Associate PGD Environmental Specialist

NextEra Energy•Coolidge, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position will report to the Solar & Storage Environmental Leader or Solar and BEES Regional General Manager, under the Power Generation Team, and will work out of the Arizona facilities with responsibility for the West Region. Travel will be required 50% of the time to 17 of our Solar & Storage facilities in the state of Arizona. Employees in this entry-level role are responsible for assuring execution of the PGD Environmental Management System and ensuring plant water chemistry parameters are maintained in accordance with fleet recommendations.

Requirements

High School Grad / GED: Required
Experience: 0+ years

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

Responsibilities

Regional Environmental Program oversight and support
Compliance Assurance – Continuous verification Solar & Storage Environmental Management System (EMS) processes and procedures are executed in the field
Quarterly site operations environmental compliance assessment
Manage Compliance Management tracker tasks and deadlines
Preparation and support during internal and external environmental audits
Environmental agency interface - Local point of contact for agency inquiries and site visits
Environmental Event Response - Field support and management of environmental issues
Proactively identify and resolve site specific compliance issues to prevent or minimize environmental impacts during events
Perform internal and external reporting on environmental issues
Perform / support root cause analysis for environmental events
Environmental Compliance Program – Maintain site compliance with permit conditions and agency requirements
Perform site compliance routines ahead of due date
Perform routine and non-routine agency reporting
Environmental contractor management and oversight
Stormwater management system maintenance, conservation lands vegetation management, wildlife trapping, oil spill response
Perform regional staff environmental awareness and compliance training
Transition to Operations support
Incorporate new site into Solar & Storage Environmental Management System (EMS).
Create procedures & PMs for permit or agency required compliance routines
Review / provide feedback on operations environmental documents generated by E&C – SPCC
Identify and resolve operations related environmental issues prior to COD
Civil/stormwater management
Hazardous material management
Water use permitting and well management
Agency correspondence / reporting
Environmental record retention / management
Regional Solar Operations support
Maintains water chemistry Quality Assurance (QA)/Quality Control (QC) program and communicates corrective measures to the site/plant
Conducts sampling activities as needed by site environmental permitting
Completes required reporting to local/state/federal agencies
Conducts routine self-inspections
Oversees the plant or site safety program as required
Performs other job-related duties as assigned