Are you passionate about renewable energy, environmental planning, and shaping how solar parks come to life?
Fantastic – welcome to Alight! We’re a fast-growing scale-up with a bold purpose: to kick carbon off the grid by helping businesses save money with solar — and now also storage — from day one. As one of Europe’s leading solar IPPs, we’re growing fast across Sweden and Finland, and now we’re looking for a Permitting Lead to help guide our projects through the environmental and regulatory landscape.
That’s where you come in. As our new Permitting Lead, you’ll take full ownership of permitting for grid-connected solar and BESS parks in Sweden and Finland. You’ll be Alight’s internal expert on environmental regulation and planning processes, working cross-functionally with our site developers, legal team, and external stakeholders to ensure smooth, efficient, and high-quality permitting. Over time, you’ll also help build out a permitting team across markets.
Permitting is a critical success factor in project development — and this role is at the center of it. You’ll define and continuously refine Alight’s permitting strategies, reduce reliance on external consultants, and drive forward collaboration between our teams in Sweden and Finland. By ensuring we submit high-quality, timely, and cost-effective applications, you’ll help accelerate the deployment of solar and storage across the Nordics.
Lead and coordinate permit applications across the full project lifecycle, from site origination to FID
Support site developers with legal and strategic permitting guidance
Monitor market developments and regulatory changes in both countries, and ensure internal knowledge sharing
Reduce reliance on external consultants by writing or supporting the drafting of permit applications
Streamline collaboration with permitting consultants to improve quality and reduce cost
Represent Alight in consultations and stakeholder dialogues with municipalities, authorities, and landowners
Ensure permitting requirements are integrated into project planning and development across departments
Conduct quality reviews of environmental and permitting documentation (EIAs, cultural and nature studies, etc.)
Support the site origination and investment team by evaluating permitting conditions for potential projects
You’re a structured, proactive professional with deep knowledge of environmental permitting in Finland and a strong understanding of how infrastructure projects move through the regulatory system. You’re comfortable navigating legislation, writing applications, and speaking with stakeholders — from consultants to county officials — and you thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
University degree in Environmental Science, Planning, Law, Engineering, or similar
Solid knowledge of Finnish environmental and land-use permitting legislation
Experience working with permitting processes for infrastructure or energy projects in Finland
Strong communication skills — written and verbal — in Finnish and English
Ability to coordinate, write, and review permitting documentation
Confidence in engaging with authorities, municipalities, and landowners
Proficiency in Swedish
Experience with permitting processes in Sweden
Background in environmental law, consulting, or public sector/regulatory agencies
Technical understanding of solar PV and BESS systems
You will be part of an entrepreneurial scale-up in a flat, coaching, and knowledge-driven culture with a high degree of autonomy and accountability. Ever since we started, we've defined ourselves as a diverse company with global reach, which means that remote and flexible work is how we operate and our people are at the center of everything.
This job comes with several perks and benefits