Calpine

Environmental Permitting - Project Manager II

Calpine$109K — $139K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Environmental Science, or related field.
  • 7-10 years of relevant experience in environmental project management.
  • Multimedia experience with power plant environmental regulations.
  • Proven project management skills handling multiple, concurrent priorities.
  • Experience with regulatory agency negotiations and permit applications.

Responsibilities

  • Manage air and water permitting activities for various development projects.
  • Advise stakeholders on compliance with environmental regulations and requirements.
  • Develop and implement permitting strategies to mitigate environmental risks.
  • Track regulatory changes and ensure compliance with relevant laws and permits.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance environmental compliance efforts.
  • Evaluate ongoing power plant operations concerning environmental impacts.
  • Support corporate outreach related to Environmental Justice and public participation.

Benefits

  • Flexible work locations in Walnut Creek, Houston, or Chadds Ford.
  • Opportunity to work on innovative projects like carbon capture and battery storage.
  • Involvement in a variety of development projects, enhancing professional growth.
  • Potential for ongoing training and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • 25% travel requirement allows for varied experience and exposure.
Full Job Description
Location options: Corporate Offices in Walnut Creek, CA, Houston, TX or Chadds Ford, PA

Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)

Environmental Project Managers at Calpine are responsible for environmental permitting and program management related to development projects, including carbon capture, battery storage, transitional generation, and others.

Responsibility includes but is not limited to: management of air and water permitting activities for developmental projects, including regulatory analysis, emission evaluation, and air dispersion modeling; activities related to compliance with the federal NEPA process; advising Operations, Engineering, Origination, Legal, and other Calpine stakeholders on environmental requirements; evaluation of developmental activities as they pertain to ongoing power plant operations; advising corporate outreach personnel on Environmental Justice and public participation requirements; review of wetland, species, historic and cultural and other site evaluation reports; managing broadly programmatic requirements pertaining to development projects and other relevant plant actions; state, county and local development and site planning approval; and other activities as necessary to authorize development of projects.

Job Responsibilities
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of environmental regulations, permitting processes, and environmental data collection and evaluation.
• Has ability to interpret environmental regulations and permit conditions, and work with agencies to complete permitting actions that allow for needed operational flexibility.
• Support development and implementation of permitting and agency consultation strategies to help identify, communicate, and mitigate environmental risks utilizing excellent written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills.
• Possesses capability to resolve complex issues and function as an advanced contributor.
• Identifies opportunities to develop new processes, tools, services and techniques while driving continuous improvement in systems, programs, and training.
• Serves as central resource for various programs; ensures consistency in corporate practices and approach.
• Tracks and communicates regulatory changes; ensures compliance with applicable regulations, permits, and plant operational requirements, as they pertain to development projects.
• Partners with other functional roles (Plant Operations, Gov/Reg, Legal, Engineering, Origination) to drive a systematic approach to environmental compliance.
• Interprets and apply regulations, codes, bylaws, and all relevant standards.
• Performs other duties assigned by management that generally fall within the expected scope of this position.

Job Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Organizational management, engineering, natural or physical sciences, or environmental science or related program.
• 7 - 10 years of relevant experience.
• Masters preferred.
• Multimedia experience with environmental regulatory requirements for power plants.
• Demonstrated Project Management experience managing multiple, concurrent time sensitive priorities.
• Experience with development of permit applications, negotiations with regulatory Agencies, and/or implementation of permits requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience interpreting environmental regulations and providing regulatory guidance to projects and sites.

Travel up to 25%. Location may change to another office/plant depending on candidate selected. A Project Management Certification is preferred.

Salary Information

Salary Range: $109,779.21 - $139,968.50

About Calpine

Calpine Corporation is a power generation company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Calpine's fleet of natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants has a combined generating capacity of approximately 26,000 megawatts. Calpine sells wholesale power and other energy-related services to utilities, independent electric system operators, industrial and commercial customers, and retail power providers. The company was founded in 1984 and went public in 1996. In 2018, Calpine was acquired by Energy Capital Partners and a consortium of investors.
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