Compliance Project Manager

Compliance Project Manager

Compliance Project Manager – UST (Underground Storage Tank) Compliance

UST = Underground Storage Tank compliance (fuel retail/petroleum/environmental). This is NOT a financial, HIPAA, SOX, or legal compliance role.

Please do not apply unless you have direct experience with USTs, fuel retail environmental regulations, or petroleum/UST-adjacent industries.

Full-Time | Remote with in-office opportunities in NC and MA | Reports to Senior Director of Solution Strategy | $55,000–$75,000 annual

The Role

Pinnacle is looking for a Compliance Project Manager to own the delivery of UST compliance programs across our clients' retail fueling portfolios. Our compliance specialists keep individual sites in line; this role makes sure the whole program runs on time, on scope, and with nothing slipping between sites, vendors, and deadlines.

Pinnacle works as an extension of our clients' environmental compliance teams. That can mean filling gaps after staffing turnover, absorbing surge work as a portfolio grows, or serving as a long-term outsourced partner so clients can focus on proactive asset planning. We don't own tanks, we don't do the testing, and we don't do field work. What we do is make sure the compliance program runs, the records hold up, and the gaps get closed before they turn into violations, lost insurance coverage, or lost revenue.

You'll plan and run that work as projects: building compliance calendars, setting milestones, coordinating specialists, contractors, client staff, and regulators, and reporting progress clearly. You'll be supported by Pinnacle's holistic service model that unites the right People, efficient Process, and powerful compliance Platforms.

What You'd Be Doing

• Program planning and scheduling : Build and maintain multi-site compliance calendars covering annual and triennial line and tank tightness testing, ATG certifications, Stage I/II vapor recovery, cathodic protection, monthly release detection reviews, and 30-day walkthrough inspections. Set milestones and keep every site ahead of its due dates.

• Client onboarding and program transitions : Lead the setup of new client portfolios, from gathering site records and registrations to establishing baselines, closing inherited gaps, and getting the program into a steady operating rhythm.

• Return-to-compliance projects : Manage notices of violation, failed tests, and suspected release follow-ups as defined projects with owners, action plans, and deadlines, driving each through to a documented return to compliance inside the state's required window.

• Team and vendor coordination : Assign and balance work across Pinnacle compliance specialists, dispatch and manage testing and repair contractors, and hold every party to scope, schedule, and closeout documentation.

• Project budgets and invoicing : Manage project budget based on scope of work and resource requirements, including work in process and invoicing. Track billable hours by project against client purchase orders and flag variances before they become overruns.

• Permitting and capital-project support : Coordinate the registration, permitting, financial assurance, and state fund work tied to new-to-industry sites, raze and rebuilds, tank replacements and removals, closures, and ownership transfers, keeping each on track with construction and client timelines.

• Status reporting and client communication : Serve as a primary point of contact for client compliance contacts. Deliver clear status reports, portfolio dashboards, and risk summaries, and run regular check-ins so clients always know where their program stands.

• Risk and issue management : Track open items, upcoming deadlines, and recurring problem sites. Escalate early, recommend fixes, and keep regulators, insurers, and clients from being surprised.

• Process improvement : Strengthen the templates, workflows, and compliance platform practices that make Pinnacle's delivery consistent and scalable as the client base grows.

What You'd Bring

• Three or more years in UST or AST compliance with an owner or operator, an environmental consultancy, or a state program, including time coordinating work across multiple sites.

• Demonstrated project management experience: planning schedules, managing deadlines, coordinating vendors or teammates, and seeing work through to documented closeout.

• A working command of 40 CFR Part 280 and at least one state UST program.

• Class A or Class B operator training, or the readiness to complete it.

• Confidence working directly with clients, owners, operators, contractors, and regulators, with clear written and verbal communication.

• Strong Excel skills, fluency with a compliance platform, and experience using a project management platform.

• Availability for the shared on-call rotation.

Useful but not required: experience with Monday.com (Pinnacle's project management platform), PMP or CAPM certification (or active pursuit), a multi-state site portfolio, experience onboarding or transitioning compliance programs, existing relationships with state agency staff, or exposure to state UST cleanup programs.

Why Pinnacle

For over 30 years, Pinnacle has built an exceptional reputation for delivering results for clients in the fuel retail industry. Our success comes from talented people who take pride in their work, value collaboration, and understand that our clients' success is at the heart of what we do every day.

This role sits where our compliance expertise meets disciplined delivery. You'll have the room to shape how programs are planned and run, the backing of an experienced compliance team, and a direct line of sight to the results your work produces for clients.

We invest in competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, employee well-being, and opportunities to learn and grow. If you're looking for a company where people matter, teamwork matters, and results matter , Pinnacle is a place to build a rewarding career.

What We Offer

• $55,000–$75,000 annual, based on experience

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• 401(k) with employer contribution

• Paid time off, holiday pay, and company-paid life insurance

• Certification and continuing education paid for, including Class A and B operator training and project management credentials

• Remote work, with flexibility and work measured by what gets done

How to Apply

Apply through pinnacleems.com/careers. We review applications as they come in and we'll tell you where you stand at each step. If you want to stand out, tell us about a multi-site compliance program or project you managed: what the scope and deadlines were, how you kept people and vendors on track, and how you knew it was delivered.

Pinnacle Environmental Management Support is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.