Senior NEPA Specialist

Energy Project Solutions, LLC•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

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. AKS 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.

Requirements

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 Haves

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.

Responsibilities

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.
Take 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.