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Environmental Permitting & Siting Engineer

Southern Company

Birmingham, AL

Full-Time

Environmental Permitting & Siting Engineer

Southern Company

Birmingham, AL

Full-Time

May 20, 2025

Skilled Labor

Job Description

Job Summary

This position will report to the Permitting and Siting team in the Environmental Affairs and Sustainability (EA&S) Department. The Environmental Permitting & Siting Engineer will support Southern Company’s operating companies (OPCOs) Environmental Affairs organizations with issues related to environmental permitting, generation siting, and compliance. Responsibilities will include leading multi-media environmental regulatory evaluations and permitting, Clean Air Act air permitting, environmental compliance support, and due diligence activities for new and existing electric generating units. This position will also engage in other areas of EA&S and employees across numerous functional areas, including Technical Shared Services, legal (internal & external), Research and Development, Fuels, Planning, Commercial Operations, and external consultants.

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or relevant scientific discipline from an accredited 4-year college required
Master’s degree and professional certificates in related field desired
Engineer in Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) desired
5+ years’ experience in environmental permitting or compliance is required
Project leadership experience required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Experience in Clean Air Act permitting required.
Experience in water and wastewater permitting desired.
Knowledge of federal/state environmental regulations and compliance requirements for air, land or water media
Familiar with power generation, plant operations and emission control technologies desired
Strong project management and organizational skills for effective project outcomes required
Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making abilities required
Ability to effectively communicate complex topics both orally and written
Ability to take initiative, think strategically, and solve problems with strong customer focus
Strong interpersonal skills for relationship building and effective teamwork with diverse disciplines and backgrounds and across organizations
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
Working knowledge of PivotTables, macros, VBA and SQL is desired

Job Responsibilities:

Lead Clean Air Act environmental permit application and supporting documentation preparation for existing, new and modified emission sources
Oversee and manage consultants for due diligence activities, air dispersion modeling projects, and permit applications
Lead regulatory applicability, emissions calculations, and permitting strategy activities
Provide environmental support for generation siting, generation development and business development functions
Lead or assist environmental due diligence reviews of potential new generation technologies, new generation sites, and mergers and acquisitions
Support other department activities including environmental reporting, strategy, and policy development

Job Summary

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or relevant scientific discipline from an accredited 4-year college required
Master’s degree and professional certificates in related field desired
Engineer in Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) desired
5+ years’ experience in environmental permitting or compliance is required
Project leadership experience required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Experience in Clean Air Act permitting required.
Experience in water and wastewater permitting desired.
Knowledge of federal/state environmental regulations and compliance requirements for air, land or water media
Familiar with power generation, plant operations and emission control technologies desired
Strong project management and organizational skills for effective project outcomes required
Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making abilities required
Ability to effectively communicate complex topics both orally and written
Ability to take initiative, think strategically, and solve problems with strong customer focus
Strong interpersonal skills for relationship building and effective teamwork with diverse disciplines and backgrounds and across organizations
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
Working knowledge of PivotTables, macros, VBA and SQL is desired

Job Responsibilities:

Lead Clean Air Act environmental permit application and supporting documentation preparation for existing, new and modified emission sources
Oversee and manage consultants for due diligence activities, air dispersion modeling projects, and permit applications
Lead regulatory applicability, emissions calculations, and permitting strategy activities
Provide environmental support for generation siting, generation development and business development functions
Lead or assist environmental due diligence reviews of potential new generation technologies, new generation sites, and mergers and acquisitions
Support other department activities including environmental reporting, strategy, and policy development

About Southern Company

Southern Company is one of the largest energy providers in the United States. Based in Atlanta, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states, natural gas distribution utilities in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications.

The men and women who work at Southern Company understand that we don’t simply provide a product or service. Clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy is essential to our way of life. More than 100 years ago, our company played a major role in the growth and prosperity of the South – and we continue to play a role today through our support of economic development and our philanthropic efforts. We believe the communities we serve should be better off because we’re there.

Our principal business is to make, move and sell energy. Those are the “whats” of our business. But it’s the “hows” that make us different. The actions of our employees are what truly define us and have earned us a high level of trust among our customers, shareholders and regulators.

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Environmental Permitting & Siting Engineer

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May 20, 2025

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