Program Manager, Permitting and Compliance Subject Matter Expert
This job is no longer available
There are still lots of open positions. Let's find the one that's right for you.
About The Position
Stantec is seeking a Program Manager, Permitting and Compliance Subject Matter Expert to provide technical leadership for our clients and staff on a variety of datacenter projects within the Eastern US (AMERS East). This position will be part of Stantec's Environmental Services team that provides the full range of expertise needed to address a variety of projects with particular focus on the development and on-time delivery of environmental permits to support construction of datacenters needed to build out Microsoft's cloud infrastructure. In this role, the Permitting and Compliance Subject Matter Expert will manage environmental due diligence, environmental permitting acquisition and approvals, and support compliance activities during site acquisition, design, and construction for datacenter development throughout AMERS East. This role requires regular engagement with key stakeholders, including legal, design, construction, and operations teams, regulatory agencies, and outside consultants and contractors. The Permitting and Compliance Subject Matter Expert will be a key player in both the strategy development and execution of environmental permits for our projects. The responsibilities include management of environmental risk evaluations, permitting, approvals, and consent activities for existing and new datacenter and associated infrastructure development for sites. The expert will also manage environmental due diligence and risk assessment during site acquisition, including Environmental Site Assessments, soil and groundwater investigations, Air Quality and Permitting reviews, regulatory and permitting evaluations, and biological, ecological, and cultural resource evaluations and surveys. Additionally, the role involves managing environmental consultants for the delivery of environmental approvals and consents, due diligence assessments, risk evaluations, and biological, ecological and cultural resources evaluations, surveys and reports. The expert will develop remediation strategies, oversee completion of any remedial actions required prior to site pre-positioning and/or construction, and identify environmental permitting requirements while developing delivery strategies in coordination with various teams to meet required timelines. The position also supports regulatory agency, stakeholder, and community engagement activities and negotiations for new builds and existing facilities. The expert will manage environmental compliance planning and execution for pre-positioning, construction activities, and operational turnover, while also supporting the further development of land development and environmental strategy and policy programs to support datacenter development and operations. The successful candidate will leverage technical expertise to provide support to internal Microsoft stakeholders during the development of new initiatives and programs, facilitating communication of land development and environmental requirements to diverse internal stakeholders. The role requires adherence to Stantec Health, Safety, Security, & Environment (HSSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work, coordinating with HSSE professionals during all phases of project planning and implementation.
