Environmental & Regulatory Programs Manager

GENERAL SUMMARY
 

This position provides regulatory support to Energy Northwest line organizations with special emphasis on environmental requirements, state regulation, federal regulations and reporting. Responds to Washington State and federal agency requests for information. Maintains frequent contact with federal regulators and Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) and other state regulatory agencies. Provides management direction and is the Management Representative for the Energy Northwest Environmental Stewardship Program. Establishes requirements, goals, and reporting methods. Oversees actions necessary to maintain the Environmental Stewardship Program.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Serve as the primary interface with local, state and federal environmental regulatory agencies. Responsible for routine written and oral communications with those agencies including coordination of audits, inspections, and assessments using skills and experience gained through application of standards and regulatory requirements. Provide technical advice and proactive counsel to senior management on a wide range of complex environmental and other regulatory issues, interpretation and verification of industry guidance and regulatory requirements for application to plant specific issues. Provide verbal and written management presentations on industry and generating station issues, preparation and presentation of new permit applications and subsequent amendments, participation in industry regulatory initiatives. May provide unconventional or advanced problem-solving techniques. Routinely provide technical leadership on complex and/or extended programs and projects.

• Make decisions about personnel regarding employment, performance expectations/reviews, promotions, salary changes, transfers, and terminations. Resolve personnel problems.

• Manages activities assuring Energy Northwest fully implements the Energy Northwest Environmental Stewardship Program. This includes reporting to the CEO and senior management on the overall performance of the Program, environmental performance, project progress, and making recommendations for enhancements.  This may include reporting to the Executive Board as directed by management.

• Develop, implement, and maintain processes, assuring information provided to the local, state and federal regulators is complete and accurate in all respects.

• Support continued plant operations, emergency preparedness, and outage activities in a leadership role as assigned.

• Provide resources necessary to support licensing and permitting activities of all Energy Northwest energy facilities.

• Develop, implement, and maintain interfaces with environmental regulators to ensure adequate communications and identification and resolution of problems.

• Must participate on the Emergency Response team (ERO) when designated.

• Must support the biennial refueling outage

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Environmental Sciences from an accredited college or university; OR, a PE license obtained by an accredited examination. High school diploma or GED is required.

• Ten years of environmental or engineering experience at a power plant or other experience overseeing industrial facilities, five of which were in direct support of regulatory licensing and/or compliance programs.

• Previous supervisory/management experience.

Pay Range

$167,142.00 - $250,714.00 Annual

Midpoint:

$208,928.00

Typically, selected candidates are hired between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience and qualifications, market rate, internal equity, and budgetary allowances.

Offers will be negotiated based on each candidate's qualifications.

Incentive Compensation

This role may be eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan. Incentives are earned based on employee performance against defined metrics and company goals.

Benefits

Energy Northwest (EN) provides a phenomenal benefits package. Washington State also has no state income tax, and the Tri-Cities provides a cost-of-living lower than the national average.

 

EN offers substantial retirement benefits through three retirement programs including the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System pension plan (PERS), a 401(k) savings plan with an employer match component, and a 457(b) savings plan. EN also offers multiple options for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage. Other voluntary benefits may include flexible spending accounts (FSAs), tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, childcare subsides, health reimbursement arrangement (HRA VEBA), health savings account (HSA), supplemental life insurances, credit monitoring/identity theft insurance, and more! Qualifying employees will typically start a personal time accrual rate of 160 hours per year and EN provides nine paid holidays throughout the Calander year; personal time accruals grow significantly at various service intervals.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate due to race, color, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.

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