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.

  • 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.

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

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