Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Rockland Trust is seeking an Environmental Risk Analyst to assess environmental risks associated with commercial real estate-backed lending and advise on environmental considerations during loan origination. The role leads due diligence reviews, provides risk guidance, reviews environmental assessments and remediation reports, and helps maintain and improve the Bank’s environmental risk framework.
Responsibilities
- Lead environmental due diligence reviews for commercial real estate transactions, ensuring compliance with internal standards and applicable regulations
- Provide expert risk analysis and guidance to relationship managers, underwriters, and credit officers across the Bank’s lending divisions
- Review Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments and remediation reports for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with ASTM standards and applicable regulations
- Collaborate with environmental consultants, legal counsel, and borrowers to clarify technical issues and support timely deal execution
- Maintain and enhance internal environmental risk management policies, procedures, and qualified consultant lists
- Stay current on evolving federal, state, and local environmental regulations, and assess their impact on real estate collateral risk
- Support continuous improvement of the Bank’s environmental risk framework and take part in special projects or initiatives led by the Environmental Risk Manager
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Geology, or a related field
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience administering environmental investigations, risk management, and loss prevention programs with an environmental consulting firm, lender, property management firm, or environmental insurance company protecting that organization's or clients' commercial real estate activities and assets
- Extensive hands-on involvement in Phase I and Phase II assessments and site remediation projects
- Strong working knowledge of ASTM due diligence standards, U.S. environmental regulations (e.g., CERCLA, RCRA), and state environmental regulations throughout New England
- Ability to clearly communicate technical findings to non-technical stakeholders and influence decision-making in a business context
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
- Prior experience assessing environmental risks for a bank, financial institution, or real estate lender
- Familiarity with risk rating systems, environmental liability risk frameworks, and vendor management processes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Benefits
- Performance-based incentive awards
- Health and dental insurance
- A 401(k) and DC retirement plan
- LTD and life insurance
- Paid vacation
- Day care reimbursement
- Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate programs
- An award-winning wellness program
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