What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Environmental Engineer position at LS Power Development, LLC?
Overview
About us:
Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy transition solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired over 47,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through LS Power Grid, the Firm has built and operates approximately 780 miles of high-voltage transmission and has another 350 miles and multiple grid infrastructure projects currently under construction or development. Across its efforts, LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are accelerating the energy transition, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised $54 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.
Our Purpose, Mission, & Values:
Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world
Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem
Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership
Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset. We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences.
Benefits
We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more.
About the Role:
Our Environmental Compliance team plays a crucial role in ensuring our operating plants adhere to all environmental regulations and standards. We also support due diligence for new acquisitions and provide assistance during the sale of assets. We are seeking an early to mid-level environmental professional with over 5 years of experience to join our Environmental Compliance team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of major environmental legislation and regulations, and experience working in an operating plant environment. This role requires excellent technical reading skills, solid math skills for evaluating air and water emissions, and proficiency in writing and spreadsheet management.
Responsibilities
What you will do:
- Oversee and ensure continued environmental compliance for LS Power's operating assets.
- Assist with due diligence for new acquisitions and provide support for divestitures.
- Review and interpret contracts, permits, and environmental regulations.
- Evaluate air and water emissions and ensure compliance with environmental standards.
- Maintain detailed records and manage environmental compliance documentation.
- Travel periodically to various operating plants and due diligence sites.
Qualifications
We want you on our team because you…
- Have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or Environmental Science.
- Have over 5 years of experience in environmental compliance, preferably within an operating plant environment.
- Demonstrate a strong knowledge of major environmental legislation and regulations.
- Possess excellent technical reading skills for reviewing contracts, permits, and regulations.
- Have solid math skills for evaluating air and water emissions.
- Are detail-oriented with strong organizational, writing, and spreadsheet skills.
- Have a willingness to travel periodically.
