Environmental Permitting Program Manager

ERM•Seattle, WA

11h•Remote

About The Position

ERM is hiring a remote Environmental Permitting Program Manager embedded with a key technology client. This role will lead environmental due diligence, permitting acquisition, and compliance activities supporting the development and construction of large-scale data center infrastructure projects. This individual will work cross-functionally with legal, design, construction and operations teams to ensure environmental approvals and permits are obtained on schedule and project remain compliant throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in environmental, Civil, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or equivalent
10+ years of environmental permitting and approvals experience, including management of environmental impact assessments, acquisition and approval of permits, new region regulatory reviews, cultural and ecological surveys and approvals, and environmental programs development.
5+ years conducting environmental due diligence and risk assessments for greenfield and brownfield sites, including environmental site assessments and remediation.
Experience with environmental site assessments and remediation programs
Experience with mission critical facilities or large-scale construction projects
Ability to establish and maintain cross-functional and positive working relationships with internal and external teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail and high standards for quality of deliverables.
Strong background in project management and the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders to drive desired outcomes.
Specific knowledge of environmental permitting programs and requirements including, but not limited to air quality, threatened and endangered, USACE/404 permitting, SPCC, cultural resources, etc.
Working knowledge of remedial investigations, remediation strategies and execution, site conceptual models and site management plans.
Ability to develop permitting timelines, and identify permitting risks and mitigation.

Responsibilities

Lead environmental due diligence efforts for site acquisition and development projects.
Manage environmental permitting acquisition, review processes, and regulatory approvals.
Develop and execute permitting strategies to support data center construction schedules.
Support environmental compliance activities during site acquisition, design and construction.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including legal, design, construction, and operations teams, to drive successful project outcomes.
Identify permitting risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize schedule impacts.
Coordinate environmental impact assessments, cultural and ecological surveys and regulatory reviews.
Provide guidance on environmental permitting requirements within the following program areas – air quality permitting, threatened and endangered species compliance, USACE Section 404 permitting, SPCC requirements, and cultural resource compliance.
Manage relationships with regulators, consultants and project teams.
Lead meetings and facilitate cross-functional coordination across project teams.