Environmental Permitting Engineer

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of their people and their relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, they align their capabilities to their customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, they helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Job Title: Environmental Permitting Engineer

Location: Chandler,AZ 85224

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Description:

Position Summary:

• Client is seeking an Environmental Permitting Engineer to join the engineering department within the Manufacturing and Technology Business Unit (M&T).
• This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, tracking, and supporting permits, approvals, and regulatory authorizations needed for project execution from early planning through startup, while serving as a key interface among the client, AHJs, regulatory agencies, Engineering, Construction, Environmental, and ES&H teams.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain project permitting strategies, permit matrices, schedules, and compliance tracking tools.
• Identify required environmental, utility, building, fire, hazardous materials, wastewater, and construction permits for semiconductor projects.
• Coordinate permitting activities between the client, Engineering, Construction, ES&H, consultants, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
• Serve as the primary interface with AHJs to support permit reviews, inspections, approvals, and closeout activities.
• Evaluate permit requirements, identify critical permitting risks and next steps, and ensure regulatory requirements are incorporated into project plans and schedules.
• Support environmental and construction permitting activities through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or related discipline with 5-8 years of relevant experience, or 9-12 years of equivalent experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or applicable environmental certification preferred.
• Prior experience supporting semiconductor projects in Arizona.
• Prior experience supporting permitting and regulatory approvals on semiconductor or large industrial projects.
• Demonstrated experience obtaining, managing, and tracking permits with municipal, state, and federal agencies.
• Knowledge of environmental regulations, construction permitting, utility approvals, building codes, and fire code requirements.
• Experience coordinating across Engineering, Construction, ES&H, client, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and permitting risks.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.