Environmental Project Manager

Published: 2024-09-11

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (NYSE: REXR) is a leading and rapidly expanding real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning, operating, and acquiring industrial properties across key markets in Southern California. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, Rexford Industrial provides state-of-the-art industrial spaces and logistics solutions to its diverse clientele, supporting their growth and success in an ever-evolving market.

Job details

Los Angeles, CA-Hybrid
$13 - $125k
Hybrid
Full-time

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (NYSE: REXR) is a leading, publicly traded industrial real estate investment and management company operating a $13 Billion industrial real estate portfolio.

Environmental Project Manager 

The Environmental Project Manager will be responsible for providing technical review and deploying risk assessment techniques to evaluate environmental due diligence reports. This role will oversee remediation and mitigation activities and participate in the ongoing review and modification of associated policies, procedures, underwriting standards, and practices. The ideal candidate will stay current on regulatory initiatives and emerging environmental risks and work effectively with environmental consultants, attorneys, insurers, and interdepartmental teams.

About The Role

Environmental Monitoring, Mitigation and Remediation:

  • Oversight and accountability for Rexford’s environmental monitoring, mitigation, and remediation program, including annual planning and budgeting.
  • Develop and manage remediation and mitigation strategies, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
  • Conduct regular site inspections and audits to ensure compliance with environmental standards.
  • Provide regular updates and reports to senior management, detailing project status and financial forecasts.

Technical Review and Evaluation:

  • Review and evaluate tenant chemical inventories.
  • Review and evaluate Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) reports, environmental reports, and environmental compliance records prepared by outside consultants.
  • Provide technical recommendations to Rexford’s operations, development, and investments groups to help them understand the environmental, technical, regulatory, and policy aspects of their properties, projects, and transactions, including but not limited to strategies to address on site oil wells, USTs, and requirements for sub-slab depressurization and methane barriers.

Consultant Management:

  • Develop scopes of services, competitively bid, engage, and supervise consultants.
  • Underwrite qualifications of, select, and manage relationships with all approved environmental consulting firms in Southern California. Monitor consultant performance and troubleshoot quality programs as necessary.

Training and Development:

  • Participate in the development and delivery of environmental training programs for internal team members.
  • Ensure the team is up-to-date with current environmental regulations and best practices.
  • Regulatory Compliance and Risk Assessment:
  • Conduct evaluations and assessments of emerging environmental risks and opportunities in connection with Rexford's corporate sustainability initiatives.
  • Stay current on regulatory initiatives and emerging environmental risks to advise on policy and procedural updates.

About You

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in geology, hydrogeology, environmental science, environmental engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Master’s degree preferred.

Experience:

  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in environmental assessment, investigation, mitigation, and remediation, with an emphasis on subsurface investigation and indoor air quality assessments of environmentally impacted sites and risk-based approaches to achieving regulatory closure.
  • Comprehensive and detailed knowledge of all major environmental regulatory programs in California, including experience working with regulatory authorities on remediation and mitigation of environmentally impacted sites.

Skills and Competencies:

  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Excellent technical report review and risk assessment capabilities.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills to work closely with various stakeholders including environmental consultants, attorneys, insurers, and internal teams.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency in using environmental management software and tools.

Rexford Industrial's total reward plan includes a premier benefits package, bonus eligibility and long-term stock incentives. The expected annual base salary range for this role is $125,000 to $165,000, with a 20% discretionary annual bonus target and stock grant eligibility.

*The actual base salary and total compensation offered depend on a variety of factors, which include, without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location where the job will be performed. The final base salary and total compensation will be described in any offer letter.

What We Offer

  • Comprehensive Benefits Package Including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Bonus Eligibility & Long-Term Incentives
  • 401(k) Employer Match Program
  • Professional Development Resources
  • Robust Health & Wellness Program
  • Volunteer and Community Engagement Opportunities
  • Employee Resource Groups committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

We are committed to equity in all steps of the recruitment and employment experience. We celebrate diversity and are committed to promoting an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. We strive to be a safe place to ask questions, build professional relationships, and develop careers.

In accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (“Rexford”) makes the following disclosure: in connection with an application for employment at Rexford, Rexford is collecting the categories of personal information requested in the application for the purpose of evaluating a potential employment relationship with the applicant. Rexford does not sell personal information. To learn more about Rexford’s privacy policy, please visit https://www.rexfordindustrial.com/privacy-policy

*These stock grants are subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, are currently subject to vesting over a four-year period, with 25% of the grant vesting per year, and require continued employment on the grant date and each applicable vesting date. Actual bonus and stock grants are discretionary based on company and/or individual performance determined by Rexford Industrial in its sole discretion, and the amount of any such bonus and/or stock grant may be less or more than the targets (and may be zero). You must remain employed through the payment date of any such bonus and/or vesting to be eligible for payment/vesting.

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