Environmental Compliance Manager

About This Role

The Environmental Compliance Manager ensures all debris removal and disposal activities comply with federal, state, tribal, and local environmental regulations. This role provides field-based environmental leadership, supporting planning, permitting, monitoring, and regulatory coordination during disaster response operations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulations including NEPA, RCRA, NESHAP, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and state/territorial requirements
• Support development, implementation, and enforcement of Environmental Protection Plans (EPPs)
• Oversee proper identification, handling, staging, transport, and disposal of regulated waste streams
• Support identification and acquisition of required environmental permits and regulatory approvals
• Coordinate with federal, state, local, tribal, and regulatory agencies as directed by contract requirements
• Support environmental inspections, agency inquiries, and compliance follow-up actions
• Develop and review environmental components of job-specific Project Management Plans (PMPs)
• Review and approve mission-specific environmental submittals including SWPPP, BMP plans, sampling plans, and mitigation measures
• Ensure compliance with FEMA and USACE Environmental & Historic Preservation (EHP) requirements
• Provide environmental guidance to field crews, QC teams, SSHOs, and site personnel

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Geology, Biology, or a related field
• Minimum 7 years experience in environmental compliance, disaster response, debris management, construction, or remediation
• Demonstrated knowledge of FEMA Public Assistance Program requirements and environmental permitting processes
• Experience with hazardous waste management, HHM and HTW handling, and asbestos and lead regulatory requirements
• Strong understanding of environmental sampling, monitoring, and compliance reporting practices
• Current HAZWOPER certification
• Ability to deploy rapidly and work extended field assignments
• Strong communication, documentation, and coordination skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Geology, Biology, or a related field
• Minimum seven (7) years of experience in environmental compliance, preferably supporting disaster response, debris management, construction, or remediation projects

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree
• Prior experience supporting federally funded or agency-led projects
• Experience working with or supporting projects for agencies such as FEMA, USACE, or state environmental authorities
• Experience supporting audits, regulatory inspections, or third-party environmental compliance reviews

Skills

* Required skills

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