Stress Engineering Services, Inc

Director - Environmental Compliance

Stress Engineering Services, Inc • $120K — $150K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 15 years in environmental compliance within power generation or heavy industry.
  • Bachelor's in Environmental Science, Engineering, or similar; advanced degree preferred.
  • Expert in federal, state, and local environmental regulations related to power generation.
  • Proven leadership experience managing technical teams and driving cross-functional collaboration.
  • Strong understanding of compliance systems, auditing protocols, and continuous improvement practices.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership for environmental compliance across a multi-site power generation fleet.
  • Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
  • Develop and maintain standardized environmental management programs.
  • Manage regional environmental managers to support compliance efforts.
  • Conduct environmental audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
  • Lead responses to regulatory inspections and compliance events.
  • Establish and monitor environmental KPIs while providing executive reporting.

Benefits

  • Supportive company culture prioritizing employee well-being.
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401K plan.
  • Paid parental leave, time off, and holidays offered.
  • Employee referral bonuses for additional income.
  • Opportunities for personal development and career succession planning.
Full Job Description
Reporting to the VP, Asset Performance & Assurance, the Director - Environmental Compliance is responsible for providing strategic leadership and governance of environmental compliance across the EthosEnergy Operations & Maintenance (EEOM) portfolio. This includes oversight of a circa 30GW diversified fleet of power generation assets, including thermal, wind, solar, and hydro facilities. The role ensures full compliance with applicable environmental regulations, drives continuous improvement in environmental performance, and supports operational excellence across all managed sites.

Job Responsibilities

  • Provide overall leadership for environmental compliance across a multi-site fleet of power generation assets.
  • Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local environmental regulations and permits.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain standardized environmental management programs and systems.
  • Lead and manage a team of regional environmental managers supporting assigned power generation assets.
  • Oversee environmental audits, inspections, and compliance reviews across the portfolio.
  • Manage and respond to regulatory inspections, enforcement actions, and compliance events.
  • Drive root cause analysis and corrective action programs for environmental incidents.
  • Establish and monitor environmental KPIs and provide executive-level reporting.
  • Serve as the primary interface with regulatory agencies and key stakeholders.
  • Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership on environmental risk and compliance matters.
  • Support ESG, sustainability, and environmental performance initiatives across the business.
  • Ensure alignment of environmental programs with EthosEnergy HSSE standards and policies.
Required Skills / Knowledge

  • Expert knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations applicable to power generation and heavy industrial operations, including Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, SPCC, EPCRA, NPDES, Title V, GHG reporting, and related permitting requirements.
  • Strong understanding of environmental compliance requirements for thermal, wind, solar, and hydroelectric generation assets.
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret permits, regulatory obligations, consent orders, inspection findings, and agency correspondence and translate requirements into practical site-level actions.
  • Proven knowledge of environmental management systems, compliance assurance programs, audit protocols, corrective action tracking, and continuous improvement practices.
  • Working knowledge of air emissions monitoring and reporting, wastewater and stormwater compliance, waste management, chemical management, spill prevention, and emergency response requirements.
  • Ability to assess environmental risk, prioritize compliance actions across a multi-site portfolio, and provide clear recommendations to executive leadership and operations teams.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide regional environmental managers, influence plant leadership, and establish consistent expectations across diverse operating sites.
  • Excellent communication, technical writing, and presentation skills, including the ability to prepare executive reports, regulatory responses, audit summaries, and environmental performance dashboards.
  • High proficiency with compliance tracking systems, document control practices, environmental data management, Microsoft Office applications, and KPI-based performance reporting.
  • Ability to work effectively with regulatory agencies, customers, site management, legal, HSSE, operations, engineering, and commercial stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
Experience

  • International power gen experience a plus
  • Minimum 15 years of environmental compliance experience within power generation or heavy industry
  • Strategic leadership and decision-making.
  • Regulatory expertise and risk management.
  • Operational understanding of power generation technologies.
  • Change management and continuous improvement.
  • Cross-functional collaboration and influence.
  • Executive communication and reporting.
Education Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field. Advanced degree and certifications a plus.
  • Demonstrated experience managing environmental compliance across multiple sites.
  • Strong knowledge of environmental regulations (e.g., Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA).
  • Experience with permitting, emissions reporting, and regulatory agency interaction.
  • Proven leadership experience managing technical teams.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Physical Requirements

  • 20-30% travel to support fleet operations and site audits
What We Offer

  • Supportive company culture that values its employees
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401 K Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave, Time Off & Holidays
  • Extra money in your paycheck - Employee Referral Bonus
  • Personal Development & Career Succession Planning
  • Company sponsored Perks & Discount programs

About Stress Engineering Services, Inc

Stress Engineering Services, Inc. is an engineering consulting firm that provides testing, analysis, and design services to clients in the oil and gas, power generation, chemical processing, and aerospace industries. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Stress Engineering Services has additional offices in Cincinnati, Ohio; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Calgary, Canada. The company's services include failure analysis, fitness-for-service assessments, finite element analysis, and materials testing. Stress Engineering Services has worked on projects such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
Learn more about Stress Engineering Services, Inc
Size
500 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$10 million
Founded
1972
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$100 million
* Ladders Estimates

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