Environmental Compliance Manager

Responsibilities

• Provide owner-side environmental compliance leadership to ensure alignment with local, state, and federal requirements.
• Establish and maintain a project-specific environmental compliance framework for construction management and contractor execution.
• Maintain a strong field presence to validate that environmental controls and practices align with permit obligations.
• Perform quality checks on contractor environmental inspections and documentation.
• Coach construction management and contractor teams on environmental findings and emerging risks.
• Identify and prioritize environmental risks, recommending mitigation strategies.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of project environmental plans.
• Partner with client SMEs to ensure construction activities remain aligned with permit conditions.
• Develop and communicate environmental performance metrics and key risks to leadership.
• Participate in environmental incident and spill investigations, including root cause identification.
• Coordinate with waste vendors to support compliant waste handling and disposal.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of environmental experience, including significant work on large construction or capital projects.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as an owner-side leader, balancing field verification with programmatic oversight.
• Strong working knowledge of stormwater, spill prevention, waste management, and air/dust controls.
• Proven ability to influence contractor performance and drive accountability without direct line authority.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver concise, executive-level updates.
• Experience conducting environmental audits and verifying corrective action closure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the life sciences or pharmaceutical industries.
• Familiarity with environmental management system (EMS) concepts and continuous improvement practices.

About the Company

ERM is the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability. We partner with leading organizations to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale through a unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery. Our "boots to boardroom" approach allows us to develop solutions that advance objectives on the ground and at the executive level.