Environmental Regulatory Manager

Environmental Regulatory Manager full-time augmented staff for work related to gas pipeline permitting in [Ohio/North Carolina]. This person will be located in the [Akron office for Ohio, Gastonia or Apex for NC] with some travel inside [Ohio/ North Carolina]. Day travel to exterior job sites and meetings may be required.

Duties and Responsibilities

Position has responsibility for conducting reviews of proposed gas pipeline projects to determine environmental permitting requirements and obtaining environmental permits in Ohio or North Carolina. In general, the individual will be working with business project managers to understand the scope of a project, then engaging with external consultants and directing the work of these consultants to create the permit applications and other deliverables, while managing the quality and timeliness of the vendor's work.

• Coordinate with business project managers to understand the scope of new and replacement pipeline installations and apply knowledge of environmental regulations to determine what, if any, environmental permits are required.
• Determine environmental permit applicability with specific knowledge of CWA Section 404/401, ESA Section 7, NHPA Section 106, Erosion and Sediment Control, and Stormwater Management Programs;
• With support from other vendors, prepare applications and secure environmental permits or clearances required for construction.
• Communicate environmental compliance requirements to project teams and field personnel. Depending on the project, communications may be held during project site meetings.
• Technical assistance to sites/projects for environmental compliance.
• Interpret environmental permits and regulations to ensure that compliance dates and requirements are met.
• Communicate with regulatory agency representatives, negotiate permit conditions, represent company during regulatory inspections, and other regulatory meetings.
• Oversight and technical direction of contractors and consultants including preparation of scopes of work, purchase requisitions, permit applications, permit support materials, and invoice approval.
• Adherence to company environmental policy, guidance, and work practices.
• Adherence to company safety rules and safety performance expectations.

Qualifications/ Education / Experience

• The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years work experience with environmental permitting.
• Permitting of construction projects with land and water impact
• Ability to juggle multiple projects from multiple Dominion project managers
• Familiarity with stormwater permitting
• Experience with permits related to wetlands (including threatened and endangered species and cultural resource coordination), erosion and sediment control, and stormwater management.
• Regulatory agency experience or experience representing an organization with regulatory agencies is required.

Top Nice to Have Skill:

• Experience with environmental permitting of linear utilities (gas, electric, water or sewer) is a plus.
• Experience overseeing consultants is a plus.
• Knowledge of environmental justice issues is a plus.
• Familiarity with wetlands, endangered species, cultural resource permitting for construction projects.
• Ability to communicate with wide variety of staff, including designers, constructors, regulators, management