Environmental Compliance Manager

Penn Entertainment•Houston, TX

1d•Remote

About The Position

WattBridge, a leader in power generation platforms, is seeking an Environmental Manager to oversee all environmental permitting, diligence, and compliance efforts for their power delivery platform, specifically focusing on Data Center Campus development. The company has a proven track record in developing, financing, building, owning, and operating large-scale power generation portfolios and is now expanding into the data center industry. The Environmental Manager will be crucial in supporting WattBridge's objective of providing power generation and shovel-ready campuses to data center offtakers, contributing to projects that will deliver significant power capacity by 2029 and beyond. This role requires managing consultants for environmental due diligence, obtaining necessary permits (including air dispersion, effluent discharge, well water, FAA, and USACE permits), and managing project budgets and payments. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, with a history of thriving in fast-paced environments and managing multiple projects effectively.

Requirements

Five or more years of environmental engineering, management and compliance experience is preferred
A science or engineering degree or background preferred
The candidate must have legal authority to work permanently in the United States
Must read, write and speak fluent English.
Successful candidate will need to satisfactorily complete pre-employment drug screen and background check
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.

Nice To Haves

The preferred position location is Houston, TX; however, a remote work option will be considered whether in Houston or in the Continental United States

Responsibilities

Managing consultants to provide environmental due diligence for new site location
Providing scope of work, requesting bids, analyzing bids, selecting candidates, and managing activities until tasks and reports are completed
Creating budgets and creating and managing purchase orders, invoices, and payments
Obtaining all necessary local, state, and federal permits and authorizations required to construct and operate a natural-gas-fired power plant and auxiliary activities. This includes oversight over, but not limited to: Air dispersion modeling inputs and outputs, Effluent discharge permit, Well water permits, FAA, USACE Nationwide or Individual permits, where applicable
Managing continuous compliance, reporting, investigations and any other activities related to the day-to-day construction and operation of a electric generating facility
Contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of facility-specific environmental plans, such as SPCC, waste management programs, stormwater plants, etc.
Manage the environmental compliance program and its supporting policies, procedures, and monitoring platforms.
Create and manage project budgets and forecasts
Monitors standards development and revisions, and communicates proposed changes to SMEs
Acts as an internal resource for environmental incident investigations
Actively provides corporate communications aimed at maintaining the climate of awareness and informing the status of compliance with requirements/standards
Technical research and writing
Manage all environmental aspects of all projects
Manage all consultants performing environmental tasks
Collaborate with other internal and external disciplines to provide a competitive and desirable data center destination
Responsible for all environmental compliance monitoring, recording and reporting activities
Educate staff on new and/or future rules and regulations that may impact project construction or operation