Environmental Manager

About the Company

AES Corporation is the largest US-based global power company, with a team of 8,300 employees across 12 countries. Ranked #1 by BloombergNEF in renewable energy sales to corporations in the US and Americas for five consecutive years, AES provides electricity for millions worldwide. The company fosters a strong workplace culture, recognized in Great Place to Work™ rankings, and has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 13 consecutive years. AES is a seven-time winner of the Edison Electric Institute’s Edison Awards, honoring leadership in advancing the electric power industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental professionals at AES US Utilities to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations and requirements in partnership with local operational business leaders.
• Oversee activities associated with environmental compliance, including monitoring systems, emission testing, effluent sampling, inspections, recordkeeping, and reporting.
• Regularly interface with Operations to ensure compliance, continuous improvement, environmental budgeting, and support of business objectives.
• Maintain working knowledge of U.S., state (Indiana and Ohio), and local regulations applicable to the facilities and provide guidance to direct reports on such topics with support from corporate Environmental Affairs staff.
• Communicate opportunities to U.S. Utilities Operations and Construction and corporate Environmental Affairs staff and assist in developing and implementing appropriate strategies.
• Initiate, in conjunction with other departments, education and training to ensure employees operate in an environmentally responsible manner and promote development of environmental professionals.
• Coordinate environmental performance metric reporting for operations.
• Implement and lead team participation in EHS&S programs, including corporate reporting, auditing, and compliance with standards.
• Lead and assist operating sites in the consistent implementation of corporate policies and programs.
• Facilitate collaboration with environmental professionals and Operations and Construction teams to encourage information sharing, team building, and professional development.
• Coordinate with corporate Environmental Affairs and Sustainability departments to support information requests, planning for new/developing regulatory requirements, and program improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, science-related field, or environmental-related field.
• M.S. in environmental field preferred.
• 10+ years of related environmental management experience in a large industrial, processing, manufacturing, or electrical power environment. Experience in power (thermal generation, renewables, and T&D) business preferred.
• Strong leadership skills with a minimum of four (4) years of experience managing direct reports.
• Personal values consistent with those of the AES Corporation: Safety First, Highest Standards, and All Together.
• Demonstrated experience and success leading a distributed team of environmental professionals and working collaboratively with diverse business units.
• Multi-media environmental compliance and reporting experience, including CWA, CAA, RCRA, CCR, EPCRA, MBTA, BGEPA, ESA.
• Knowledge of NEPA and DOT and USFWS regulations preferred.
• Knowledge of applicable permits and regulations required for power generation, transmission, and distribution.
• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with site operational leadership and corporate Environmental Affairs.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Experience with ISO 14001 preferred.
• Competency in MS Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as geospatial mapping software.

Schedule

This is a full-time position.

Location

This role will be based out of one of AES’s US locations in Indianapolis, IN (preferred) or Dayton, OH. Regular travel within Indiana and Ohio is required.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.