Director, Environmental Compliance and Policy

Position Description

Directs the activities of UNS Energy's Environmental Services Compliance Team and maintains collaborative leadership on policy advocacy. Primary responsibility for supporting and enhancing the UNS Energy Environmental Compliance Program, to maintain compliance with all environmental regulations and policies (including air, water, land use and waste), and for driving Company strategy and advocacy on environmental and energy policy matters. This position ensures the comprehensive due diligence efforts for environmental permitting and other considerations for new development opportunities. Cross-department collaboration, as well as exemplifying/building UNS Energy's positive, values driven culture are fundamental to this role. 

Position-Related Responsibilities

Environmental Compliance

·         Supervises the day-to-day operation of the Environmental Services Compliance Team and oversees budgeting, staffing and workload.

·         Ensures and staffs the timely and accurate certification and submittal of all environmental permit applications, reports and submittals.

·         Accountable for and oversees the UNS Energy Environmental Compliance Program and directs the Company's air, waste, and water quality programs to maintain compliance with federal, state and local regulations.

·         Maintains shared responsibility for environmental and energy policy efforts.

·         Represents the Company in legislative and regulatory hearings and workshops dealing with new rule-making activities and leads the development of written and/or oral comments to federal and/or state regulatory agencies concerning proposed rule-making activities that affect Company interests.

·         Provides technical consulting/advice to Operations personnel concerning environmental regulation impact on operations.

·         Supervises the Energy Resources (Field) and Corporate Environmental Services compliance teams.  Ensures the integration, collaboration and cross-function of field and corporate efforts and further builds communication and relationship between Environmental Services and Operations.  

·         Supports and informs the Company’s climate adaptation (e.g. resiliency) and mitigation (e.g. carbon reduction) efforts, working closely with Executive Leadership and the Environmental Services Sustainability Team.   

·         Responsible for informing/fact-checking external reporting of environmental and related sustainability matters.

·         Supports development and implementation of the Company’s Integrated Resource Plans, by advising on environmental regulatory impacts and analyzing environmental compliance considerations. 

·         Coordinates across departments on environmental compliance, policy and strategy matters.  Collaborates on outreach efforts.

·         Responsible for environmental due diligence and strategy recommendations for new development projects, as well as environmental permitting and staff support and implementation for the continued operation of new projects.

·         Responsible for identification and mitigation of environmental risks.

·         Co-Chairs internal committees focused on environmental matters.

Environmental/Energy Policy

·         Maintains shared responsibility for environmental and energy policy efforts, including the following:

·         Advises Company Executive Leadership, Directors, and other Co