Lead Environmental Compliance Manager (Owner's Advisor) (Field Based)

The ERM International Group Limited • $110K — $130K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Minimum of 8 years of environmental experience, particularly with large construction projects.
  • Ability to lead from the owner's side, ensuring environmental compliance in the field.
  • Strong knowledge of construction-phase environmental compliance areas like stormwater and waste management.
  • Extensive experience with hyperscale data center or large-scale industrial construction is highly preferred.
  • Thorough understanding of U.S. environmental regulations across various jurisdictions.
  • Ability to effectively communicate environmental requirements and insights to project leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead environmental compliance efforts, ensuring alignment with local, state, and federal regulations.
  • Establish a clear environmental compliance framework tailored to project needs.
  • Monitor field activities to ensure alignment with environmental controls and permit obligations.
  • Conduct quality checks on environmental inspections and contractor documentation.
  • Provide coaching on environmental findings and drive timely corrective actions without authority.
  • Identify and prioritize environmental risks, recommending mitigation strategies based on regulatory reviews.
  • Collaborate with environmental experts and ensure compliance with permit conditions.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge hyperscale data center projects.
  • Chance to influence and improve environmental performance in a field role.
  • Possibility of contract extension based on project needs and performance.
  • Collaborative environment with a diverse team across project management and environmental specialties.
  • Strong emphasis on professional development and continuous improvement practices.
Full Job Description
ERM is hiring a Lead Environmental Compliance Manager (Owner's Advisor) in Texas/Louisiana or Georgia. The Lead Environmental Compliance Manager serves as the owner's environmental representative for the construction of hyperscale data centers across multiple U.S. states. Joining projects following site selection, environmental due diligence, and initial horizontal environmental permitting, this role helps translate permit conditions and environmental requirements into effective construction practices.

The position partners with project managers, general contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and the broader Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) team to identify risks, resolve issues, and improve environmental performance. Success requires strong technical judgment, practical construction experience, and the ability to influence outcomes through trusted working relationships. This is a Full-Time (40+ hours per week) limited-term role with a duration of one (1) year, with potential to extend.

Responsibilities
  • Provide owner-side environmental compliance leadership across the project, ensuring alignment with applicable local, state, and federal requirements and client expectations.
  • Establish and maintain a clear, project-specific environmental compliance framework that defines requirements, roles, and interfaces to guide CM and contractor execution.
  • Maintain strong field presence to validate that environmental controls, practices, and behaviors align with approved plans and permit obligations.
  • Perform quality checks of contractor and CM environmental inspections and documentation, confirming inspections are occurring at the appropriate cadence and are effective.
  • Coach CM and contractor teams on environmental findings, gaps, and emerging risks, driving timely and sustainable corrective actions without direct authority.
  • Identify, assess, and prioritize environmental risks through regulatory aspect and gap reviews, recommending risk-based mitigation strategies.
  • Support development, review, and continuous improvement of project environmental plans and procedures to ensure they are executable and field-ready.
  • Partner with client environmental SMEs and permitting resources to ensure construction activities remain aligned with permit conditions and reporting expectations.
  • Develop, track, and communicate environmental performance metrics, trends, and key risks to project and executive leadership.
  • Participate in environmental incident and spill investigations, ensuring appropriate containment, root cause identification, and preventive actions.
  • Coordinate with waste vendors and site teams to support compliant waste handling, profiling, storage, and disposal practices.
  • Support chemical inventory management and applicable regulatory reporting by ensuring data accuracy and clear ownership for updates.
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for environmental questions requiring practical judgment related to changing scope, sequencing, or site conditions.
  • Support environmental readiness for startup and commissioning by verifying environmental requirements are integrated into transition plans.


Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Minimum of 8 years of environmental experience, including significant experience supporting large construction or capital projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate as an owner-side environmental leader, balancing field verification with programmatic oversight.
  • Strong working knowledge of construction-phase environmental compliance domains such as stormwater, spill prevention, waste management, air and dust controls.
  • Extensive hyperscale data center construction experience preferred; substantial experience with large-scale industrial construction is also acceptable.
  • Strong working knowledge of U.S. environmental requirements and experience applying permit conditions across multiple state and local jurisdictions.
  • Proven ability to translate environmental requirements into practical execution through others.
  • Experience influencing CM and contractor performance and driving accountability without direct line authority.
  • Strong communication skills, including the ability to deliver concise, executive-level updates using metrics and risk-based insights.
  • Experience conducting environmental audits or assessments and verifying effective corrective action closure.
  • High standards for documentation quality, data integrity, and compliance reporting.
  • Familiarity with environmental management system concepts and continuous improvement practices preferred.
  • Ability to travel extensively based on project location demands.


Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

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