Environmental Compliance Manager

New Athens Generating, the primary location for this role, is a critical combined‑cycle natural gas power station in Athens, New York, providing power to the regional grid. The 1,080‑megawatt facility operates three Siemens 501G combustion turbines using combined‑cycle technology. This position also provides operational support to Selkirk Cogeneration Station, a 446‑megawatt natural gas‑fired combined heat and power facility in Selkirk, New York.

The Environmental Compliance Manager at New Athens Generating and Selkirk Cogeneration Station will lead and coordinate comprehensive environmental programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and site‑specific permits and regulations. This role includes oversight of emissions monitoring and reporting, stormwater, and wastewater management, SPCC implementation, and maintaining the Environmental Management System (EMS). Additionally, the manager will oversee NERC compliance, providing regulatory guidance, audit support, and training to ensure the plants meet all reliability and operational standards.

Environmental Compliance Manager responsibilities include the following primary functions:

• Coordinate, oversee, and implement daily environmental programs, policies, and procedures at New Athens Generating and Selkirk Cogeneration Station to ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and site‑specific regulatory requirements.
• Perform Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) activities in accordance with Title V permit requirements, enforceable by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This includes emissions monitoring, data collection, interpretation, and recordkeeping.
• Compile and submit monthly, quarterly, semi‑annual, and annual CEMS reports on time to regulatory authorities, ensuring compliance with all Title V reporting requirements.
• Manage stormwater runoff programs, ensuring the facility meets regulatory requirements at all times. Take samples from stormwater drains during rain events and analyze them to confirm no chemical or oil discharges occur.
• Submit recommendations to the facility Owner on wastewater and water sampling procedures in accordance with NPDES requirements as implemented through the New York State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES).
• Provide support to the Owner in interfacing with NYSDEC and other applicable local environmental regulators, including preparing for and coordinating inspections, responding to information requests, supporting permit modification and renewal strategies and negotiations, and preparing routine compliance reports and regulatory communications.
• Maintain various facets of the Company’s Environmental Management System (EMS), including but not limited to the EHS filing system, the Obligations Tracking System (OTS), and X Files (OSHA and regulatory‑mandated training records).

• Operating procedures designed to prevent the release of substances, such as oil or chemicals, onto the ground.
• Control measures implemented to stop spills from reaching navigable waters.
• Countermeasures to contain, clean up, and mitigate the effects of oil spills.
• Discharge prevention protocols, including procedures for the routine handling of products.

• Interpret and apply regulatory requirements at the plant level, including identifying reliable sources of information and ensuring compliance with all applicable NERC Reliability standards.
• Monitor and maintain NERC compliance documentation, including tracking updates on NERC websites, maintaining up‑to‑date procedures and policies, and ensuring alignment with current…