Director, Environment & Sustainability

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Director Environment and Sustainability to report to the VP of EHS. This pivotal role will lead and manage all environmental and sustainability aspects of datacenter land development design construction and fleet operations. You will act as the global focal point for environmental matters ensuring that our rapid growth is matched by a culture of excellence rigorous compliance and transparent GHG reporting. The successful candidate will be a strategic leader capable of collaborating effectively with internal teams general contractors and regulatory agencies to deliver world-class environmental performance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Primary Focal Point: Act as the global subject matter expert and vocal advocate for all environmental and sustainability matters across the datacenter fleet.
• EHS Integration: Collaborate with the VP of EHS to align fleet environmental goals with corporate EHS Management Systems (ISO 14001/45001) and promote the HESS Golden Rules.
• Risk Management: Maintain the Environmental Risk Register identifying and mitigating long-term threats such as climate physical risks water scarcity and regulatory shifts.
• Culture of Excellence: Ensure your team and colleagues speak up and report all environmental incidents including near miss incidents.
• Operational Paranoia: Anticipate risks identify vulnerabilities and proactively implement mechanisms to safeguard safety sustainability and scale.
• Analytics: Make data-driven decisions assess cost structures and identify potential risks.
• Influence and Persuasion: Effectively advocate for environmental positions and build consensus without compromising relationships.

2. Permitting Compliance & Lifecycle Management

• End-to-End Permitting: Manage the full lifecycle of environmental permits (Air Water Waste) from initial application through technical review approval and operational monitoring.
• Caveat & Renewal Tracking: Develop and maintain a robust system to track permit conditions caveats and renewal timelines to ensure 100% operational uptime.
• Regulatory Intelligence: Monitor global/regional environmental legislation and translate complex requirements into actionable internal policies and training programs.

3. Environmental Design & Land Development

• Pre-Construction Strategy: Partner with Land Development and Design teams to conduct Aspects and Impacts assessments during the site selection and engineering phases.
• Natural Resource Stewardship: Oversee biodiversity initiatives land-use planning and water stewardship (WUE) ensuring compliance with frameworks like NEPA or local equivalents.

4. Contractor Accountability & GHG Reporting

• Supply Chain Measurement: Establish rigorous environmental benchmarks for all contractors and vendors.
• GHG Protocol Management: Ensure that all vendor and construction activities are measured and reported in strict alignment with GHG reporting protocols (Scope 1 2 and 3).
• Waste Stream Oversight: Implement a comprehensive tracking system for all waste streams (hazardous and non-hazardous) ensuring zero-harm disposal and diversion goals.
• Strategic Thinking: Recognize how supplier relationships and negotiations align with broader organizational goals.

5. Advanced Reporting Financial Stewardship & Audits

• Performance Analytics: Develop robust environmental and sustainability reporting dashboards for executive leadership and ESG (Environmental Social and Governance) disclosures.
• Financial Oversight: Manage the environmental CAPEX/OPEX budget ensuring funding for remediation permits and sustainability-linked technology upgrades.
• Continuous Improvement: Direct environmental audits investigations and risk assessments to enhance organizational performance and corrective actions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Environmental Science Environmental Engineering or a related field.
• Environmental Management Certification (e.g. CHMM ISO 14001 Lead Auditor).
• 10 years of progressive environmental leadership experience in a large complex organization.
• 7 years of experience developing compliance programs risk management strategies and incident investigations.
• 7 years of experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multi-million dollar environmental budgets
• 5 years of experience managing environmental aspects specifically for large-scale data center or critical infrastructure construction projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree
• Demonstrated knowledge of international and regional HESS and security regulations.
• Expert-level knowledge of OSHA EPA NFPA and ISO standards (14001/45001).
• Proficiency in EHS management software and data analysis tools.

Travel - Up to 30% to Fleet offices as well as to meet with vendors and visit construction sites.

Expected Salary Range: $180000 - $225000 Annual Bonus

Fleet Data Centers Employment

Fleet Data Centers employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including 100% employer-covered medical dental and vision insurance a 401K program standard paid holidays and unlimited PTO.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the organizations ongoing needs.

Fleet Data Centers is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or veteran status. If you need assistance applying for any of our open positions please contact us at .

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Only candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship will be considered.

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