Construction Environmental Compliance Lead

(Internal Title: Construction Management III)

The Cloud Infrastructure Construction Environmental Compliance team is responsible for environmental permit compliance related to construction of Data Centers (DCs). The Construction Environmental Compliance Lead will manage environmental permits during construction until turnover to operations manage consultants supporting site inspections cooperate with internal/external business partners to achieve compliance goals develop and submit required AHJ reports/inspections will work with the General Contractor and client to ensure compliance with all Federal State and local regulations ordinances guidelines standards and permit requirements (Environmental Requirements) and serve as client environmental representation to external stakeholders. This role requires regular engagement with key stakeholders including Compliance Permitting Legal Design Construction and Operations teams regulatory agencies and outside consultants and contractors. The Construction Environmental Compliance Lead will be a key player in both the strategy development and compliant of environmental permits for our projects during the construction phase of our DC lifecycle.

• Environmental compliance that includes onsite field inspections and on demand field support as well as offsite report development and team cross coordination prior to during and after construction phases of the project life cycle including support during transfer to Operations Environmental Compliance.
• Job requires strong knowledge in environmental regulations related to Clean Water Act sections 402 401 and 404.
• The Construction Environmental Compliance Lead is part of a larger environmental team composed of environmental permitting and compliance managers that supports the ontime delivery and of data center while ensuring compliance with all environmental approvals.
• Coordinate with subjectmatter experts to satisfy compliance obligations and Environmental Requirements based on the timing of the overall construction schedule.
• Coordination with Permit Managers to understand permit conditions and drive understanding for Construction teams to ensure compliance with all environmental approvals
• Management of environmental and construction consultants that support the overall site delivery. Consultants support the Compliance Team by conducting required site inspections regular reporting to internal stakeholders assisting with agency discussions submission of AHJ notifications and reports and advising construction teams on compliance concerns that arise in the field.
• Identification and mitigation of issues that occur during construction related to any of the following: stormwater wetlands streams (CWA 404/401 threatened and endangered species cultural resources buffers tree preservations and air compliance. Assistance and coordination with permitting teams to deliver construction requested permit modifications.
• Support of regulatory agency stakeholder and community engagement activities for new builds.
• Support of development of environmental risk and compliance mitigations to enable datacenter construction and operations within development timelines.
• Management of environmental compliance planning and for preconstruction activities and operational turnover.

• Communication of environmental requirements and environmental expertise to diverse internal and external stakeholders. Construction Environmental Compliance Lead will maintain and report project status regularly and contribute to the development and continued improvement of an Environmental Excellence program for datacenter delivery and construction.
• Visit DC campuses under construction at least once per week within assigned region
  
• Working Conditions
  • Hybrid/onsite

• Experience:
  • 511 years of environmental permitting or compliance and approvals experience in America including management of environmental impact assessments acquisition of permits and cultural and ecological surveys and approvals.
  • 511 years of program and project management experience in America including permit timeline development cross coordination amongst disciplines contracting and leading consultant teams driving deliverables to the business etc.
  • Experience with mission critical facilities or largescale construction projects.
  • Experience in construction and operational environmental compliance and experience working through environmental permitting and compliance in multiple markets.
    
• Education:
  • Bachelors degree in environmental Civil or Chemical Engineering Environmental Science or equivalent
  • Candidate must possess strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to establish and maintain crossfunctional and positive working relationships with internal and external teams

• Skills and Competencies:

In order to be successful you must have a strong background in environmental permitting and compliance be able to work in a dynamic and global organization and have a strong desire to continually learn and innovate. In particular we will expect you to:

• • Have a strong background in project management and the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders to drive desired outcomes.
  • Have specific knowledge of environmental permitting programs and requirements including but not limited to air quality threatened and endangered species CWA 404/401 permitting stormwater construction general permits SPCC RCRA etc.
  • Have a working knowledge of remedial investigations remediation strategies and site conceptual models and site management plans.
  • Have ability to follow construction schedules and identify compliance risks and mitigation
  • Work well within a fastpaced organization who is a selfstarter processminded and collaborative.