Director, Environment & Sustainability

Overview

Fleet Data Centers designs, builds, and operates mega-scale data center campuses. Fleet provides its customers with flexibility and predictability to meet their upside demand forecasts, addressing a key market need as traditional leased models struggle to keep pace with Cloud and AI infrastructure demand. Fleet is led by industry veterans and is committed to up leveling data center development, scales, and operations in the face of rising demand.

Fleet HQ is in Denver, Colorado, with satellite offices in Seattle, WA and Arlington, VA.

This position can be located in any of our corporate locations:
Denver, CO, Seattle, WA, Alexandria, VA, and Austin, TX.

Director, Environment and Sustainability reporting to the VP of EHS. This role will lead and manage all environmental and sustainability aspects of datacenter land development, design, construction, and fleet operations. You will serve as the global focal point for environmental matters, ensuring rapid growth is matched by a culture of excellence, rigorous compliance, and transparent GHG reporting. The successful candidate will be a strategic leader who collaborates effectively with internal teams, general contractors, and regulatory agencies to deliver world-class environmental performance.

• Strategic Leadership & Governance
• Primary Focal Point: act as the global subject matter expert and vocal advocate for all environmental and sustainability matters across the datacenter fleet
• EHS Integration: align fleet environmental goals with corporate EHS Management Systems (ISO 14001/45001) and promote the HESS Golden Rules
• Risk Management:
  
  maintain the Environmental Risk Register, identifying and mitigating long-term threats such as climate physical risks, water scarcity, and regulatory shifts
• Culture of Excellence: ensure the team and colleagues speak up and report all environmental incidents, including near misses
• Operational Paranoia: anticipate risks, identify vulnerabilities, and proactively implement mechanisms to safeguard safety, sustainability, and scale
• Analytics: make data-driven decisions, assess cost structures, and identify potential risks
• Influence and Persuasion: advocate for environmental positions and build consensus without compromising relationships
• Permitting, Compliance & Lifecycle Management
• End-to-End Permitting: manage the full lifecycle of environmental permits (Air, Water, Waste) from initial application through technical review, approval, and operational monitoring
• Caveat & Renewal Tracking: develop and maintain a robust system to track permit conditions, caveats, and renewal timelines to ensure uptime
• Regulatory Intelligence: monitor global/regional environmental legislation and translate requirements into actionable internal policies and training
• Environmental Design & Land Development
• Pre-Construction Strategy: partner with Land Development and Design teams to conduct aspects-and-impacts assessments during site selection and engineering phases
• Natural Resource Stewardship: oversee biodiversity initiatives, land-use planning, and water stewardship, ensuring compliance with NEPA or local equivalents
• Contractor Accountability & GHG Reporting
• Supply Chain Measurement: establish environmental benchmarks for contractors and vendors
• GHG Protocol Management: ensure vendor and construction activities align with GHG reporting protocols (Scope 1, 2, and
  3)
• Waste Stream Oversight: implement a tracking system for all waste streams, ensuring proper disposal and diversion goals
• Strategic Thinking: understand how supplier relationships and negotiations align with organizational goals
• Advanced Reporting, Financial Stewardship & Audits
• Performance Analytics: develop environmental and sustainability reporting dashboards for executives and ESG disclosures
• Financial Oversight: manage the environmental CAPEX/OPEX budget, including remediation, permits, and sustainability-related technology upgrades
• Continuous Improvement: direct environmental audits, investigations, and risk assessments to enhance performance

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or a related field
• Environmental…