Job Description
Position Overview
Will develop and implement company policies adhering to corporate and government (Federal, State and Local) regulatory programs in a manner that ensures compliance with the regulations, permits, and directives resulting from these programs.
Essential Job Functions
- Oversee compliance with air, waste, and water regulations and operating permits.
- Monitor, evaluate, and interpret environmental legislation and regulations for the purpose of determining applicability to the operations. Prepare strategies to meet those requirements, establish systems to ensure they are incorporated into operations (via operating procedures, recommendations and/or equipment changes).
- Develop systems for maintaining and documenting regulatory and permitting compliance.
- Prepare and coordinate periodic reports required for permits and meeting regulatory requirements.
- Prepare for and facilitate internal/external audits, evaluate/challenge audit findings and develop/document action plans.
- Represent the company at meetings with regulatory agencies and respond to inquiries.
- Supervise staff of environmental professionals working on air, waste, and water compliance programs. Prioritize and direct work assignments, duties, responsibilities, and projects to ensure productivity and compliance. Guide the personal development of the Environmental staff.
- Facilitate learning about terms and conditions of environmental permits and requirements of environmental rules and regulations, and compliance tools across the organization.
- Lead site ESG and sustainability efforts in conjunction with Corporate direction and reporting expectations.
Requirements
- Bachelors or advanced degree, preferably in Engineering, Environmental, Sustainability, or related technical discipline
- 7 or more years of experience in environmental compliance programs (Air, Waste and Wastewater), including interactions with city, county, state and federal regulators, negotiating compliance terms and conditions. Chemical or related industry experience (desired).
- Regulatory knowledge required - TCEQ Waste and Wastewater Regulations, RCRA, Sara 311, 312, and 313 Reporting Requirements, TSCA, TPDES Permitting (including TCEQ DMR on-line reporting and Annual Waste Summary Reporting), State and Federal New Source Review Permitting, TCEQ Air Permitting Programs (including Permits By Rule, Standard Permits, Title V and Flexible Permits).
- Experience managing a Waste Program (including knowledge of waste characterization, labeling, manifesting, and reporting in the TCEQ STEERS System and RCRA.
- Knowledge of a multimedia environmental program with a direct management or compliance oversight role using the support of facility environmental and operational personnel and managing the activities of environmental consultants.
- Knowledge of Air Quality Programs including air permit application preparation, ambient air monitoring programs and fundamental understanding of the role of air dispersion modeling in permitting.
Ability to:
- Lead, supervise, manage, and develop individuals and high performance teams.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to create a results driven, team oriented environment.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Make independent decisions.
- Demonstrate excellent organizational skills.
- Use PC and related software (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Gensuite).
- Handle multiple priorities and meet critical deadlines.
- Deliver executive presentations to site leadership team.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Job Tags
Local area, Flexible hours,