Position Information:
Job Title: Lead Analyst - Environmental & Permitting
Location: Orange, CT
Salary Range: $96,400 - $120,500
Schedule: On Site - Office
Job Summary
This role oversees environmental compliance and permitting activities supporting utility operations and capital projects. The position manages environmental programs, regulatory reporting, risk monitoring, and compliance obligations under applicable federal and state requirements. Working with regulatory agencies, stakeholders, project teams, and consultants, this role helps ensure permitting commitments and environmental requirements are met throughout project development and construction.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Connecticut Siting Council applications, reporting obligations, and compliance with approval conditions.
- Oversee construction activities to ensure adherence to environmental permits and regulatory requirements.
- Review engineering drawings, reports, plans, and permit applications for environmental compliance considerations.
- Coordinate with regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and project teams regarding permitting and compliance activities.
- Prepare and support request-for-proposal processes, including proposal and invoice review.
- Draft comments and responses related to proposed environmental regulatory or legislative changes on behalf of the company.
- Manage environmental programs including SPCC compliance, waste management, air emissions tracking, and regulatory reporting.
- Monitor spill response activities, including on-call support, incident reporting, and storm duty response responsibilities.
- Conduct compliance audits and support spoils management, protected species considerations, wildlife management, and sensitive resource requirements.
- Administer contractor and contract management activities while providing field oversight of material management and permit compliance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in an environmental-related field.
- 7+ years of experience in environmental compliance.
- Knowledge of local, state, and federal environmental permits and regulations.
- Experience working with contaminated environmental media, including soil and groundwater.
- Construction and/or remediation oversight field experience.
- Experience managing environmental compliance requirements for construction projects.
- Understanding of regulatory affairs and environmental compliance obligations.
- Effective technical and regulatory writing skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in an environmental-related field.
- Professional certifications such as PE, LEP, CHMM, or CESQP.
- RCRA and/or CDOT training.
- Knowledge of or experience with protected species, wetlands, and sensitive environmental resources.
Competencies
- Growth & Continuous Improvement
- Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
- Leadership (people managers/leaders)
What We Offer:
- Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
- Generous performance‑based bonuses
- 12% 401(k) match
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development and clear career‑advancement pathways
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Company:
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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.
Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.
Job Posting End Date:
September-5-2026
