Senior NEPA Specialist

Sacramento, CA
Full Time
Natural Resources
Senior Manager/Supervisor
Energy Project Solutions (EPS) is an energy consulting firm that helps partners deliver efficient, high-value projects through localized expertise and real-world insight. With more than 500 years of collective experience, our team leads complex energy developments from inception through construction, bringing deep knowledge across engineering, real estate, business development, and finance while leveraging strong relationships with developers, owners, financial institutions, and property owners nationwide.

EPS is seeking an experienced Senior NEPA Specialist to build, lead, and personally deliver a best-in-class NEPA practice across our energy, transmission, infrastructure, and transportation markets. This is a senior, revenue-carrying leadership role for a proven NEPA practitioner who personally originates, closes, and delivers NEPA work while serving as the primary client relationship owner and delivery lead—selling, scoping, defending, and executing work end to end.
 

What You’ll Do

  • Own and grow trusted client relationships with federal, state, and utility decision-makers.
  • Lead and deliver EAs, EISs, programmatic reviews, and permitting strategies from start to finish.
  • “Do what needs to be done" mindset, taking ownership beyond assigned tasks and stepping in wherever needed to keep projects, teams, and customers supported and running smoothly.
  • Independently scope, price, negotiate, and defend work.
  • Serve as the primary client point of contact and trusted advisor.
  • Manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk across complex NEPA engagements.
  • Build, mentor, and lead project managers and subject matter experts.
  • Contribute to firm-wide strategy across energy, transmission, infrastructure, and transportation sectors.
 

Who You Are

  • Brings 7+ years of NEPA experience, with a strong federal focus.
  • Maintains direct agency relationships and repeat-client partnerships.
  • Has a track record of sole-source and follow-on work.
  • Comfortable owning projects end-to-end, including commercial and delivery risk.
  • Proven at selling and delivering work without relying on internal handoffs.
  • Operates with a hands-on, accountable, do-what-needs-to-be-done mindset.
 

Nice to Have

  • Experience across transmission, renewable energy, infrastructure, or transportation projects.
  • Existing relationships within the Southwest or Western U.S.
  • Experience shaping or growing a NEPA practice within a consulting firm.
 

Why EPS?

At AKS, we design strong communities, and we believe your work should support your life, not the other way around. Here’s what you can count on when you join our team:
  • Meaningful Growth: Whether you’re just starting out or looking to advance, we provide hands-on training, mentorship, and clear paths for professional development so you can grow with purpose.
  • Real Collaboration: Work with a team that brings diverse perspectives together to solve complex challenges creatively, curiously, and with a shared commitment to quality.
  • Respect for Your Time: We support work-life balance with generous PTO and an environment that helps you manage personal and professional responsibilities.
  • Benefits That Care: Access health coverage that supports your total well-being, a 401(k) match, paid holidays, and resources to help you thrive.
  • Weekly Team Lunches: Recharge with your teammates because food and conversation bring people together.
  • Culture That Connects: We invest in experiences that build strong teams and stronger communities.
  • A Place People Love to Work: We have been named one of the Top Workplaces in the Pacific Northwest year after year for good reason.
Join us and be part of a team that values your contributions, celebrates initiative, and is committed to doing things the right way for our employees, clients, and communities.

 
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