environmental permitting efforts for large-scale infrastructure and energy projects. This role will be responsible for developing permitting strategies, securing environmental approvals, coordinating with regulatory agencies, and supporting project teams through planning, permitting, construction, and project closeout. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of federal, state, and local permitting requirements, extensive experience supporting NEPA processes, and the ability to navigate complex regulatory environments while maintaining project schedules. This position offers the opportunity to work on high-profile projects that have a significant impact on communities, natural resources, and critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Environmental Permitting & Regulatory Strategy: Lead environmental permitting activities for infrastructure, utility, energy, and capital improvement projects; develop permitting strategies that align with project schedules, milestones, and regulatory requirements; identify required federal, state, and local permits and approvals early in project development; prepare, review, and submit environmental permit applications, amendments, renewals, and variance requests; manage permit acquisition efforts from project initiation through construction and project completion; track permit conditions, reporting requirements, agency commitments, and regulatory deadlines.
• Agency Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary point of contact with regulatory agencies and resource stakeholders; coordinate consultations with agencies including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO), environmental agencies, and local jurisdictions; facilitate meetings and communication between project teams, consultants, and regulatory agencies; respond to agency requests for information and provide technical support during permit reviews.
• Environmental Reviews & Compliance Support: Support National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews and related environmental documentation; coordinate environmental studies and technical assessments required to support permitting efforts; review project designs to identify environmental constraints and permitting risks; recommend mitigation measures and permit compliance strategies to minimize environmental impacts and project delays; ensure construction-phase activities comply with permit requirements and environmental commitments.
• Project Management: Develop and maintain permitting schedules, milestones, and critical path activities; monitor permitting progress and communicate status, risks, and mitigation strategies to project stakeholders; manage environmental consultants and technical subcontractors responsible for environmental studies and permit support; support project planning, budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation efforts.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Environmental Engineering, Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources, Geography, Planning, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of four (4) years of environmental permitting experience; experience supporting infrastructure, utility, transportation, renewable energy, or other large-scale development projects; demonstrated experience preparing and managing environmental permit applications and agency coordination efforts.
• Technical Knowledge: Experience with one or more of the following regulatory programs: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Clean Water Act (CWA) Sections 401 and 404; Endangered Species Act (ESA); National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); Wetland and stream permitting; State and local environmental permitting programs; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) processes.

Skills

• Strong understanding of environmental permitting processes and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple permits across concurrent projects.
• Experience developing permitting schedules and integrating permitting activities into project plans.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to build effective relationships with regulators, clients, consultants, and project teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and related business applications.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member