Environmental Development Manager

NorthPoint Development

Environmental Development Manager at NorthPoint Development managing environmental assessments and risk management across multiple U.S. properties.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeDowners Grove • Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Critically review environmental reports to assess properties environmental conditions, regulatory compliance status and go-forward requirements, as well as gaps in site conceptual models to be addressed by additional investigation and remediation.
Develop environmental investigation and remediation work scopes with environmental consultants, manage their performance, and interpret findings.
Support property transaction decisions with inputs regarding environmental liabilities and risks, development restrictions, and construction requirements and costs.
Interface with regulatory agencies, attorneys and property sellers, buyers, investors and lenders regarding NorthPoints environmental investigations, remediation, reporting and compliance.
Advise construction teams and contractors on appropriate protocols for earthwork, managing impacted materials, site-worker safety, permit-compliance requirements and soil management plans.
Assist in developing budgetary estimates of environmental-related costs in overall redevelopment project proformas.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 to 10 years of relevant experience in performing environmental due diligence on brownfield properties being remediated and or redeveloped
Designing and managing environmental investigation programs for soil, groundwater, surface water, soil vapor, and sediments including experience with emerging contaminants including PFAS/PFOS
Identifying and evaluating potential subsurface remediation approaches in terms of their expected efficacy, cost and time to complete
Familiarity with requirements to investigate, remediate, monitor and report on brownfield properties in the following regulatory programs: CERCLA, RCRA, state voluntary cleanup, etc.
Developing soil-management and corrective-measures implementation plans to govern construction and remediation activities on contaminated sites
Evaluating, designing and installation of vapor intrusion mitigation systems
Managing multiple projects and teams simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, across a wide spectrum of site conditions, geography, complexity and stage of acquisition and construction
Familiarity with best practices in horizontal development on contaminated sites pertaining to underground utility installation; grading and earthwork; worker safety; encountering contaminated materials; stormwater basin configuration; vapor intrusion mitigation; and building pad and foundation construction
Excellent verbal and written communication skills coupled with ability to distill and present complex technical information to internal and external stakeholders
Knowledge of current state and federal environmental regulatory programs, pertaining to data center development including air emissions, wastewater discharges, stormwater discharges, waste management, and water withdrawal
Operating with a self-directed, client-service mentality in a fast-paced environment under competing priorities, alongside a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A selection of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
401k with 100% match up to 6%, immediately vested upon enrollment
Scholarships and paid professional development
Wellness Spending Account
Cellphone Reimbursement
Mental Health Reimbursement
Childcare Reimbursement
$2,000 annual HRA and HSA contribution
Free catered lunches + fully stocked kitchen
Parental Paid Leave
Flexible Spending Account
Living Generously program with 100% charitable contribution match

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Hard Skills & Tools

environmental due diligenceenvironmental investigation programsremediation approachessoil management plansvapor intrusion mitigation systemsbudgetary estimatescontaminated site remediationemerging contaminantsCERCLARCRA

Soft Skills

communication skillsproject managementteam managementclient-service mentalityability to distill complex informationinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsadaptabilityproblem-solvingcollaboration