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Lead Environmental Engineer

AdvanSix
Richmond, Virginia, US
Full-time

AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics.

Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.

S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.

Why work at AdvanSix?

  • We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being.
  • Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program.
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development.
  • Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Position Summary :

The Lead Environmental Engineer is responsible for the development, administration, and implementation of environmental programs in accordance with governmental requirements.

This includes air, water and waste management programs.

Duties and Responsibilities :

  • Manage implementation of requirements associated with a government environmental compliance program at the assigned site.
  • Interface with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies on issues relating to compliance.
  • Act in a leading role in the development of environmental management systems to facilitate an increase in understanding and accountability.
  • Manage environmental consultant resources for project work.
  • Submit reports to regulatory agencies.
  • Work closely with site leaders to ensure compliance with program requirements.
  • Work with site and regional environmental staff, as well as operations, maintenance, and engineering leaders at the site, to ensure environmental requirements are integrated with plant level standard work.
  • Review and analyze environmental documentation issued by regulatory agencies; determines impact on operations, and publish compliance strategies and requirements.
  • Evaluate proposed regulations to determine financial, industrial, public, and environmental impact.
  • Interact with regulators to resolve compliance issues; establish permit requirements and assists in regulatory audits.

Basic Qualifications :

  • Bachelor’s degree in chemical or environmental engineering, chemistry, or equivalent field.
  • 5+ years of experience in environmental / environmental regulations.

Additional Qualifications :

  • Experience working with Environmental Management Systems - RC14001.
  • Experience working with governmental regulatory agencies.
  • Experience in chemical manufacturing environment.
  • Must have an uncompromising drive for compliance and willingness to escalate issues as needed.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and teamwork skills.
  • Ability to interface with and influence all levels of plant personnel.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills.
  • Strong auditing abilities.
  • Must be highly motivated, energetic, and a self-directed individual with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with managing multiple priorities.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office.

At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply.

You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.

To all agencies : Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of AdvanSix about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms / employment agencies to any employee at AdvanSix via email, the internet or in any form and / or method will be deemed the sole property of AdvanSix, unless such search firms / employment agencies were engaged by AdvanSix for this position and a valid agreement with AdvanSix is in place.

In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the AdvanSix agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

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