Environmental Director
Nscale is a London-based, full-stack AI cloud and infrastructure company that provides GPU compute, managed AI services, orchestration software, data centers, and power infrastructure for AI training, fine-tuning, and inference.
Funding history
About Nscale
Nscale builds and operates vertically integrated AI infrastructure spanning software, GPU compute, networking, storage, purpose-built data centers, and power. Its active cloud platform offers self-service inference endpoints, fine-tuning, managed Kubernetes and Slurm, virtual machines, and GPU clusters.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead environmental permitting for site selection and power development. You will develop permitting strategies, manage studies and consultants, represent the company before relevant agencies, and support compliance with issued permits. You will lead the environmental team and advise leadership on environmental risk and regulatory developments.
Requirements
- 15+ years of environmental permitting experience for energy, industrial, or large infrastructure projects
- Direct responsibility for Section 404 and 401 permitting, NPDES, construction stormwater permitting, and related species and cultural-resource consultations
- Working relationships with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and relevant state environmental agencies
- Experience managing environmental teams and consultant programs with multi-million-dollar budgets
- Deep knowledge of the Clean Water Act, Corps regulatory program, state water and stormwater programs, Endangered Species Act, and National Historic Preservation Act Section 106
- Working knowledge of wetland and stream delineation, species surveys, and cultural-resource surveys
- Understanding of pipeline, power plant, and large-site construction practices
- Willingness to travel regularly to sites, including substantial time in West Virginia during Monarch construction
Responsibilities
- Lead environmental screening and constraints analysis for candidate sites, routes, and expansions
- Set permitting strategies and schedules aligned with development, design, and construction milestones
- Prepare and submit Clean Water Act, NPDES, construction stormwater, SWPPP, land-use, and water permits
- Lead endangered-species and cultural-resource consultations
- Develop mitigation strategies and negotiate permit conditions
- Manage relationships with environmental agencies and represent Nscale in meetings, hearings, and public processes
- Select and manage environmental consultants and laboratories
- Coordinate with Permitting and Legal on air permitting, permit terms, and regulatory risk
- Support permit compliance, inspections, reporting, modifications, renewals, and corrective actions
- Lead and develop the environmental team and manage budgets and reporting
Benefits
- Equity
- Compensation reviews every 12 months
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan participation