Insight Global is seeking a REMOTE Construction Environmental Compliance Lead to join an existing Land Development team for one of our largest technology clients. This person will work remotely ON THE EAST COAST overseeing data center construction projects in the region and is responsible for the development and on-time delivery of environmental permits to support construction of Data Centers needed to buildout cloud infrastructure. The Environmental Compliance lead will manage compliance activities during site acquisition, design, and construction and will support environmental permitting acquisition and approval for datacenter development throughout the east coast. This role requires regular engagement with key stakeholders, including legal, design, construction, and operations teams, regulatory agencies, and outside consultants and contractors.
The Construction Environmental Compliance Lead will be a key player in both the strategy development and execution of the environmental permit compliance program for our
projects.
Roles and Responsibilities - The Construction Environmental Compliance Lead is part of a team of environmental and permitting managers but works across the greater organization to drive an effective, fast and efficient environmental permit development process to eliminate gaps between teams and ensure continuous compliance with various environmental permits and approvals. He or she will be responsible for driving appropriate cross-team coordination in the review, environmental permit acquisition and environmental permit compliance for data centers to
allow for the construction and delivery of our critical infrastructure. Specific responsibilities will include:
Management of environmental compliance risk evaluations, permitting, approvals, and consent activities for existing and new datacenter and associated infrastructure development for sites.
Management of environmental consultants for the delivery of environmental permit requirements.
Identification of environmental permitting requirements in coordination with design, construction. EHS, operations, and permitting teams to provide continuous permit compliance.
Support of regulatory agency, stakeholder and community engagement activities.
Support of development of environmental compliance risk and permitting mitigations to enable datacenter construction and operations within development timelines.
Management of environmental compliance planning and execution for pre-positioning, construction activities and operational turnover.
Communication of environmental requirements and environmental expertise to diverse internal stakeholders, including legal, land development, energy, design, construction, operations, community development, and sustainability teams.
The Construction Environmental Compliance Lead will maintain and report project status regularly and contribute to the development and continued improvement of an
Environmental Construction Compliance Program for datacenter delivery and operations.
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. Consultants support the Compliance Team by conducting required site inspections, regular reporting to internal stakeholders, assisting with agency discussions, submission of AHJ notifications and reports, and advising construction teams on compliance concerns that arise in the field
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.
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. Construction Environmental Compliance Lead 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
Visit DC campuses under construction at least once per week within assigned region
pay for this role is between 50-70/hr
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-Strong knowledge in environmental regulations related to Clean Water Act sections 402, 401, and 404.
- Have specific knowledge of environmental permitting programs and requirements including, but not limited to air quality, threatened and endangered species, CWA 404/401 permitting, stormwater construction general permits, SPCC, RCRA, etc
- Background in Most Medias, air, wetlands, stormwarer ERPCA for compliance
- 10+ years of experience with Environmental Permitting, Compliance, and Environmental Due Dilligence.
- Advanced knowledge of environmental permitting programs, remedial investigations, remediation strategies and execution, site conceptual models, and site management plans.
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or relate degree required.
- Candidate must possess strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to establish and maintain cross-functional and positive working relationships with internal and external teams
- 5+ years of environmental permitting and approvals experience in America, including management of environmental impact assessments, acquisition of permits, permit compliance, and cultural and ecological surveys and approvals
-5+ years of program and project management experience in America, including permit timeline development, cross coordination amongst disciplines, contracting and leading consultant teams, driving deliverables to the business, etc.
- Experience with mission critical facilities or large-scale construction projects.
- Experience in construction and operational environmental compliance and experience working through environmental permitting in multiple markets.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.