Environmental Construction Compliance Manager (ECM) (Field Based)

ERM•Elko, NV

13d•Onsite

About The Position

ERM is hiring an Environmental Construction Compliance Manager (ECM) embedded with a key technology client in Reno, Nevada. This role will be a key player in both the strategic development and compliant execution of environmental permits for data center projects in the Reno metro area during their construction phase. The ECM will support environmental compliance programs associated with the construction of large-scale data center infrastructure projects. This role serves as a key liaison between construction teams, environmental permitting specialists, regulatory agencies, consultants and operational stakeholders to ensure timely project delivery while maintaining environmental compliance standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, engineering, or related field preferred.
A minimum of 5 years of project management and environmental permitting experience.
Candidates must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to establish and maintain cross-functional and positive working relationships with internal and external teams.
Demonstrated experience supporting large construction or infrastructure projects.
Strong knowledge of environmental regulations and permitting requirements including: Clean Water Act Sections 401, 402, 404, Stormwater Construction General Permits, Threatened and Endangered Species requirements, Air Quality permitting and compliance, SPCC (Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure), RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act), Wetlands and aquatic resource permitting and compliance.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting data center, mission-critical, utility, energy, or large-scale industrial construction projects.
Experience working across multiple geographic markets and regulatory jurisdictions.
Working knowledge of: Remedial investigations and remediation strategies, Site conceptual models, Site management plans.
Experience using Enablon environmental management software.
Experience with Bluebeam and Primavera P6.
Professional certifications such as CPESC, CESCL, CHMM, CESSWI, or PMP.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with subject-matter experts to satisfy compliance obligations and Environmental Requirements based on the timing of the overall construction schedule.
Coordination with Permit Managers to understand permit conditions and drive understanding for Construction teams to ensure compliance with all environmental approvals.
Management of environmental and construction consultants that support the overall site delivery.
Identification and mitigation of issues that occur during construction related to any of the following: stormwater, wetlands, streams (CWA 404/401), threatened and endangered species, cultural resources, buffers, tree preservations, and air compliance.
Assistance and coordination with permitting teams to deliver construction requested permit modifications to support maintaining project schedules.
Support of regulatory agency, stakeholder and community engagement activities for new builds.
Support of development of environmental risk and compliance mitigations to enable datacenter construction and operations within development timelines.
Management of environmental compliance planning and execution for pre-construction activities and operational turnover.
Communication of environmental requirements and environmental expertise to diverse internal and external stakeholders.
Environmental Construction Compliance Manager will maintain and report project status regularly and contribute to the development and continued improvement of an Environmental Excellence program for datacenter delivery and construction.