Overview:
The Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist serves as a subject matter expert and senior technical reviewer supporting environmental permitting and compliance across Parkhill’s disciplines, markets, and offices. The position leads preparation and review of permit applications and regulatory submittals, strengthens quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), and helps project teams develop complete, technically sound, and consistent documents. The role works with Architects, Engineers, Planners, Environmental Professionals, and Project Managers to identify environmental requirements early and integrate them into project planning and delivery.
Assignments may support public infrastructure, buildings and site development, utilities, industrial facilities, and other public and private projects. Work spans environmental permitting and compliance programs, with assignments based on the specialist’s expertise and coordination with other technical professionals as needed. This is a full-time position paid bi-weekly on a salary basis.
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Parkhill is one of the largest architectural and engineering firms in the Southwest with 14 offices located throughout Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
Responsibilities:
- Lead preparation and senior review of environmental permit applications, renewals, modifications, registrations, supporting narratives, and responses to agency comments across assigned regulatory programs.
- Review plans, specifications, calculations, technical reports, and permit exhibits for regulatory completeness, consistency, and alignment with the project design, proposed activities, and permit commitments.
- Evaluate environmental permitting needs during planning and design; identify required approvals, supporting studies, agency coordination needs, and potential effects on project scope and schedule.
- Perform and document QA/QC reviews at key project milestones; provide clear, actionable comments and verify that significant review findings are resolved before submittal.
- Develop and maintain review checklists, permit templates, standard procedures, and regulatory reference tools; promote consistent environmental review practices across offices and disciplines.
- Research and interpret environmental regulations and permit conditions; develop permitting strategies and approval matrices, coordinate overlapping requirements, and advise on ongoing compliance obligations.
- Coordinate technical discussions with clients and regulatory agencies, support resolution of review comments, and prepare technical materials for meetings and public hearings; provide testimony within the individual’s expertise when assigned.
- Mentor staff in permit writing, regulatory interpretation, technical documentation, and effective QA/QC; share lessons learned from agency reviews and project delivery.
- Coordinate assigned permitting efforts, including task scopes, schedules, budgets, team inputs, and agency comment tracking; serve as project manager for selected permitting assignments when designated.
- Support proposals, scopes, and fee estimates for environmental services; help teams identify permitting needs in project pursuits and participate in targeted site visits and compliance reviews.
- Coordinate technical reviews with the responsible licensed design professionals, who retain responsibility for their designs and sealed deliverables.
- Collaborate with the licensed professionals responsible for engineering and geological work. Engineering analyses, design decisions, and sealed deliverables remain under the responsible licensed engineer’s direction and control.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, geology, or a closely related technical field
- 10+ years of relevant experience in environmental permitting, regulatory review, or environmental compliance, with substantial expertise in one or more environmental regulatory programs
- Demonstrated experience preparing or reviewing complex environmental permit applications, technical reports, and supporting design documents
- Strong knowledge of applicable environmental regulations and the ability to translate requirements into permit documents, practical project recommendations, and compliance measures
- Ability to evaluate technical documents critically, identify inconsistencies and missing information, and communicate practical recommendations to multidisciplinary teams
- Excellent technical writing, editing, communication, and organizational skills; ability to mentor staff and manage competing review deadlines
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic document review tools; ability to review engineering drawings, calculations, and environmental monitoring data
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel for project needs
Benefits and Perks
We offer a comprehensive benefits program that supports the whole person. Our benefits include:
- Life Balance: hybrid/flexible work schedules, flexible work environment, generous PTO, paid holidays.
- Investing in Your Future Growth: specialized training, continuing education, professional licensing, intern development programs, University of Parkhill.
- Competitive Benefits: Multiple health plan options, FSA for dependent care, HSA contributions, employer 401k contribution, employer-paid basic life, short/long term disability coverage, performance bonuses.
- Well-Being: mental health care, culture committees, wellness program, charitable giving match.