Environmental Compliance Manager

Kleen Energy Systems stands as a cutting-edge power facility boasting a 620 MW combined cycle design, fueled by natural gas and oil. Its advanced infrastructure comprises two Siemens SGT6-PAC 5000F combustion turbines alongside a Siemens SST6-PAC
5000 steam turbine, ensuring efficient energy conversion. Seamlessly integrated into the ISO New England system, Kleen Energy Systems transmits power through the CL&P 345 KV transmission line, exemplifying reliability and sustainability in the region's energy landscape.

Opportunity Summary

The Environmental Compliance Manager leads environmental compliance efforts at a state-of-the-art 620 MW combined cycle power facility, supporting reliable and efficient energy production within the ISO New England market. This role is responsible for ensuring adherence to complex regulatory requirements, including the facility's Title V Air Permit, while driving continuous improvement in safety, sustainability, and operational performance. The position offers a dynamic environment to apply technical expertise, influence plant-wide initiatives, and contribute to the long-term success of a high-performing energy asset.

Your scope of responsibility as Environmental Compliance Manager includes the following primary functions:

• Lead and oversee all environmental, health, and safety compliance activities for daily plant operations, ensuring adherence to all applicable regulations, permits, and internal policies.
• Prepare, review, and submit comprehensive environmental and compliance reports to ownership, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely communication.
• Manage regulated waste programs, including proper classification, storage, transportation, and disposal in full compliance with applicable requirements.
• Direct and enhance plant-wide environmental and safety training programs, ensuring personnel competency in LOTO, confined space entry, PPE, and chemical safety.
• Support or serve as CEMS Coordinator or Back-up, ensuring all air emissions monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements under the Title V Air Permit are met.
• Oversee environmental sampling programs (air, water, and waste), ensuring accurate execution, documentation, and timely regulatory reporting.
• Provide leadership during outages and high-risk operations to reinforce environmental and safety compliance standards.
• Review and evaluate maintenance and operational work packages to ensure alignment with environmental and safety requirements prior to execution.
• Investigate environmental and safety incidents, prepare formal reports, and implement corrective actions to mitigate future risk.
• Maintain and continuously improve the Environmental QA/QC program to ensure data integrity, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness.
• Oversee environmental and safety records management, ensuring proper organization, retention, and accessibility in both electronic and physical systems.
• Administer and optimize environmental data management systems for accurate tracking, analysis, and reporting of compliance metrics.
• Review capital projects and maintenance activities to ensure compliance with environmental permits and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical support for procurement and budgeting processes, including bid specifications, contractor evaluation, compliance oversight, and identification of environmental and safety improvement initiatives, while managing hazardous materials programs such as spill prevention, emergency response, and regulatory training.
• Perform other environmental, health, safety, and regulatory compliance duties as assigned to support safe, reliable, and compliant plant operations.

NAES Safe

Safety is a core value at NAES, and as a condition of employment, all employees are expected to remain mentally alert and work safely at all times. All NAES managers and supervisors have a direct and important role in ensuring that all work is performed in a healthy and safe manner. Effectiveness in carrying out this responsibility is part of the evaluation of each Supervisor's performance.

Working Relationships

The Environmental Compliance Manager reports to the Plant Manager. Maintains a close working relationship with NAES Corporate Safety, Environmental and NERC Support Services as well as Client Corporate contacts.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Physical requirements include standing for extended periods of time, climbing stairs and ladders, working from elevated platforms and walkways at varying heights, and routinely lifting up to 50 pounds.

Power plant environment that may involve entering confined spaces, crawling through narrow areas, and handling hazardous materials, with exposure to fumes, extreme temperatures, and noise. Work may include high heat near equipment and varying outdoor weather conditions.

Some duties may require the use of protective equipment, which can include hard hats, safety glasses, and eye protection, air masks/respirators, ear protection, chemical suits, flame-resistant clothing (FRC), hot…