Environmental Consultant - Government & Public Services

Environmental Consultant role focused on government and public sector clients, involving expertise in permitting solutions, gathering business requirements, and ensuring clear communication between business needs and technical teams. The role also contributes to new business proposals and client advisory services related to environmental and infrastructure projects.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide expertise in the functional capabilities of permitting solutions, ensuring it meets the functional needs for clients.
  2. Gather, document, and analyze business requirements; and translate business requirements into technical specifications.
  3. Ensure clear communication and documentation so technical teams accurately understand and address state business requirements.
  4. Help our clients to increase effectiveness, transparency, and efficiencies throughout the permitting lifecycle.
  5. Contribute to new business proposals and proposal development

Skills

Required

  • environmental or infrastructure permitting requirements and processes
  • environmental protection and other permitting regulations
  • legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated ability to succinctly brief senior leaders on critical minerals topics, including supply risk, industrial capability, and value-chain bottlenecks.
  • Comfortable working on a team, communicating with clients, preparing technical deliverables, and working efficiently across multiple workstreams.
  • Experience collaborating with junior staff to structure analyses, quality-check outputs, and deliver research and operational activities.
  • Experience publishing in technical journals, conducting academic/applied research, or supporting R&D processes.
  • Understanding of various government agencies’ role in boosting domestic mining, refining, and recycling of critical minerals.

What the JD emphasized

  • environmental or infrastructure permitting requirements and processes
  • environmental protection and other permitting regulations