Environmental Compliance Manager

OpenKrill; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Environment

100% of premiums covered (medical/dent

Retirement plan with employer match

RSU plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Clēnera is seeking an Environmental Compliance Manager to oversee environmental programs across a portfolio of solar and energy storage projects in the United States. You will ensure permit execution, risk management, and full compliance from pre-construction through operations.

You’ll lead environmental planning, coordinate with development teams, review permit pathways, and manage budgets while engaging federal, state, and local agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental planning, biology, ecology, natural resources, geography, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years in renewable energy environmental permitting, compliance, or consulting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn company software.

Responsibilities

• Liaise as Construction lead to coordinate environmental planning, permitting strategy, and risk management.
• Support environmental workstreams during pre-construction to align schedules and portfolio growth.
• Provide permitting strategies and pathways to optimize project success and reduce pre-construction risk.
• Lead internal teams and external consultants in environmental work during construction and operations.
• Develop environmental budgets, forecasts, and scopes of work; manage expenditures.
• Build relationships with federal, state, and local agencies to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Advise leadership on environmental risks, permitting challenges, and constructability.
• Collaborate across departments to integrate environmental requirements into planning.
• Review environmental studies, permit applications, and agency submissions.
• Develop internal standards and best practices to improve permitting and risk management.
• Escalate complex environmental issues impacting schedules or costs.
• Support executives with environmental recommendations and portfolio insights.
• Monitor regulations and industry trends to identify business impacts and opportunities.
• Maintain organizational excellence in timelines and deliverables.

Skills

Environmental permitting

Regulatory risk management

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Project coordination

Environmental data analysis

Detail-oriented

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science/related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Clēnera is a tier-one developer and independent power producer located in Boise, Idaho, and is the U.S. subsidiary of Enlight Renewable Energy (Nasdaq: ENLT). We develop, finance, construct, own, and operate utility-scale solar and energy storage facilities throughout the United States. In its 2025 analysis of solar independent power producers, S&P Global ranked Clēnera as a top ten U.S. owner of planned installations in the next five years. Clēnera has over 1.9 GW of solar and 5.1 GWh of storage in operations or construction, and a development pipeline totaling 17.8 GW of solar and 51.1 GWh of storage across 23 states. Our company culture is at the core of everything we do, so you’ll regularly find Caring, Committed, and Courageous individuals who value respectful, cross-functional collaboration with partners internally and externally. With our tremendous portfolio growth, we are increasing our headcount to meet the demands of the business. Are you ready to change the world with us?

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Environmental Compliance Manager oversees the execution and compliance of environmental programs, permit execution, and risk management during the pre-construction, construction, and operations phases of a utility-scale portfolio of projects spanning solar and energy storage. You will oversee and ensure all environmental project deliverables are managed, implemented, and executed for full compliance.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Liaise, as the Construction lead, by helping to coordinate environmental planning, permitting strategy, and environmental risk management activities across a portfolio of pre-construction and construction projects to ensure constructable and compliant projects.
• During the pre-construction phase, coordinate with Development and provide support for environmental workstreams to support project schedules, pre-construction objectives, and portfolio growth targets.
• Provide pre-construction and construction support to assist with environmental permitting strategies and approval pathways that optimize project success and reduce pre-construction risk.
• Provide leadership and oversight to internal Construction environmental colleagues and external environmental consultants during construction and operational phases of the projects.
• Develop environmental budgets, forecasts, and consultant scopes of work while managing environmental expenditures during the construction and operational phases of the projects.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, permitting authorities, and environmental stakeholders during the construction and operational phases of the projects to ensure continued compliance.
• Advise construction and operation leadership on environmental risks, permitting challenges, regulatory risks, and project constructability considerations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to integrate risk mitigated environmental requirements into project construction planning.
• Assist Pre-Construction and Construction with coordination and review of environmental studies, permit applications, environmental assessments, and agency submissions.
• Develop internal standards, processes, and best practices that improve compliance of permitting and environmental risk management during construction and operational phases.
• Escalate and resolve complex environmental issues that could significantly impact project schedules, costs, or construction outcomes.
• Support executive presentations, investment decisions, and project approval processes by providing environmental recommendations and portfolio-level insights.
• During construction and operations, monitor environmental regulations and industry trends to proactively identify business impacts and opportunities.
• Collaborate with individual department, as well as cross-functionally with other departments within the organization.
• Maintain organizational excellence in terms of project timelines and deliverables.
• Demonstrates the Clēnera Core Values of Caring, Committed, and Courageous.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental planning, biology, ecology, natural resources, geography, or related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience in renewable energy environmental permitting, compliance, or environmental consulting, or related.
• Technology: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, and an ability to learn company-specific software programs, tools, processes, and machines.

Skills/Attributes:

• Strong knowledge of environmental and cultural permitting including, but not limited to, NEPA, USACE, SWPPP, AQWD, CUP, SUP, SPCC, and FAA requirements and their impact to construction and operations.
• Ability to establish environmental compliance strategies for Construction and Operations that support portfolio objectives and long-term project success.
• Experience evaluating environmental regulations and advising construction and/or operational leadership on regulatory risks and opportunities.
• During pre-construction, construction and operations phases, ability to direct environmental due diligence efforts and integrates environmental risk considerations into business decisions.
• Experience coordinating and collaborating with environmental consultants during permitting efforts to create robust and construction sensitive plans to prevent budget and schedule challenges.
• Ability to resolve highly complex environmental compliance and construction execution
• Ability to collect, analyze, and report on EHS data.
• Strong ability to communicate environmental strategies, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Develops team capabilities and creates an environment that drives strong environmental performance and continuous improvement.
• Self-motivated to work through complex problems and competing priorities, including a high level of detail and organization.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

BENEFITS

• Clēnera pays 100% of employee and dependent premiums for a suite of medical, dental, and vision coverages.
• Hybrid Work Environment
• HSA and FSA Plans Available
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary, and AD&D
• Paid Time Off (Vacation and Public Holidays)
• Incentive Pay and RSU Plans

At Clēnera, LLC, we’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by state or federal law.