Job Description
Environmental Compliance Manager
About WattBridge
The global energy landscape is rapidly changing and were here to accelerate that change. From the decommissioning of high-carbon power assets accelerated expansion of renewable energy resources as baseload power to the advent of the prosumer. The volatility on todays energy grid has never been greater. WattBridge was conceived by power industry experts to enable the sustained integration of highly efficient reduced carbon dispatchable power generation assets on our national energy grid.
Our Footprint
We are primed for the Energy Transition with permanent service locations in Missouri Texas and Argentina. Our world-class Missouri headquarters is purpose-built to meet peaking-power needs. It sits on 90 acres in Sedalia and features more than 900000 sq. ft of facilities and equipment including the only independent Level-IV aeroderivative depot in North America and a hydrogen-ready string-test facility that enables full-speed full-load testing. Our Houston Texas office is a strategic satellite positioned near our own peaking-power installations.
Our Philosophy
We take care of our people and strive to make a positive difference for the world. We offer competitive pay excellent benefits that include Medical Dental Vision and Life/Disability Insurance at minimal cost to the employee 10 paid holidays paid time off and a 401K plan. If you are looking for a rewarding career and possess the specialized knowledge and quality-oriented problem-solving skills we encourage you to apply today.
Position Summary
WattBridge the worlds preeminent PE6000/LM6000 delivery platform is seeking an Environmental Manager to lead all environmental permitting diligence compliance efforts for our full power delivery platform focused on Data Center Campus style development. WattBridge developed financed built owned and operated the worlds largest LM6000 portfolio consisting of 2400 MWs from 2019 through 2025. The platform raised over $2BN in capital and is now partnered with Energy Capital Partners as our majority sponsor. With competitive advantages in securing power equipment as an OEM a proven track record in building out a successful thermal generation portfolio and a fully vertically integrated execution platform we are well positioned to be highly successful in the data center industry.
The Environmental Manager will provide environmental compliance permitting and reporting support to the WattBridge objective of providing power generation and shovel-ready campuses to data center offtakers. These projects will provide up to 1.5 GWs of thermal generation commissioned by 2029 and ultimately up to 5 GWs. These responsibilities include:
- Managing consultants to provide environmental due diligence for new site location
- Providing scope of work requesting bids analyzing bids selecting candidates and managing activities until tasks and reports are completed
- Creating budgets and creating and managing purchase orders invoices and payments
- Obtaining all necessary local state and federal permits and authorizations required to construct and operate a natural-gas-fired power plant and auxiliary activities. This includes oversight over but not limited to:
- Air dispersion modeling inputs and outputs
- Effluent discharge permit
- Well water permits
- FAA
- USACE Nationwide or Individual permits where applicable
The candidate must be effective in maintaining positive relationships and productive working environments with a diverse group of clients consultants coworkers and consultants. Strong organizational interpersonal and communication skills are priority requirements for the ideal candidate. The candidate should demonstrate a history of thriving in fast-paced environments while managing multiple projects.
Reports to : Vice President Business Development
Work Location: 6246 McHard Road Houston TX 77053
Position Responsibilities
- Managing continuous compliance reporting investigations and any other activities related to the day-to-day construction and operation of a electric generating facility
- Contribute to the development implementation and monitoring of facility-specific environmental plans such as SPCC waste management programs stormwater plants etc.
- Manage the environmental compliance program and its supporting policies procedures and monitoring platforms.
- Create and manage project budgets and forecasts
- Monitors standards development and revisions and communicates proposed changes to SMEs
- Acts as an internal resource for environmental incident investigations
- Actively provides corporate communications aimed at maintaining the climate of awareness and informing the status of compliance with requirements/standards
- Technical research and writing
- Manage all environmental aspects of all projects
- Manage all consultants performing environmental tasks
- Collaborate with other internal and external disciplines to provide a competitive and desirable data center destination
- Responsible for all environmental compliance monitoring recording and reporting activities
- Educate staff on new and/or future rules and regulations that may impact project construction or operation
Required Qualifications
- Five years of experience in environmental engineering compliance and management within the power generation industry.
- A science or engineering degree or background preferred
- The candidate must have legal authority to work permanently in the United States
- The preferred position location is Houston TX; however a remote work option will be considered whether in Houston or in the Continental United States
- Up to 25% travel
- Must read write and speak fluent English.
- Successful candidate will need to satisfactorily complete pre-employment drug screen and background check
- US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.
It is PROENERGYs policy to provide equal opportunity in employment to all its employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy age disability national origin marital status ancestry medical condition military status or any other characteristic protected by State or Federal law.
Required Experience:
Manager
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Work at office, Local area, Remote work, Work visa