Environmental Engineer (PE&O)

Summary

Aids in the development, implementation, and management of plant-wide environmental programs focusing on waste, wastewater, and assigned multi-media compliance and reporting. Provides environmental guidance and supports plant personnel on various issues.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist in continuous improvement and implementation of plant-wide environmental program to ensure compliance with various governmental and corporate environmental standards.
• Provide technical and regulatory guidance for operations, maintenance, process engineering, and capital projects.
• Initiate and participate in incident investigations and corrective actions for environmental-related events and incidents.
• Maintain a working knowledge of current and proposed federal and state environmental requirements.
• Perform periodic environmental audits at plant locations and verify compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Coordinate compliance programs with focus on waste management processes, supporting multi-media compliance initiatives.
• Serve as host for auditors/inspectors and support compliance inspections and investigations.
• Develop and execute strategies to resolve compliance issues arising from inspections and operations.
• Develop and maintain environmental procedures, guides, and plans.
• Prepare and conduct training modules on environmental requirements.
• Complete environmental program agency reports as assigned.
• Provide quality control via peer review of environmental reports and documents.
• Assist in environmental metric tracking, analysis, and reporting.
• Promote safety programs through participation in safety meetings and committees.
• Participate in on-call rotations for HSE.

Education, Experience, And Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of environmental compliance or related industry experience in a petrochemical plant setting.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Current, valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card required.

Physical Demands

• Mainly performs in a control room or office setting.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching, talking, and hearing.
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
• Lifts up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Requires close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
• Must respond to audible emergency alarms and evacuate when required.

Work Environment

• Noisy environment due to normal office settings.
• May require use of PPE such as safety glasses and hearing protection.
• Exposure to outside elements and may involve use of stairs and elevators.
• Travel may be required, including air and auto travel.