Environmental Compliance Project Director

This position provides leadership and strategic direction for environmental requirements during bidding, design, construction, and project delivery; coordinates with project leadership, environmental teams, consultants, owners, clients, agencies, subcontractors, and field personnel; and helps ensure environmental commitments, approvals, permits, mitigation measures, training, reporting, and compliance obligations are completed accurately, safely, on schedule, and in accordance with applicable federal, state, local, owner, client, project, and Ferrovial requirements. Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people's lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Ferrovial is also leading the development of the New Terminal One at JFK International Airport. Ferrovial shares trade under the ticker symbol FER on two stock markets: Nasdaq in the U.S. (Nasdaq100 Index) and the Spanish Stock Exchanges (IBEX 35). Ferrovial is included in globally recognized sustainability indices such as the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 22,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial's activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

Job Description:

Overview:

The Environmental Compliance Project Director is responsible for directing, managing, and overseeing environmental compliance, permitting, environmental management systems, environmental documentation, and field environmental performance for major highway, transportation, and heavy civil infrastructure projects. This position provides leadership and strategic direction for environmental requirements during bidding, design, construction, and project delivery; coordinates with project leadership, environmental teams, consultants, owners, clients, agencies, subcontractors, and field personnel; and helps ensure environmental commitments, approvals, permits, mitigation measures, training, reporting, and compliance obligations are completed accurately, safely, on schedule, and in accordance with applicable federal, state, local, owner, client, project, and Ferrovial requirements.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Environmental Compliance Leadership and Program Oversight

• Direct, develop, implement, administer, and manage environmental compliance programs, environmental management systems, permitting strategies, and project environmental procedures.
• Provide leadership and oversight for environmental compliance activities, environmental documentation, environmental performance expectations, inspections, audits, training, reporting, corrective actions, and environmental risk management.
• Help ensure environmental compliance activities are aligned with project goals, contract documents, permit requirements, company standards, and applicable federal, state, local, owner, and client requirements.
• Lead, supervise, and manage environmental aspects during detailed design, construction, and project execution.

Permitting, Approvals, and Agency Coordination

• Oversee and support environmental government approvals, permits, documentation, and agency coordination, including USACE 404 permits, NEPA approvals, Georgia Stream Buffer Variance requirements, 401/404 permitting, Georgia EPD requirements, MS4 requirements, and other applicable environmental approvals.
• Prepare, review, and manage technical documents for submission to owners, clients, agencies, and other stakeholders in support of environmental permits, approvals, and compliance requirements.
• Develop and maintain envi