EH&S Specialist

- Coordinate and provide environmental technical support to field operations, engineering, & regulatory personnel.

- This position is an experienced level position that manages environmental compliance from conception to completion and requires strong communication skills

- Perform job functions independently and able to manage task assignment and completion with limited supervision

Essential Job Responsibilities:

- Ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations, permits, authorizations, and agreements.

- Provide knowledge and expertise across all environmental media and programs, including Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and applicable waste management requirements.

- Participate in the project planning and development through all stages to facilitate communication of project impacts between all stakeholders.

- Familiar with state and federal air compliance permitting/programs (Title V, MACT, NESHAP, etc)

- Manages consultants as required in the development of specialized permitting (air, water, waste)

- Coordinates routine compliance inspections with operations for air permits and participates in external audits as required

- Maintains files for air permits and compliance reporting

- Serves as a member of the company’s emergency response team and be involved in the spill management program.

- Investigates accidents to ascertain causes for use in recommending preventive safety measures, corrective actions, and developing safety program.

- Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.

- Supports company vision and mission.

- Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Job Responsibilities:

- Develop tools and templates to manage the collection of environmental compliance information

- Ability to be available 24hrs per day (on call questions, emergencies, etc)

- Files and maintains regional Tier II reports

- Familiar with SPCC plans and implement SPCC program at regional level

- Familiar with USACE Section 404 Permitting

- Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications:

- 5+ years related work experience of experience in an environmental specialist/compliance role is typical for this position, but years in the position is not as relevant as the application of knowledge and experience

- Experience in use and function of office equipment including computers and applicable software

- Experience interacting, advising, negotiating, and communicating effectively

- Knowledge of: state and federal environmental regulations and standards and their applicability to operations

- Ability to: analyze, research, compile, and prepare permit applications, logs, reports, and correspondence and company responses to agency requests

- Ability to: evaluate, research, and interpret governmental regulations, equipment performance manuals, regulatory agency guidance and instructions, reports, correspondence, and company policies and procedures

- Ability to: apply math, algebraic formulas, calculus, and statistics

- Ability to: communicate and/or exchange information

- Ability to: communicate effectively through the development of written communication that applies fundamental technical writing skills

- Ability to: operate tools and equipment required

- Ability to: collect environmental field samples (air, water, and waste) for analysis

Education Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree or higher in an environmental science/engineering and/or related technical discipline or equivalent combination of formal education and job related experience

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

- None required