Environmental Compliance Coordinator (Engineer)

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY OF POSITION :

The Environmental Compliance Coordinator role is an experienced environmental engineer, specialist, or coordinator. This candidate will be familiar with typical industrial monitoring, reporting, and permitting requirements to support and maintain a business unit or department to ensure environmental and regulatory compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Ensure assigned department’s compliance with environmental permits, as well as other regulatory requirements.
• Confirms required monitoring is conducted and data acquisition occurs, verify recordkeeping systems are implemented and records are maintained in order to meet both site standards and agency requirements.
• Track and monitor waste management activities within assigned area, to include the manifesting of generated waste, proactively schedule transportation and disposal of industrial solid waste.

Work with site waste specialist / environmental engineer to sample, obtain lab analysis, generate waste profile, manifest, and schedule transportation and disposal of Hazardous Waste.

• Interacts with site personnel, including but not limited to operations management and supervision, engineering, maintenance, operators, and contractors to discuss, resolve, and provide direction on environmental compliance issues.
• Attend and participate in assigned department’s meetings, as a representative of the HSSE Department, specifically to address any environmental concerns and related customer needs.
• Prepares environmental and regulatory reporting for submittal to federal, state, and local agencies.
• Completes monthly monitoring of key metrics related to environmental performance.
• Reviews and ensures the departmental operating procedures include required environmental compliance aspects.
• Conducts incident investigations, participates in Root Cause Analysis, and drives action items to closure.
• Performs housekeeping, compliance audits, and gap analysis within assigned department at recurring frequency, as well as participates in site wide compliance audits.

Develops action plans in coordination with central environmental staff to drive positive HSSE performance.

Participates in the site EOC duty rotation for emergencies as the site environmental contact and environmental liaison to government agencies.

KEY SKILLS :

• Demonstrates a high commitment to safety and environmental compliance in actions and words at all times.
• Critical thinker and effective problem solver.
• Committed to continuous improvement and driving positive HSSE performance.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Places high value on continued learning.
• Innovative and results oriented, able to meet objectives despite obstacles.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS :

• Minimum requirement : BS Degree in engineering or related science field
• Minimum requirement : 5 years of experience in a chemical manufacturing, refinery or other related industrial facility as an environmental engineer, specialist, or coordinator.
• Knowledge of and industrial compliance experience with EPA and LDEQ air, water and waste regulations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including but not limited to Word and Excel

EDUCATION :

• Minimum Required : BS Degree in engineering or related science field
• Preferred : BS in Engineering.

Cornerstone Chemical Company is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.