A remote Legal role at Intersect. Perform environmental due diligence for acquisitions and early-stage development opportunities, including air permitting pathway assessments, air dispersion…
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As part of Intersect’s Environmental & Permitting team, you’ll help shape permitting strategies and support environmental compliance across a growing portfolio of energy and hybrid infrastructure projects. Your work will directly influence project siting, development, engineering, construction, and operations by helping ensure facilities meet applicable air quality regulations and permitting requirements.
You’ll partner closely with Business Development, Development, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Government Affairs, Community Engagement, Land, GIS, and external regulatory stakeholders to navigate permitting pathways and support project execution. From early-stage due diligence through construction and operations, you’ll contribute to the successful delivery of critical infrastructure projects while developing expertise in air permitting and environmental compliance.
Team Overview
The Environmental & Permitting team plays a critical role in advancing Intersect’s mission by securing the approvals and environmental pathways needed to develop, construct, and operate large-scale energy infrastructure. We partner across the organization to balance compliance, execution speed, stakeholder engagement, and long-term operational success. Joining this team means helping deliver critical infrastructure projects while expanding your expertise through complex, high-impact work across multiple markets and technologies.
Support Infrastructure Development
Perform environmental due diligence for acquisitions and early-stage development opportunities, including air permitting pathway assessments, air dispersion modeling reviews, schedule evaluations, and budget reviews
Identify permitting and compliance risks and communicate recommendations to project teams and stakeholders
Support the management of external consultants performing air quality modeling, permitting, and compliance activities
Contribute to permitting strategies that support project execution timelines and commercial objectives
Guide Air Permitting and Compliance
Prepare and submit New Source Review (NSR), Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), Title V Operating Permit, Standard Permit, and Permit by Rule applications
Coordinate technical studies and supporting documentation, including emissions inventories, air dispersion modeling, BACT analyses, and related environmental evaluations
Support interactions with regulatory agencies throughout permit application review and approval processes
Assist with ongoing compliance programs for development-stage and operating facilities
Support Project Design and Execution
Provide air permitting and compliance support throughout engineering, procurement, construction, and operational phases
Review project design changes and operational plans to help ensure regulatory compliance
Participate in field visits, agency meetings, public hearings, community engagement activities, construction support efforts, and operational reviews
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve permitting and compliance challenges
Drive Project Excellence
Maintain organized project schedules, budgets, deliverables, and stakeholder communications
Translate technical and regulatory topics into clear recommendations for project teams
Contribute to internal best practices, tools, and knowledge-sharing initiatives
Continuously expand expertise in air permitting, compliance, and environmental regulations
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field; advanced degree is a plus
2+ years of experience supporting air permitting, environmental compliance, or environmental consulting activities
Experience supporting projects in natural gas power generation, data centers, industrial manufacturing, chemical processing facilities, refineries, or other complex infrastructure sectors
Familiarity working with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies
Working knowledge of Clean Air Act regulations, including NSR, PSD, Title V, and related state permitting programs
Experience coordinating consultants and technical permitting deliverables
Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving capabilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
Strong project management, organization, and prioritization skills
Familiarity with Google Earth, ArcGIS Online, and related geospatial tools…
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