Environmental Compliance Manager

Pinnacle Recruitment; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Recruitment seeks an experienced Environmental Compliance Manager to lead environmental programs across California projects and facilities. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on compliance responsibilities in permitting, reporting, and field execution.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in environmental permitting and compliance within energy, construction, infrastructure, or industrial operations, and the ability to interpret complex requirements for field

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Natural Resources, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive environmental compliance experience in energy, construction, infrastructure, industrial operations, or similar.
• Experience leading environmental programs, projects, field teams, or professionals.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulations and permitting requirements.
• Experience interpreting environmental permits and implementing requirements in active field environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate environmental compliance activities across multiple project and operational sites.
• Provide technical guidance to environmental personnel, consultants, contractors, and project teams.
• Support compliance throughout pre-construction, construction, and ongoing operations.
• Review environmental permits, plans, mitigation measures, and regulatory requirements; translate to field requirements.
• Oversee field inspections, compliance documentation, regulatory reporting, and permit obligations.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies and support agency inspections and compliance responses.
• Track environmental commitments, permit conditions, reporting deadlines, and corrective actions.
• Develop environmental procedures, training materials, checklists, and field tools.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Project management

Regulatory interpretation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science / related field

Tools

SWPPP knowledge

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Environmental Compliance Manager to support environmental compliance activities across multiple projects and operating facilities throughout California.

This position will combine environmental leadership with hands‑on technical compliance responsibilities. The Environmental Compliance Manager will support projects through various stages of development, construction, and operations while working closely with internal project teams, field personnel, consultants, and regulatory agencies.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in environmental permitting and compliance within energy, construction, infrastructure, industrial operations, or another highly regulated environment. This individual should be comfortable interpreting complex environmental requirements, providing direction to others, managing multiple priorities, and ensuring compliance requirements are effectively implemented in the field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate environmental compliance activities across multiple project and operational sites.
• Provide technical guidance and direction to environmental personnel, consultants, contractors, and project teams.
• Support environmental compliance throughout pre-construction, construction, and ongoing operations.
• Review environmental permits, plans, mitigation measures, and regulatory requirements and translate them into practical field requirements.
• Oversee field inspections, compliance documentation, regulatory reporting, corrective actions, and permit obligations.
• Support compliance programs involving stormwater and water quality, wildlife and biological resources, spill prevention, air quality, hazardous materials, and waste.
• Coordinate with regulatory and resource agencies and support agency inspections, meetings, and compliance responses.
• Track environmental commitments, permit conditions, reporting deadlines, corrective actions, and other compliance obligations.
• Review environmental reports, field documentation, regulatory submissions, and technical work products.
• Coordinate environmental consultants and technical service providers.
• Develop practical environmental procedures, training materials, checklists, and field tools.
• Identify potential environmental compliance risks and work with internal stakeholders to develop appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• Support environmental permitting and due diligence activities associated with new and existing projects.
• Maintain organized and accurate environmental compliance records.
• Travel to project and operating sites throughout California as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Natural Resources, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive environmental compliance experience within energy, construction, infrastructure, industrial operations, or a comparable environment.
• Experience leading environmental programs, projects, field teams, or environmental professionals.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulations and permitting requirements.
• Experience interpreting environmental permits and implementing requirements in active field environments.
• Experience with construction and/or operational environmental compliance.
• Knowledge of stormwater/SWPPP, spill prevention, hazardous materials and waste, air quality, water quality, and environmental permitting.
• Experience with wildlife, biological resources, mitigation monitoring, and resource agency permitting is highly desirable.
• Experience interacting with regulatory agencies and environmental consultants.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple sites, deadlines, and priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while providing leadership and direction to others.
• Ability to travel regularly throughout California, including occasional overnight travel.