Senior Associate, Environmental Compliance and Strategy - R08708-4121 - Invenergy LLC
Chicago, IL
About the Job
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https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12331309 Invenergy drives
innovation in energy. Powered by decades of entrepreneurial experience
and unparalleled execution, we solve the energy challenges facing our
customers and communities. We provide power generation and storage
solutions at scale around the world to create a cleaner energy future.
We develop. We build. We own. We operate. We are Invenergy.
Job Description
About Invenergy
Invenergy drives innovation in energy. Powered by decades of
entrepreneurial experience and unparalleled execution, we solve the
energy challenges facing our customers and communities. We provide power
generation and storage solutions at scale around the world to create a
cleaner energy future. We develop. We build. We own. We operate. We are
Invenergy.
Invenergy believes inclusion drives innovation
Diverse teams are better teams. The perspectives and experiences that
people from different backgrounds bring to an organization drive better
decisions and improved business results. Invenergy employees are
inclusive and welcoming of all colleagues of all backgrounds, genders,
races, sexual orientations, religions and abilities.
About the Environmental Compliance and Strategy Team
At Invenergy, our environmental commitment goes beyond the development
of clean energy. Invenergy is committed to the responsible development,
construction, and operation of our renewable energy generation and
transmission projects. Understanding the impacts of infrastructure on
the landscape and how to minimize those impacts while advancing the
deployment of clean energy is a cornerstone of our company process.
Invenergy's dedication to responsible development is reflected in its
Environmental Compliance and Strategy (ECS) team, which is unparalleled
in the industry. The ECS team consists of over 50 environmental experts
with different backgrounds from biology to law. The team regularly
collaborates across regions and portfolios to leverage its expertise and
consults with federal and state governments and resource experts to
ensure projects incorporate real-time data to inform responsible project
decisions. The ECS team supports projects from development to
construction and through operations, maintaining project expertise and
oversight of compliance through each project's life cycle.
Position Overview
As a Senior Associate, you will manage environmental data collection and
compliance through siting, permitting, construction, and operations for
a portfolio of renewable energy projects. The projects are in different
phases, and each require their own environmental compliance approach,
which will be guided by law, permit conditions, contracts, guidelines,
industry practices, and broader company strategy. Success requires
coordination across internal departments and with outside parties such
as regulators, NGOs, customers, lenders, and counsel. The ideal
candidate will rely on professional experience, with guidance from
colleagues and ECS leadership. The preferred candidate will understand
and have experience working under relevant federal laws and guidance,
such as the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and Bald and Golden
Eagle Protection Act; the US Fish and Wildlife's Land-based Wind Energy
Guidelines; and state and local equivalents.
The ideal candidate will be driven to be part of a team. This candidate
will also be a critical thinker and collaborative self-starter with a
keen attention to detail, and the ability and to effectively managing a
diverse portfolio.
This position will be located in either our Chicago office or remotely
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin area.
Note: this is not an EHS role.
Responsibilities
Oversee consultants providing environmental survey, design, and
permitting support, which incl des reviewing proposals, managing survey
timelines, and ensuring survey methodologies follow agency input and
satisfy permit conditions and project needs
Review of technical reports provided by consultants. Reports typically
include but are not limited to: preliminary site assessments, site
characterization studies, species surveys, wetland delineations, avian
and bat use surveys, and post-construction monitoring studies
Provide review of and support for the incorporation of environmental
resources in to engineering designs to ensure alignment with project
environmental commitments and/or permitting requirements
Identify and communicate with project support teams each project's
environmental strategy, data needs, associated schedules, and identified
potential risks. Work collaboratively and efficiently with internal
teams and external parties (e.g., consultants) to execute the same on
schedule
Coordinate with and review the work of Engineering, Procurement, and
Construction (EPC) contractors and environmental construction monitors
for adherence with environmental commitments/requirements
Maintain a complete and organized project record to demonstrate
compliance with federal and state environmental regulations
Maintain relationships and support federal a
information, please see:
https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12331309 Invenergy drives
innovation in energy. Powered by decades of entrepreneurial experience
and unparalleled execution, we solve the energy challenges facing our
customers and communities. We provide power generation and storage
solutions at scale around the world to create a cleaner energy future.
