Environmental Compliance Program Manager

Are you highly motivated, hard-working, and seeking to join a growth-focused consulting & engineering firm? Are you looking for a company that will invest in your development and grow your professional skills? If so, consider a career with Apex!

Powered by record sales, extraordinary client retention, strategic acquisitions, and an entrepreneurial spirit, Apex Companies is one of the fastest growing engineering and environmental consulting firms in the US. We were recently recognized by the Zweig Group as one of the fastest growing firms in the AEC industry. We take pride in providing our clients with exceptional service and have earned numerous awards for project excellence. We continue to grow, and we want you to grow with us.

Apex Companies is hiring an Environmental Compliance Program Manager.  This is a remote/hybrid Northern California based position within the United States.

Your Responsibilities as a Program Manager:

• Lead multimedia environmental compliance programs (stormwater, SPCC, air, waste, wastewater). 

• Manage compliance for 100+ facilities across multiple states. 

• Develop, lead, and mentor high performing environmental teams.

• Serve as the primary client contact, ensuring strong communication and excellent service while coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders including operations, legal, engineering, and consultants.

• Provide regulatory interpretation and compliance guidance across all media.

• Manage program schedules, budgets, resources, KPIs, performance metrics, and reporting.

• Prepare and review compliance deliverables including SPCC Plans, SWPPPs, air permitting documents, and waste plans.

• Develop and implement environmental compliance programs and corrective action initiatives across multiple facilities.

• Identify client needs and support account growth.

• Ensure safe execution of all program activities and reinforce a strong safety culture.

What we're looking for:

• BA/BS in Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field. 

• Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field preferred.

• 12+ years of environmental compliance experience, including multimedia programs. 

• Experience managing large, multistate facility portfolios. 

• Proven leadership skills, with a track record of developing high performing teams and leading cross-functional stakeholder engagement. 

• Strong program management abilities, including schedule, budget, scope, and risk management. 

• Excellent communication, client service, and teambuilding skills. 

• Strong technical writing skills with exceptional attention to detail. 

• Excellent safety record and a solid understanding of safe work practices. 

• Strong knowledge of federal and state environmental regulations including EPA, NPDES, stormwater, air, and hazardous waste requirements.

• Experience managing environmental consultants, regulatory permits, compliance reporting, and agency interactions.

• Experience supporting environmental audits, inspections, and regulatory response efforts.

• OSHA HAZWOPER training or similar environmental health and safety certifications preferred.

Why you'll love working for us:

• Company-subsidized medical and dental.

• Company-paid life, short- and long-term disability.

• 401k match, tuition assistance, and more.

• Cross-training and the ability to work on a variety of projects.

• Performance-based bonuses or other incentives.

• Working with the best and brightest in the industry.

• 2,000+ employee national firm with 70+ locations across the US.

Annual Expected Pay Range: $170,000 - $200,000 depending on experience

Annual Expected Pay Range
$170,000—$200,000 USD

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