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Environmental Risk Manager

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

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MILWAUKEE, WI
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Job overview

The Environmental Risk Manager advises Real Estate Services on environmental risks affecting real estate debt and equity investments. The role interprets due diligence and regulatory materials, translates technical findings into investment implications, and oversees consultants and other advisors. It supports risk management across due diligence, closing, construction, ownership, and portfolio management, with an emphasis on investment judgment, risk counseling, and escalation of material concerns.

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Skills

Environmental Risk AssessmentEnvironmental Due DiligenceEnvironmental Risk ManagementConsultant OversightEnvironmental Insurance Assessment

Full job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS: About the Job: The Environmental Risk Manager will serve as a key technical and risk-management advisor within Real Estate Services, supporting real estate debt and equity investments by identifying, evaluating, communicating, and managing environmental risks throughout due diligence, closing, construction, ownership, and portfolio management. This role requires strong environmental judgment, the ability to interpret consultant findings and regulatory issues, and the confidence to translate technical concerns into clear investment implications for senior leaders, investment teams, legal partners, asset managers, and external stakeholders. The Environmental Risk Manager protects the organization's long-term real estate investment interests by ensuring that environmental conditions, regulatory obligations, remediation matters, insurance considerations, and reputational exposures are understood before capital is committed and appropriately managed after investment approval. The position is less about routine engineering execution and more about environmental risk counseling, investment judgment, consultant oversight, and disciplined escalation of material risks.What You'll Do: Review and interpret Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, Phase II investigations, property condition materials, consultant reports, environmental insurance policies, leases, regulatory correspondence, remediation plans, and related due diligence materials. Identify, quantify, and communicate environmental risks associated with real estate mortgage loans, equity investments, acquisitions, development projects, and existing portfolio assets. Advise investment managers, senior portfolio leaders, asset managers, legal counsel, closing teams, and other internal stakeholders on environmental risks, available mitigants, and residual exposures. Translate technical environmental findings into clear business implications, including potential impacts to underwriting, valuation, closing conditions, remediation costs, timing, ownership obligations, liability allocation, insurance recovery, and reputational risk. Manage third-party environmental consultants, outside counsel, insurers, brokers, and other technical advisors; scope work, review recommendations, challenge assumptions, and ensure deliverables meet institutional investment standards. Evaluate contamination issues involving soil, groundwater, vapor, underground storage tanks, petroleum releases, dry-cleaning impacts, industrial use histories, hazardous materials, asbestos, lead-based paint, mold, emerging contaminants, and other environmental conditions. Assess environmental insurance coverage, exclusions, deductibles, claim pathways, state cleanup funds, indemnities, lease obligations, and other financial risk-transfer tools. Support deal review and investment approval processes through written summaries, risk... For full info follow application link. EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disability ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/E7B2E77022D0407B Qualified females, minorities, and special disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.

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