Landfill Environmental Lead & Permitting Manager

Republic Services; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 95,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) plan with company match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Employee discounts

Job summary

Republic Services is seeking an Environmental Manager to oversee landfill budgeting, permitting, and compliance across site development and operations. The role includes managing construction budgets, supervising Environmental Technicians, and coordinating with regulators and stakeholders.

You will lead compliance programs, track costs, and guide multi-project initiatives to ensure timely, safe, and regulatory-aligned outcomes for landfill operations.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in landfill engineering or environmental compliance.
• Thorough knowledge of environmental regulations relating to air, water, solid waste, and material recovery/recycling.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages construction projects for Landfill cells and sites, including capacity calculations, scheduling/timeline, and resource and material coordination.
• Maintain financial responsibility for construction/cell development, closure/post-closure, engineering, operations, and cost tracking.
• Coordinates completion of permit applications and designs, including regulatory interface, site expansion, modification or changes to the operating plan application, and other related data.
• Prepares notifications/responses to regulatory inspections, administrative warnings.
• Assists Landfill and Site Managers with development of fill sequencing plans.
• Performs ongoing public relations and due diligence activities through communication with corporate office, regulatory agency representatives, third party consultants and investors.
• Completes monthly soil tracking reports and other status reports.
• Regularly supervises Environmental Technicians and Specialists, including responsibility for hiring, training, mentoring, developing, scheduling, directing, managing performance and other related issues; review the work of, and is accountable for the performance of Environmental Technicians and Specialists.
• Attends regulatory and association sponsored informational and policy meetings.
• Ensures continued compliance by coordinating air, water monitoring, environmental data review and reporting.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Environmental regulations knowledge

Strong communication skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Job description

Republic Services is seeking an Environmental Manager to oversee landfill budgeting, permitting, and compliance across site development and operations. The role includes managing construction budgets, supervising Environmental Technicians, and coordinating with regulators and stakeholders.

You will lead compliance programs, track costs, and guide multi-project initiatives to ensure timely, safe, and regulatory-aligned outcomes for landfill operations.