Northwest Environmental Manager

At Knife River, we take care of our teams because we know they are the foundation of our success. We are one of the nation’s largest construction materials producers and contractors, and our goal is to build strong teams that, in turn, build strong communities. Join us and make an impact that will last for generations.

The Northwest Environmental Manager is an experienced program leader responsible for environmental permitting, compliance, risk management, and continuous improvement across aggregate mining and processing facilities, concrete batch plants, asphalt plants, fuel storage systems, and related construction materials operations throughout Oregon and Washington. This position advances and administers a consistent environmental program; provides technical and regulatory guidance to operations and leadership; manages agency relationships, consultants, schedules, and budgets;

and verifies that facilities obtain and maintain required authorizations. The manager translates complex regulatory obligations into practical operating requirements while supporting responsible resource development, operational continuity, and timely project delivery.

Job Summary:

• Lead the Oregon/Washington environmental compliance program for active operations, development projects, acquisitions, expansions, and closures.
• Reinforce program standards, procedures, compliance calendars, inspection protocols, document-control practices, and management reporting.
• Maintain a consolidated inventory of facilities, permits, regulatory commitments, monitoring obligations, reporting deadlines, and corrective actions.
• Advise operational and executive leadership on environmental risk, permitting strategy, project sequencing, agency expectations, and potential business impacts.
• Develop annual program plans and budgets; procure and manage environmental consultants, laboratories, contractors, and outside technical specialists.
• Track regulatory developments and evaluate their operational implications; coordinate implementation of new or revised requirements.

Permitting and Agency Coordination:

• Lead preparation, submittal, renewal, modification, transfer, and closure of environmental permits and approvals.
• Manage environmental quality permits and compliance, including industrial stormwater coverage under the applicable 1200-series permits, Water Pollution Control Facilities permits for process water and related discharges, air quality permits, and other applicable water quality or waste authorizations.
• Direct federal Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Section 401 water quality certification with the appropriate certifying authority.
• Manage removal-fill authorizations, jurisdictional coordination, mitigation requirements, and associated compliance documentation.
• Serve as a primary environmental contact with DEQ, DSL, DNR, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, local jurisdictions, tribes, and other agencies as applicable.
• Develop permitting strategies, scopes, schedules, and status reports for complex or controversial projects.

Operational Compliance and Assurance:

• Oversee stormwater pollution control, inspections, sampling, monitoring, corrective actions and required reporting for aggregate, concrete, asphalt, maintenance, and support facilities.
• Oversee process-water management systems, including settling ponds, treatment and recycling systems, discharge controls, monitoring, recordkeeping, and compliance with applicable WPCF 1000-series permits or facility-specific WPCF permits.
• Evaluate and support compliance for above ground and underground fuel tanks, secondary containment, spill prevention and response, fueling operations, used oil, and petroleum product management.
• Maintain or oversee hazardous materials inventories, safety data sheet coordination, chemical reporting, storage compatibility, labeling, inspections, and applicable emergency planning and community right-to-know reporting.
• Conduct and document facility inspections, compliance audits, and management reviews; identify root causes and ensure corrective and preventive actions are assigned, tracked, and closed.
• Lead or support response to spills, unauthorized discharges, exceedances, complaints, agency inquiries, notices of violation, and other environmental incidents.
• Coordinate environmental due diligence and integration for acquisitions, divestitures, leased properties, and new sites.

Water Resources, Technical Review, and Training:

• Coordinate wetland and waters…