Environmental & Regulatory Programs Manager

Energy Northwest

Richland, WA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$167,142–$250,714 Per Year

SKILLS

Contact Management, Emergency Response, Energy Management, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Work, Facilities Management, Federal Government, Federal Laws and Regulations, High School Diploma, Interpret Regulations, Leadership, Licensing, Licensing Compliance, Operational Support, People Management, Performance Metrics, Power Plant, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Professional Engineer, Project/Program Management, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Request for Information (RFI), Set Goals, Site Evaluation, State Laws and Regulations, Stewardship, Technical Leadership

LOCATION

Richland, WA

POSTED

4 days ago

GENERAL SUMMARY

This position provides regulatory support to Energy Northwest line organizations with special emphasis on environmental requirements, state regulation, federal regulations and reporting. Responds to Washington State and federal agency requests for information. Maintains frequent contact with federal regulators and Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) and other state regulatory agencies. Provides management direction and is the Management Representative for the Energy Northwest Environmental Stewardship Program. Establishes requirements, goals, and reporting methods. Oversees actions necessary to maintain the Environmental Stewardship Program.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

+ Serve as the primary interface with local, state and federal environmental regulatory agencies. Responsible for routine written and oral communications with those agencies including coordination of audits, inspections, and assessments using skills and experience gained through application of standards and regulatory requirements. Provide technical advice and proactive counsel to senior management on a wide range of complex environmental and other regulatory issues, interpretation and verification of industry guidance and regulatory requirements for application to plant specific issues. Provide verbal and written management presentations on industry and generating station issues, preparation and presentation of new permit applications and subsequent amendments, participation in industry regulatory initiatives. May provide unconventional or advanced problem-solving techniques. Routinely provide technical leadership on complex and/or extended programs and projects.

+ Make decisions about personnel regarding employment, performance expectations/reviews, promotions, salary changes, transfers, and terminations. Resolve personnel problems.

+ Manages activities assuring Energy Northwest fully implements the Energy Northwest Environmental Stewardship Program. This includes reporting to the CEO and senior management on the overall performance of the Program, environmental performance, project progress, and making recommendations for enhancements. This may include reporting to the Executive Board as directed by management.

+ Develop, implement, and maintain processes, assuring information provided to the local, state and federal regulators is complete and accurate in all respects.

+ Support continued plant operations, emergency preparedness, and outage activities in a leadership role as assigned.

+ Provide resources necessary to support licensing and permitting activities of all Energy Northwest energy facilities.

+ Develop, implement, and maintain interfaces with environmental regulators to ensure adequate communications and identification and resolution of problems.

+ Must participate on the Emergency Response team (ERO) when designated.

+ Must support the biennial refueling outage

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

+ A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Environmental Sciences from an accredited college or university; OR, a PE license obtained by an accredited examination. High school diploma or GED is required.

+ Ten years of environmental or engineering experience at a power plant or other experience overseeing industrial facilities, five of which were in direct support of regulatory licensing and/or compliance programs.

+ Previous supervisory/management experience.

Pay Range

$167,142.00 - $250,714.00 Annual

Midpoint:

$208,928.00

Typically, selected candidates are hired between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience and qualifications, market rate, internal equity, and budgetary allowances.

Offers will be negotiated based on each candidate's qualifications.

Incentive Compensation

This role may be eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan. Incentives are earned based on employee performance against defined metrics and company goals.

Benefits

Energy Northwest (EN) provides a phenomenal benefits package. Washington State also has no state income tax, and the Tri-Cities provides a cost-of-living lower than the national average.

EN offers substantial retirement benefits through three retirement programs including the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System pension plan (PERS), a 401(k) savings plan with an employer match component, and a 457(b) savings plan. EN also offers multiple options for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage. Other voluntary benefits may include flexible spending accounts (FSAs), tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, childcare subsides, health reimbursement arrangement (HRA VEBA), health savings account (HSA), supplemental life insurances, credit monitoring/identity theft insurance, and more! Qualifying employees will typically start a personal time accrual rate of 160 hours per year and EN provides nine paid holidays throughout the Calander year; personal time accruals grow significantly at various service intervals.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate due to race, color, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.

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About the Company

Energy Northwest

Energy Northwest produces reliable, affordable, environmentally responsible electric power and delivers it to Northwest public power utilities at the cost of production. Formed as a joint operating agency in 1957, the organization was created to serve the needs of public power by producing reliable, low-cost electricity while promoting public power activities in the region. Today the joint operating agency membership includes nearly every public power utility district in the state and several municipalities. The agency owns and operates four electricity generating facilities: White Bluffs Solar Station, Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project, Nine Canyon Wind Project and Columbia Generating Station (nuclear energy facility). Energy Northwest also provides operations and maintenance services for generating facilities owned by other utilities, and develops new power generation facilities to meet growing demand. Oversight of Energy Northwest operations is provided by an 11-member executive board and a board of directors comprising one representative from each member utility. The agency’s vision is to be the region's leader in energy generation and public power solutions through sustained excellence in performance. To achieve its vision, Energy Northwest works to understand and meet the energy needs of its members – the Washington state public power utilities who serve nearly 1.5 million ratepayers. Meeting the goal means measuring current performance while looking for solutions to meet the region’s future energy needs. The vision calls for a strong power portfolio, including a variety of electricity generating operations and professional and technical services. The agency’s mission is to provide our public power members and regional ratepayers with safe, reliable and cost-effective power. Energy Northwest member utilities and employees are the agency’s primary stakeholders. They serve the ratepayers of the Pacific Northwest through our members and the Bonneville Power Administration. To best serve the ratepayers, we strive to provide reliable power and other energy services to the region at the least cost, while protecting the environment and ensuring the safety of our employees and the public.

COMPANY SIZE

500 to 999 employees

INDUSTRY

Other/Not Classified

FOUNDED

1957

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