Senior Environmental Manager
Cypress Creek RenewablesAsheville, North Carolina
Full Time
Posted December 1, 2025
$110k - $145k
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Job Description
The role involves advising on environmental permitting, compliance, and due diligence for utility-scale solar and storage projects across the Central and Western U.S., ensuring regulatory adherence throughout development, construction, and operational phases.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and lead environmental permitting strategies for transmission-scale energy projects in specified U.S. markets.
- Oversee environmental regulatory compliance processes, including resource studies, impact permitting, and mitigation negotiations.
- Advise project teams on scope, consultant management, and development of environmental diligence activities.
- Conduct environmental due diligence for project development and acquisitions, preparing necessary documentation.
- Manage communication and coordination with federal and state land and regulatory agencies.
- Review technical environmental reports and plans related to construction and operational environmental management.
- Prepare environmental content for project documentation and regulatory submissions.
- Develop protocols for ongoing environmental compliance during project operations.
- Participate in industry initiatives, conferences, and industry groups to support company objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering or an Environmental-related field from an accredited college or university.
- Experience and expertise interpreting federal and state environmental laws including ESA, NEPA, CWA, NHPA, guidelines, and policies.
- At least 5 years of professional experience in environmental permitting and or compliance in Central U.S. or Western U.S. markets.
- Experience in developing and leading environmental permitting strategies for transmission scale energy generation projects in the Central U.S. markets ERCOT, SPP, MISO South, and the Western U.S. market WECC, including TX, OK, AR, CO, AZ, and NV.
- Experience in directly overseeing scoping and managing complex, dynamic environmental regulatory compliance processes such as targeted environmental resource studies (e.g., wetland delineations, Phase I ESAs, cultural resource inventories), impact permitting, and mitigation negotiation.
- Ability to develop standard scopes for environmental diligence processes and advise project developers on scope and consultant selection and management of standard development activities.
- Experience in developing and implementing programmatic procedures and policies to ensure continuous compliance with existing and pending environmental regulations.
- Experience conducting environmental due diligence for development and acquisition opportunities, and preparing associated documentation.
- Experience leading federal and state land and regulatory agency communication and coordination, including agencies such as USACE, SHPO, and wildlife agencies.
- Ability to review technical reports including Phase I ESA, wetland and waterway delineations, habitat assessments, cultural resource surveys, threatened endangered species surveys, avian and bat use surveys, and construction environmental monitoring audits.
- Experience reviewing plans for management of environmental matters during construction and operations, including stormwater management plans, spill pollution prevention plans, construction oversight plans for species protection, and archaeological resource protection.
- Ability to prepare environmental content for documents such as marketing proposals, plans of development, and zoning applications.
- Experience assisting in the development of protocols to manage ongoing compliance requirements during operations and maintenance, and advising on compliance issues as needed.
- Ability to participate in regional and national initiatives, symposia, conferences, and industry groups as needed to achieve company objectives.
- Self-directed, solutions-oriented, and problem-solving mindset with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Ability to act and adapt to a fast-paced business environment with competing deadlines.
- Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- May include local or regional travel, as allowed by health and safety requirements.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of 110,000-145,000 plus bonus and benefits
Hybrid work schedule of 3 days a week in office or remote
15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days
11 observed holidays
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health insurance
Wellness stipend
Family planning stipend
Generous parental leave
401(k) match
Tuition reimbursement
Phone bill reimbursement
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