Environmental Construction Manager

The posting, as Clearway Energy wrote it

What The Role Is

Reporting to the Director, Environmental, the Manager, Environmental Construction is responsible for overseeing day-to-day construction management activities for Clearway’s solar, wind, and storage projects while ensuring that environmental compliance requirements - including SPCC plans, SWPPP implementation, biological clearance protocols, permit conditions, land use, dust and erosion control, and revegetation - are properly implemented in the field throughout the construction process. This role serves as the primary link between Clearway’s construction site teams, EPC contractors, and the Environmental department, ensuring that projects are built on schedule, on budget, and in full compliance with all applicable environmental, permit, and regulatory requirements.

This is a remote role that requires the ability and willingness to travel as required, up to 70%.

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage day-to-day construction activities across assigned solar, wind, and/or storage projects to ensure adherence to project schedule, budget, and quality standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between field construction teams and the Environmental department, ensuring environmental permit conditions and compliance plans — including SWPPP and biological clearance requirements — are understood and properly implemented on site.
• Oversee EPC contractors and subcontractors, including performance monitoring, schedule coordination, and quality control inspections.
• Lead pre-construction planning reviews, including environmental permit conditions, SWPPP requirements, and biological clearance surveys/protocols, and communicate requirements to field crews and contractors.
• Coordinate the resolution of construction-related environmental issues (e.g., stormwater management, spill response, habitat/wetland and species protection) in partnership with the Environmental team.
• Conduct regular field inspections to monitor construction progress and environmental compliance, including SWPPP and biological clearance conditions; provide corrective action recommendations as needed.
• Manage external consultants and contractors, including budget tracking, deliverables, and quality control review of reports and submissions prior to distribution.
• Track and report construction progress, budget variances, and environmental compliance status to Construction and Environmental management.
• Administer and enforce corporate construction and environmental policies, standards, and regulatory requirements as they apply to Clearway projects.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in environmental construction and/or construction management in the wind and/or solar energy industry, including SWPPP and biological clearance oversight.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience managing environmental compliance scope or programs, including vendor/contractor coordination.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Construction Management, Engineering, o

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edge, experience & expertise. We intentionally foster a culture of inclusion that empowers our employees to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities & protected veterans to join the team. Clearway is a proud promoter of employment opportunities for our Military & Veterans.

What We Provide
Clearway offers all eligible employees working 20+ hours per week a comprehensive menu of benefits: generous PTO, medical, dental & vision care, HSAs with company contributions, health FSAs, dependent daycare FSAs, commuter benefits, relocation, & a 401(k) plan with employer match, a variety of life & accident insurances, fertility programs, adoption assistance, generous parental leave, tuition reimbursement, & benefits for employees in same-sex marriages, civil unions & domestic partnerships. For more on Clearway benefits, visit our Benefits Website .

Notice to Applicants
Clearway Energy is strongly committed to a philosophy of equal opportunity and fully complies with equal employment laws , ordinances, and regulations for all applicants and employees. We will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to apply and compete for employment opportunities for which they are qualified. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@clearwayenergy.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Notice to California Applicants
Clearway Energy is strongly committed to a philosophy of equal opportunity and fully complies with equal employment laws , ordinances and regulations for all applicants and employees.