Regional Environmental Compliance Lead

Albuquerque, New Mexico | Houston, Texas | Katy, Texas | Scottsdale, Arizona

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking an experienced Regional Environmental Compliance Manager to support our utility-scale Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects.

This role is both a compliance leader and a people leader. In addition to ensuring strong environmental performance across projects, this individual will provide leadership, coaching, and direction to our teams in the field. We are looking for someone who sets the standard, builds capability within the region, and creates consistency in how environmental programs are executed across projects.

This position requires up to 50% travel within the Southwest US. When not traveling, this role is open to hybrid/remote work. Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

The Environmental Compliance team is a support capability that partners side by side with departments across DEPCOM Power to provide routine support and oversight of environmental programs and performance from Project Development to Project Close-out.

• Provide environmental leadership and oversight for utility-scale solar and BESS construction projects
• Lead, coach, and develop environmental capability to strengthen field execution, technical competency, and decision-making
• Ensure effective implementation of SWPPP, SPCC, and applicable federal, state, and local permits
• Conduct audits, inspections, and compliance reviews while driving timely corrective actions and risk mitigation
• Support regulatory inspections, reporting, and environmental incident response, including root cause analysis

• Experience leading environmental compliance programs within construction, industrial, or energy environments
• Leadership experience managing, mentoring, or developing environmental professionals or field teams
• Experience managing environmental permits, inspections, agency interactions, and compliance documentation with minimal oversight
• Ability to travel to project locations (up to 50%) and maintain a valid driver’s license

• Currently residing in Arizona, New Mexico, or Texas
• Certified Stormwater Inspector
• Experience in the solar industry or supporting utility-scale renewable energy or BESS projects
• Direct experience working within a regulatory enforcement environment
• Experience building or scaling environmental programs across multiple projects
• Degree or formal coursework in Environmental Science, Engineering, Sustainability, Policy, or Construction Management

For this role, we anticipate paying $90,000 - $120,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, DEPCOM Power is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar and broader energy industries, providing project development support, engineering, procurement and construction, energy storage, repowering…