Engineer, Environmental

About the role

LyondellBasell, a global leader in the chemical industry, is seeking an Environmental Engineer for its Victoria, TX site. The role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations and supports programs related to air emissions, water systems, and waste management. The engineer will work closely with operations, engineering, maintenance, management, corporate environmental teams, and regulatory agencies to maintain compliance and improve environmental performance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ownership of environmental programs and serve as the site’s environmental subject‑matter expert.
• Interpret, communicate, and ensure consistent understanding of regulatory requirements across plant personnel.
• Act as primary contact during environmental inspections and regulatory interactions.
• Prepare and submit required environmental reports to regulatory agencies.
• Develop, maintain, and improve environmental management systems.
• Maintain accurate environmental records, reports, calculations, and agency correspondence.
• Support and mentor personnel involved in the site’s Operation Clean Sweep program.
• Collaborate with environmental teams across the three South Texas Polymer sites to align best practices and processes.
• Manage multiple HSES requests and day‑to‑day activities.
• Maintain air permits and regulatory compliance, including preparing and submitting amendments, renewals, and alterations to NSR and Title V permits.
• Submit Permit By Rule registrations and standard permit applications; manage consultants for outsourced permit steps such as ambient air dispersion modeling.
• Obtain permits that provide maximum operating flexibility while reflecting unit constraints and ensure new permit conditions are acceptable to operations.
• Document changes in permits, regulations, and systems using the site Change Management process.
• Lead site efforts to comply with MON RTR requirements.
• Identify and implement projects that improve environmental performance.
• Review environmental performance data and drive continuous‑improvement initiatives.
• Participate in on‑call rotation for HSES needs during non‑business hours.
• Present HSES topics to new employees and others as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant environmental experience in a refining or petrochemical facility.
• Experience with air, water, and waste regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing Texas environmental permits from application through issuance.
• Proven ability to work with regulatory agencies and represent a company during inspections and compliance matters.
• Strong organizational, documentation, written, and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
• Demonstrated experience representing a company to regulatory agencies.
• Working knowledge of petrochemical processes, chemistry, and industrial equipment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.
• Team‑oriented mindset with a focus on providing excellent internal and external customer service.
• Occasional travel to Austin, TX may be required for meetings with Texas regulatory agencies.

Benefits

Learn more about our benefits: Benefits/Health & Welfare | LyondellBasell