Director – Environmental Compliance

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