Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Established start-up - collaborative

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Salary: $135,000 - $175,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are a well-established, multi-state utility-scale electric transmission start-up that provides long-term economic benefits to communities across the country.

Why join us?

We are highly collaborative and move quickly. This role will manage the Construction side of a major project in Arizona. You will WFH & visit the job site regularly. Our total package includes a bonus, RSUs, insurance coverage, and a 401 (k).

Job Details

Our client is seeking an Environmental Manager to support the Arizona segment of a major regional transmission initiative. This role will lead construction-phase environmental compliance for one of the most meaningful infrastructure projects in the Desert Southwest, with a strong emphasis on field presence, agency interaction, Tribal coordination, and multidisciplinary oversight.

What You Will Do

Oversee environmental compliance for the Arizona portion of a large linear transmission project currently progressing toward construction.

Lead the development and implementation of construction-phase Environmental Management Plans, monitoring protocols, and corrective action procedures.

Ensure full compliance with EIS-level NEPA requirements, ESA and NHPA consultations, zoning authorizations, and mitigation commitments.

Partner daily with construction teams, contractors, and project engineers to integrate environmental standards into field operations.

Conduct site audits, field inspections, and compliance verification throughout the Desert Southwest.

Manage third-party environmental consultants, approve work products, and ensure technical accuracy and regulatory alignment.

Coordinate with federal and state agencies including BLM, USFWS, USACE, and ADEQ.

Facilitate discussions with Tribal governments, county/zoning officials, and environmental NGOs.

Support preparation of Avian Protection Plans, Vegetation Management Plans, Environmental Management Plans, and monitoring reports.

Serve as a trusted subject matter expert during construction, permitting, and stakeholder engagement.

What You Bring

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Planning, Environmental Engineering, or related field.

5+ years of environmental permitting/compliance experience in the energy sector, including at least 2 years with construction or execution-phase projects.

Direct exposure to EIS-level NEPA (EA-only is not sufficient for this project).

Experience with Tribal consultation, county zoning processes, and multi-agency permitting.

Strong communication skills across government agencies, consultants, contractors, and community groups.

Familiarity with GIS, land-use planning, and environmental resource assessments.

Ability to travel 30–50% across Arizona and occasionally to the company’s Houston office.

A proactive, calm, collaborative approach aligned with a high-trust, nonhierarchical team.

Must have Major project experience - transmission, pipeline, wind, etc
Local to Arizona and understand the laws, regulations, permits, compliance, and topography
Coordinate with construction teams and environmental consultants
eNGO
EIS-level NEPA
ESA
NHPA

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