Environmental Lead
Core
Setting environmental standards, overseeing third-party developers/consultants, leading early-stage environmental risk screening, and ensuring projects meet regulatory requirements and stewardship commitments for OpenAI's global data center portfolio.
Role type
Senior individual contributor lead environmental & community stewardship
Builds
Next-generation AI data center campuses integrating power, land, water, fiber, and community systems
Domain
AI infrastructure / Data center development / Environmental engineering
Deliverable
Infrastructure
Required skills
Environmental permitting, environmental risk assessment, environmental investigations (Phase I/II ESAs), regulatory compliance, stakeholder management, project delivery, mitigation strategy design, auditing third-party studies
Preferred skills
Experience with politically visible multi-stakeholder projects, balancing long-term stewardship with aggressive timelines
Technologies
NEPA, USACE Section 404, SWPPP, SPCC, PFAS management
Responsibilities
Design and deliver community-aligned environmental programs to improve permitting outcomes; lead environmental diligence and risk assessment across prospective sites; manage site-level environmental investigations and liability review; establish and enforce environmental standards across land developers and partners; lead environmental and permitting strategies across federal, state, and local agencies; oversee environmental compliance during construction and early operations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
