Environmental Compliance Field Team Leader

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The Environmental Compliance Field Team Leader provides technical leadership and day‑to‑day oversight of field‑based environmental compliance monitoring activities on active construction projects. This role serves as the field team lead and is responsible for ensuring high‑quality inspections, consistent documentation, and effective communication of environmental requirements to project team members, clients, and contractors. Responsibilities include task or project management, coordination, and management of field work.

The position combines hands‑on field involvement with supervisory, coordination, and reporting responsibilities. Environmental Compliance Team Leaders support construction‑phase compliance across infrastructure projects by interpreting permit requirements, identifying compliance risks, coordinating corrective actions, and supporting the transition from construction to operations.

This position requires the ability to handle multiple projects, interact with clients and government agencies, and work effectively with a team. Regular travel to construction sites, including extended stays out of town, may be required. The ideal candidate will be self‑motivated, embrace teamwork, and desire to grow and develop professionally.

• Act independently as the lead environmental compliance monitor onsite as required, and may serve as an embedded team member for a client, working onsite or integrated within the client’s project team.
• Conduct and support environmental compliance inspections on active construction sites to identify and document issues related to stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, wetlands, streams, and other regulated resources; compliance concerns involving threatened and endangered species, cultural resources, required buffers, and tree preservation.
• Conduct environmental compliance inspections for additional permit and plan requirements, including Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans; air‑quality permit conditions and fugitive dust controls; construction‑related noise requirements; and other environmental compliance obligations identified in project documents or permits.
• Provide direction, mentoring, and quality control, and where appropriate direct supervisory responsibility of environmental compliance monitors and junior staff, including task assignment, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Apply practical knowledge of environmental permits, plans, and standard practices to assess field conditions and determine compliance, and interpret and apply permit conditions and regulatory requirements. Coordinate with subject‑matter experts as required to satisfy compliance obligations.
• Identify environmental compliance risks during construction and coordinate mitigation or corrective actions with construction personnel and project teams, in accordance with project requirements.
• Review field observations to ensure inspections are consistent with project‑specific permits, plans, and environmental requirements.
• Support compliance planning for pre‑construction activities and assist with environmental compliance during turnover to operations.
• Assist the Resource Team Leader with project‑specific scheduling and staffing.
• Work with others to establish site mapping and input environmental features; establish paper‑less documentation protocol (project dependent).
• Prepare, review, and approve environmental inspection reports, photographs, and field documentation using project‑specific formats and electronic tools; support the preparation and submittal of required compliance reports and notifications to clients and…