Consulting Senior Associate, Scientist, Permit Coordinator

About the Role

You will drive successful permit applications from start to finish, ensuring projects meet regulatory requirements, achieve deadlines, and keep stakeholders informed. By coordinating across teams and agencies, you will help deliver solutions that protect ecosystems, maintain safety, and support sustainable energy infrastructure. Key duties include leading permit applications, tracking progress, coordinating data collection, and maintaining strong relationships with clients, agencies, and internal teams. You will stay current on regulatory changes, contribute to programmatic planning, and actively share knowledge within a collaborative team environment. • Lead and manage vegetation management permit applications, ensuring regulatory compliance. • Track and monitor permit progress, providing timely updates to internal teams and clients. • Coordinate with project managers and field teams to collect and verify permit data. • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders. • Stay updated on regulatory changes and incorporate them into programmatic planning. • Participate actively in team meetings and share knowledge with colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸permit management
• ▸regulatory compliance
• ▸progress tracking
• ▸data coordination
• ▸client relations
• ▸stakeholder communication

What You Bring

The position requires an associate or bachelor’s degree in environmental science, natural resource management or a related field, or equivalent experience, along with 1–3 years of experience supporting environmental or utility permitting. Candidates must have strong knowledge of federal and state health and safety regulations, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple permits under tight deadlines. Excellent verbal and written communication, proficiency in Excel, and a proactive, solution‑oriented mindset are also essential. This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. • Hold an associate or bachelor’s degree in environmental science, natural resource management, or a related field. • Possess 1–3 years of experience supporting environmental or utility permitting. • Demonstrate strong knowledge of federal and state health & safety regulations. • Manage multiple permits under tight deadlines with exceptional attention to detail. • Communicate effectively verbally and in writing with clients and agencies. • Proficient in Excel and adaptable to new permitting software. • Preferred: experience with railroad easement permitting, safety program auditing, and regulatory research.

Requirements

• ▸environmental degree
• ▸permitting exp
• ▸safety regs
• ▸excel
• ▸detail focus
• ▸communication

Benefits

The anticipated annual base pay ranges from $61,299 to $75,562, with eligibility for bonus pay depending on performance and business needs. ERM offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, and retirement plans such as 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP. • Benefit: comprehensive package including PTO, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life/disability insurance, and retirement plans.

Work Environment

Field

Interview Process

-candidates may be invited to complete an online assessment as part of the recruitment process.