We develop. We build. We own. We operate. We are Invenergy.
Job Description
About Invenergy
Invenergy drives innovation in energy. Powered by decades of
entrepreneurial experience and unparalleled execution, we solve the
energy challenges facing our customers and communities. We provide power
generation and storage solutions at scale around the world to create a
cleaner energy future. We develop. We build. We own. We operate. We are
Invenergy.
Invenergy believes inclusion drives innovation
Diverse teams are better teams. The perspectives and experiences that
people from different backgrounds bring to an organization drive better
decisions and improved business results. Invenergy employees are
inclusive and welcoming of all colleagues of all backgrounds, genders,
races, sexual orientations, religions and abilities.
About the Environmental Compliance and Strategy Team
At Invenergy, our environmental commitment goes beyond the development
of clean energy. Invenergy is committed to the responsible development,
construction, and operation of our renewable energy generation and
transmission projects. Understanding the impacts of infrastructure on
the landscape and how to minimize those impacts while advancing the
deployment of clean energy is a cornerstone of our company process.
Invenergy's dedication to responsible development is reflected in its
Environmental Compliance and Strategy (ECS) team, which is unparalleled
in the industry. The ECS team consists of over 50 environmental experts
with different backgrounds from biology to law. The team regularly
collaborates across regions and portfolios to leverage its expertise and
consults with federal and state governments and resource experts to
ensure projects incorporate real-time data to inform responsible project
decisions. The ECS team supports projects from development to
construction and through operations, maintaining project expertise and
oversight of compliance through each project's life cycle.
Position Overview
As a Senior Associate, you will manage environmental data collection and
compliance through siting, permitting, construction, and operations for
a portfolio of renewable energy projects. The projects are in different
phases, and each require their own environmental compliance approach,
which will be guided by law, permit conditions, contracts, guidelines,
industry practices, and broader company strategy. Success requires
coordination across internal departments and with outside parties such
as regulators, NGOs, customers, lenders, and counsel. The ideal
candidate will rely on professional experience, with guidance from
colleagues and ECS leadership. The preferred candidate will understand
and have experience working under relevant federal laws and guidance,
such as the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and Bald and Golden
Eagle Protection Act; the US Fish and Wildlife's Land-based Wind Energy
Guidelines; and state and local equivalents.
The ideal candidate will be driven to be part of a team. This candidate
will also be a critical thinker and collaborative self-starter with a
keen attention to detail, and the ability and to effectively managing a
diverse portfolio.
This position will be located in either our Chicago office or remotely
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin area.
Note: this is not an EHS role.
Responsibilities
Oversee consultants providing environmental survey, design, and
permitting support, which incl des reviewing proposals, managing survey
timelines, and ensuring survey methodologies follow agency input and
satisfy permit conditions and project needs
Review of technical reports provided by consultants. Reports typically
include but are not limited to: preliminary site assessments, site
characterization studies, species surveys, wetland delineations, avian
and bat use surveys, and post-construction monitoring studies
Provide review of and support for the incorporation of environmental
resources in to engineering designs to ensure alignment with project
environmental commitments and/or permitting requirements
Identify and communicate with project support teams each project's
environmental strategy, data needs, associated schedules, and identified
potential risks. Work collaboratively and efficiently with internal
teams and external parties (e.g., consultants) to execute the same on
schedule
Coordinate with and review the work of Engineering, Procurement, and
Construction (EPC) contractors and environmental construction monitors
for adherence with environmental commitments/requirements
Maintain a complete and organized project record to demonstrate
compliance with federal and state environmental regulations
Maintain relationships and support federal a
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