Environmental Compliance Manager

Terra-Gen Operating Company LLC•Mojave, CA

8d•$120,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

Terra-Gen is a leading renewable energy producer in the United States, focused on developing, financing, and operating utility-scale renewable power projects. With a mission to provide affordable, clean energy, Terra-Gen plays a significant role in advancing the nation's energy security, grid resiliency, and climate change mitigation efforts. The company's operating portfolio includes a substantial amount of wind, solar, and battery storage projects. Terra-Gen is committed to fostering economic growth in the communities where it operates and is proud of its leadership in advancing America's clean energy future. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote employee ownership, health, performance, and success.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, natural resources, engineering, or a related field required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in environmental compliance experience supporting industrial, construction, energy, or comparable field operations required.
Prior experience supervising teams and coordinating work across multiple field locations or projects required.
Working knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental requirements applicable to air quality, hazardous materials, waste, water quality, stormwater, spill prevention, wildlife, and facility permits.
Experience conducting field inspections, reviewing compliance documentation, tracking corrective actions, and supporting regulatory reporting and agency inspections.
Demonstrated ability to provide field direction, manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgment, and recognize when an issue requires escalation.
Experience coordinating consultants, contractors, and technical service providers.
Experience reviewing environmental permits and translating permit conditions and compliance obligations into field requirements.
Experience maintaining permit inventories, compliance calendars, environmental and non-compliance incident records, corrective-action tracking, and supporting documentation.
Experience supporting environmental due diligence or project financing activities, including the review of environmental permit summaries or memoranda, environmental permit opinions, or financing agreement provisions related to environmental permits and compliance.
Strong leadership, organizational, and project management skills with the ability to independently manage the environmental compliance function and multiple concurrent priorities.
Organizes work, provides clear direction, develops employees, and maintains effective field coverage.
Applies permit, plan, inspection, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements effectively in field settings.
Evaluates compliance concerns, coordinates appropriate investigation and corrective actions, and escalates material or sensitive matters in a timely manner.
Communicates clearly and works effectively with Construction, Operations, EHS, Finance, Legal, consultants, agencies, clients, and field employees.
Ability to drive vehicles on Company business and meet Company’s established Driving Criteria, including maintaining a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

Supervises the Environmental Compliance team and the Avian Field Supervisor; establishes expectations, assigns work, balances field coverage, provides coaching and development, and manages performance in accordance with company policies, incentive plans, and strategic initiatives.
Directs environmental compliance support for pre-construction, construction and operating facilities, including inspections, permit and plan requirements, reporting deadlines, corrective actions, field documentation, and project financing requests.
Provides field-based compliance support and guidance to Construction and Operations personnel and verifies that field activities are conducted in accordance with applicable environmental permits, plans, commitments, and regulatory requirements.
Oversees implementation of environmental compliance programs addressing air quality, hazardous materials, hazardous and universal waste, water quality including stormwater, spill prevention, wildlife, and other applicable requirements.
Reviews inspection results, field observations, compliance records, reports, and regulatory submissions prepared by team members; confirms that issues are appropriately documented, assigned, tracked, corrected, and escalated.
Coordinates the response as requested to environmental non-compliance incidents, agency inspections, notices, and other compliance concerns in partnership with site leadership, EHS, Legal, and outside specialists, as appropriate. Maintains the environmental and non-compliance incident logs and supporting records, tracks corrective actions, and supports timely closure and reporting.
Provides oversight and support to the Avian Field Supervisor for avian monitoring operations, staffing, protocols, client coordination, reporting, equipment, and field coverage.
Coordinates environmental consultants and technical service providers supporting construction, operations, inspections, sampling, reporting, and corrective actions.
Maintains a current inventory of active environmental permits and associated compliance obligations for supported construction and operating facilities, including permit conditions, reporting deadlines, inspection requirements, training obligations, corrective actions, and required records.
Leads the development and delivery of environmental compliance training, field procedures, checklists, and practical tools for employees.
Participates in regulatory agency meetings and inspections and supports the preparation of accurate and timely responses and work products. Reviews environmental permits and related compliance requirements to support effective field implementation and escalation of material concerns.
Identifies recurring or material compliance risks and recommends practical corrective and preventive actions to the Director, HSEC and applicable business leaders.
Supports project financing activities from pre-construction through operations by organizing and providing environmental permit and compliance information, responding to environmental due diligence requests, and reviewing environmental permit memoranda, environmental opinions, and credit agreement provisions relating to environmental permits and compliance in coordination with Finance, Legal, project teams, and outside advisors.
Maintains organized, complete, and readily retrievable environmental permit, compliance, incident, corrective-action, and environmental related project financing records in accordance with established recordkeeping requirements.
Supports annual planning, consultant forecasting, equipment and supply needs, and budget development for the Environmental Compliance team.
Demonstrates safe work practices and promotes a culture of environmental compliance consistent with company policies, including the Code of Ethics and Employee Handbook.
Performs other duties as assigned.