About the position
Under the direction of the Senior Vice President of Environmental Affairs, the Senior Director of Compliance will oversee and direct the environmental and permitting compliance program for Apex’s portfolio of commercial-scale wind, solar, and storage and distributed generation facility projects from construction through operations. The Senior Director of Compliance will provide environmental and permitting technical expertise and strategic direction to project teams, ensuring alignment with the adopted company compliance policy, ethics and commitment to the five core values, while maintaining the highest standard of environmental stewardship and regulatory compliance with all permits, including local, state, and federal permits (both discretionary and environmental), stormwater discharge permits, and spill prevention/control plans. The Senior Director of Compliance will consistently champion a culture of environmental compliance by facing construction and operational challenges, proactively and focusing on continuous improvement of project best management practices through collaborative relationships with key internal and external project stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have comprehensive compliance and permitting technical expertise amongst local, state, and federal environmental laws and regulations as well as excellent communication, organizational, and program management skills with high-visibility, multi-million-dollar infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the company’s adopted compliance plan and policies.
- Ensure that the company’s adopted compliance plan and policies are enacted for all relevant issued permits and conditions.
- Manage and lead the review and implementation of all issued relevant permits and conditions for internal and external project stakeholders.
- Draft comprehensive project compliance plans to ensure compliance is met to the highest standards.
- Develop and manage internal procedures to ensure timely reports to internal stakeholders and required notifications to local, state, and federal government agencies.
- Develop metrics and tools to establish and track Key Performance Indicators for compliance.
- Develop and implement training and educational tools to support construction and operations teams in meeting regulatory obligations and permit requirements.
- Oversee site environmental incident investigations, including root cause investigation and corrective action(s).
- Conduct compliance assessments and communicate findings and solutions to address areas of opportunities in best practices.
- Work cross-departmentally to maintain clear communication and expectations as pertaining to environmental compliance.
- Participate in the development and execution of a project permitting strategy in close collaboration with each Project team.
- Oversee field environmental compliance specialists and conduct routine site visits to verify the compliance program is enacted.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science or advanced degree in environmental science, engineering, juris doctorate or related field; master’s degree preferred.
- 10+ years of compliance program experience and implementation of local, state, and federal environmental and other related laws and regulations.
- Direct compliance experience with commercial-scale wind, solar projects, and/or utility generation and transmission line compliance is required.
- Experience in a supervisory role.
- Promote a culture of compliance to ensure efficient compliance management practices are adhered to.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within and lead multi-disciplinary teams.
- Adept at problem-solving with a high level of initiative.
- Experience coordinating and ability to articulate clearly and effectively with internal staff, external consultants, vendors, construction contractors, regulators, and other stakeholders.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to handle time to meet frequently changing deadlines.
- Exemplary standards of safety, honor, ethics, quality, communication, productivity and continuous improvement.
- Exceptional planning, organizational, written and oral communication skills.
- Willing and able to travel up to 30%.
Benefits
- Comprehensive high-deductible health plans
- Dental and vision insurance plans
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Group life insurance
- 401(k) corporate matching
- Flexible spending arrangements
- Company paid parking and cell phone
- Fitness and wellness corporate discounts
- Responsible Paid Time Off plus standard company holidays
