Environmental & Permitting Manager

Permits gate the schedule — your job is to make sure they never do. As Environmental & Permitting Manager, you own the environmental permitting strategy and compliance program that clears the way for Solx's manufacturing expansion, from site prep through construction and startup. You'll map the full permitting pathway, secure every approval on time, and keep the project compliant with Puerto Rico and federal environmental requirements. This is a hands-on role for someone who has carried permitting on the critical path of large industrial projects and knows how to work with regulators, consultants, and construction teams to keep a project moving. Reports directly to the Project Manager.

What you'll do

• Develop and own the environmental permitting strategy and schedule for the project, keeping permits off the critical path.
• Secure and maintain the full permit set — air (construction and operating), water and wastewater discharge/pretreatment, construction and industrial stormwater (SWPPP), hazardous-materials and hazardous-waste, and any coastal, wetlands, or land-use approvals.
• Manage relationships with Puerto Rico's environmental and permitting agencies (e.g., DNER/DRNA, OGPe) and the U.S. EPA.
• Direct the environmental consultants, engineers, and legal counsel who prepare applications, studies, and regulatory reports.
• Lead environmental due diligence and site assessments (Phase I/II ESA) for the site, and coordinate any remediation.
• Ensure construction activities comply with environmental permits and best practices — erosion and sediment control, spill prevention, dust, and noise.
• Build the compliance program — monitoring, reporting, recordkeeping, and inspection readiness — for construction and startup.
• Coordinate hazardous-materials permitting with EHS and the process-technology team.
• Track regulatory changes and manage agency inspections, comments, and permit conditions.
• Report permitting status, risks, and schedule impacts to the Project Manager, and support government and community engagement on environmental matters.

What you bring

• 10+ years in environmental permitting and compliance for large industrial or manufacturing projects.
• Deep, hands-on experience securing air, water/wastewater, stormwater, and hazardous-waste permits.
• Proven track record carrying permitting on the critical path of capital projects of $50M+.
• Working command of federal environmental frameworks (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act/NPDES, RCRA) and how they are administered.
• Experience managing environmental consultants and engaging directly with regulators.
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong organizational and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to keep a fast-moving schedule compliant.
• Willingness to be based on-site in Puerto Rico with regular presence at agencies and the construction site.
• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred, given direct interface with Puerto Rico agencies.
• Direct experience permitting in Puerto Rico with local agencies (DNER/DRNA, OGPe) and U.S. EPA Region 2 preferred.
• Experience with brownfield or former-industrial sites, including ESA and remediation, preferred.
• Experience permitting semiconductor, advanced electronics, battery, or other complex industrial manufacturing (air emissions, wastewater, and hazardous materials) preferred.
• PE, CHMM, or comparable professional certification preferred.