Environmental Compliance Manager

Phoenix Investors • Milwaukee, WI

The Environmental Compliance Manager is responsible for environmental reporting, compliance tracking, and risk mitigation efforts across a large, multi-state portfolio of industrial and commercial properties. This role is highly execution-focused and requires a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset. The ideal candidate is not only skilled at identifying environmental risks but is equally capable of developing and driving practical, business-minded solutions to mitigate those risks in collaboration with internal teams, regulators, and external partners.

This position plays a critical role in protecting the organization from regulatory exposure and supporting ongoing operations across a real estate portfolio during a period of significant growth. The Environmental Compliance Manager must be a self-starter who takes ownership, navigates complexity, works independently, and ensures issues are resolved efficiently and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental compliance and risk assessments across multi-site operations; develop and implement practical, business-oriented mitigation and corrective action strategies while driving issue resolution through clear accountability, gap assessment management, and project follow-through.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for environmental reporting and compliance tracking across the property portfolio.
• Partner with site leadership, operations teams, and maintenance personnel to ensure proactive compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Coordinate with external consultants, engineers, and remediation contractors to execute corrective actions and environmental projects.
• Engage directly with regulatory agencies during inspections, reporting processes, or issue resolution efforts.
• Maintain accurate and organized environmental records, permits, and reporting documentation.
• Standardize environmental compliance processes and tracking tools across all sites to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Interpret environmental regulations and apply requirements operationally across multiple jurisdictions.
• Analyze environmental risk and develop business-oriented mitigation strategies.
• Conduct gap assessment management and project tracking.
• Provide executive-level compliance summaries, risk reports, and mitigation updates.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, occupational health & safety, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3 – 7+ years of experience in environmental compliance, preferably within industrial, logistics, manufacturing, or commercial real estate environments.
• Strong working knowledge of EPA, state, and local environmental regulations (e.g., air, water, waste, and hazardous materials).
• Experience managing environmental compliance across multi-state industrial or commercial real estate portfolios.
• Ability to interpret environmental regulations and apply requirements operationally across multiple jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated ability to identify issues and independently drive solutions to completion.
• Experience coordinating with regulators, third-party consultants, and contractors.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills related to compliance reporting and tracking.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 20%.
• Experience with Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) compliance programs.

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
• Registered Environmental Manager (REM).
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multi-site or geographically dispersed operations.
• Familiarity with environmental management systems and compliance tracking tools.
• Background working with older industrial properties or legacy environmental conditions.

Key Competencies

• Problem-solver; takes ownership and drives resolution, not just identification.
• Business-oriented thinking; balances compliance requirements with operational realities.
• Strong communication skills; ability to work effectively with site teams, leadership, and regulators.
• Attention to detail; ensures accuracy in reporting and documentation.
• Accountability; follows through on commitments and timelines.
• Software/system familiarity, including federal and state reporting portals and the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• PTO
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k) match