Invenergy · 18 hours ago
Senior Manager, Environmental Compliance & Strategy
Invenergy drives innovation in energy and is seeking a Senior Manager in the Environmental Compliance & Strategy group. This role involves overseeing cultural resource management and Tribal relations, developing strategies to support energy projects, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
ConsultingEnergyEnergy EfficiencyMarketingRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Respond to internal inquiries about when a project triggers a need for engagement with Tribal Nations, using knowledge of federal, state, and county Tribal engagement requirements. If appropriate, develop Tribal engagement strategy for projects
Determine appropriate times to engage external consultants and develop requests for proposals for Tribal engagement support, review proposals, and oversee the consultant’s work to ensure it meets company expectations and the project’s goals
Work with Tribal engagement and cultural resource consultants to develop survey and monitoring agreements and plans for Tribal permitting procedures and approvals
Organize, track, and utilize a programmatic accounting of Tribal engagement and agreements to ensure that internal teams’ and business units’ approach to Tribal engagement is organized, consistent, and effective across portfolios
Build out and refine internal BMPs and guidance on respectful and effective Tribal engagement approaches
Build internal cultural resource familiarity across development teams, and work to ensure that the cultural resource survey firms and associated work product meet internal expectations. Advise on appropriate survey scope for the specifics of a project and provide feedback on proposals regarding scope, schedule, and budget
Respond to developer requests to review technical reports including cultural resource desktop studies, pedestrian inventory and testing reports, monitoring reports, ethnographies, cultural landscape studies; interpret technical jargon and details into layman’s language so teams can understand how to manage potential risks or make decisions on next steps
Lead on National Historic Preservation Act’s Section 106 implementation, when necessary, including engaging with Tribal, state, and federal historic preservation agencies/departments on regulations and permitting requirements
Maintain and update record keeping systems to document, track, and explain cultural resource and Tribal engagement laws, regulations, policies, and requirements at the federal, state, and county level. Utilize information to support project permitting, populate permit matrices, review reports, strategic planning, and decision-making
Develop, maintain, and regularly review internal cultural resource and Tribal information data standards and record keeping and data security protocols to ensure data are handled appropriately. Coordinate conversations between development teams and other Invenergy teams (ECS, engineering, communications, federal affairs) to work through cultural/Tribal issues that have overlapping impact on their activities and goals
Work with the talent development group on new developer cultural resource and Tribal relations training sessions and participate in Q&A sessions
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated 10+ years cultural resource management and Tribal relations experience with 3+ years in the energy industry
Bachelor's degree required
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive materials, activities, and initiatives
Comfort and experience working in a developing program area
Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to identify and solve problems
Must be self-directed and detail-oriented, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
Able to act and adapt to a fast-paced business environment with competing deadlines and quickly learn and implement internal processes
Excellent technical writing, project management, leadership, and communication skills assuring documents and communications are concise and accurate
Experience advising development teams on local, state, and federal historic preservation, cultural resources, Tribal relations, and environmental laws (e.g., NHPA, NEPA), guidelines and policies, and developing project strategies for compliance with the same
Preferred
Advanced degree in anthropology, archaeology, or related discipline
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401k
Paid time off
Company
Invenergy
Invenergy is a privately-held developer, operator, and investor in clean energy solutions and services.
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Funding
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