Environmental Manager

The Company

Echelon Data Centres was established in 2017 by the main principal of Aldgate Developments a leading commercial property developer and owner of major commercial office buildings in Central London and Dublin. The objective was developing operating and owning a network of large-scale responsibly designed sustainably powered data centre campuses across the world to meet the rapidly expanding global demand for hyperscale data processing and storage solutions. Since then the Echelon Group has expanded to ownership of six sites across Ireland and the United Kingdom and has secured >1bn of funding to develop sites giving the Group an enterprise value of c2.5bn. The Groups second campus will go live imminently.

Located in Sandyford DublinEchelon Data Centres is now seeking a Environmental Manager to join the team. This role provides an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing Irish company and will report to the Procurement Director.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Environmental Manager to lead environmental compliance permitting and sustainability initiatives across our data centre and energy generation portfolio. The successful candidate will play a critical role in securing and maintaining Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) licences ensuring full regulatory compliance and supporting environmentally responsible operations.

The Environmental Manager is responsible for developing implementing and maintaining the organisations environmental and energy management systems across data centre facilities and associated energy centres.

This role ensures full compliance with ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 as well as all relevant environmental legislation licenses and corporate sustainability commitments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the preparation submission and IED licence applications (EPA or equivalent regulatory bodies).

• Ensure ongoing compliance with all IED licence conditions environmental permits and statutory obligations.

• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and permits

• Maintain compliance registers

• Manage reporting and audits

• Liaise with regulators

• Act as the primary point of contact with environmental regulators (e.g. EPA local authorities).

• Monitor regulatory changes and assess impacts on operations implementing necessary actions.

• Develop and manage EMS and EnMS frameworks compliant with ISO14000 and ISO50001 respectively.

• Lead ISO certification and audits

• Maintain documentation and compliance records

• Set KPIs and monitor performance

• Operations Management

• Provide environmental oversight for data centre infrastructure (backup generation cooling systems fuel storage).

• Support compliance for thermal generation assets including gas turbines CHP plants and backup generators.

• Oversee management of key environmental aspects such as:

• Air emissions (NOx CO₂ particulates)

• Noise and vibration

• Water discharge and abstraction

• Hazardous materials and waste

• Oversee emissions waste energy water and refrigerants

• Ensure environmental controls in live operations

• Project & Lifecycle Integration

• Collaborating with internal teams to embed environmental requirements into design construction and procurement

• Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Track KPIs

• Drive energy and carbon reduction initiatives

• Supplier & Contractor Management

• - Ensure supplier compliance with ISO 140017 ISO 50001

• - Integrate environmental requirements into contracts

• Governance & Reporting

• - Provide reporting to senior leadership

• - Support ESG initiatives

• - Promote environmental awareness

Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 58 years experience in environmental management within:

• Data centres energy generation utilities or heavy industry

• Proven track record delivering IED licence applications and compliance management

• Experience engaging with regulators (e.g. EPA in Ireland or equivalent EU bodies)

• ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 expertise

• Data centre or energy sector experience

• Knowledge of EU/Ireland environmental regulations and latest policy directions

Qualifications:

• Degree in Environmental/Sustainability discipline

• ISO Lead Auditor qualifications desirable

Echelon-DC is an inclusive organisation and we actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent skills and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the employee selection process please contact the Careers Team () directly.