Environmental Manager

The Environmental Compliance Manager leads the contractor’s environmental compliance program on a major Southern California transit project. The role covers hazardous materials, hazardous waste, stormwater quality, groundwater, air quality, and other environmental media. The ECM makes sure the work meets federal, state, and local regulations, the project’s environmental document, and the owner’s construction safety and environmental requirements.

• Implement and oversee environmental compliance across all work packages, from early phases through construction.
• Coordinate the Hazardous Waste Operations Safety and Health Program (Cal/OSHA Title 8, Section 5192) and the worksite-specific safety and health plans with the owner.
• Keep environmental documentation, training records, and certifications on the worksite, and provide them on request.

• If hazardous substances are found or suspected, notify the owner immediately. Delineate the affected area to prevent exposure, and keep work going in unaffected areas where it is safe.
• Oversee how hazardous materials are evaluated and managed, including heavy metals such as lead and arsenic, in railway and freeway right-of-way.
• Coordinate with the Environmental Professional on the Contractor-Generated Waste Management Plan, the disposal plan, and monthly waste reporting, including haulers, manifests, and disposal logs.
• Track whether SCAQMD Rules 1466 and 1166 apply to earthwork, and confirm that the required permits, monitoring, and qualified personnel are in place.
• Notify the owner if any work requires protection above Level C, and include the required Certified Industrial Hygienist certification with the notice.

• Oversee implementation of the SWPPP or WPCP with the project QSD and QSP, in line with Construction General Permit Order
  -DWQ.
• Monitor how well BMPs are working, track corrective actions, and support reporting in SMARTS.

• Act as the contractor’s environmental contact with the State Water Resources Control Board, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, DTSC, SCAQMD, and the City and County of Los Angeles.
• Notify the owner within 24 hours of any regulatory inspection, and report the findings in writing.

• Experience: At least 5 years of environmental experience, including at least 3 years on comparable transit projects. That experience must include implementing federal, state, and local regulations for hazardous materials, hazardous waste, stormwater quality, groundwater, air quality, and other environmental media.
• Stormwater: Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) under NPDES General Permit Order
  -DWQ (CAS
  000002). Must also have 3 years of experience developing and monitoring SWPPPs under State Water Resources Control Board or Caltrans guidelines.
• Hazardous materials: At least 5 years of professional experience in hazardous materials management, specifically heavy metals such as lead and arsenic. Must be able to evaluate hazardous materials and environmental conditions in railway and freeway right-of-way. Must hold 40-hour HAZWOPER training with current annual refreshers, and must have been under health surveillance for work in hazardous waste environments.
• Agency experience: Experience working with the agencies that oversee environmental affairs in Los Angeles: SWRCB, the Los Angeles RWQCB, DTSC, SCAQMD, and the City and County of Los Angeles. Comparable experience in another state is acceptable.

• Prior Environmental Compliance Manager experience on Southern California transit or rail projects