Environmental Site Leader

About the role

The Environmental Site Leader is responsible for leading the environmental function for the AdvanSix Hopewell, Virginia manufacturing site.

Responsibilities

• Lead site environmental compliance and permitting programs, including Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, EPCRA, CERCLA, SPCC/FRP, Virginia AST, and other applicable state and local requirements.
  • Major source air compliance and permitting, including Title V, NSR, emissions reporting, MACT, stack testing, LDAR, and CEMS-related requirements.
  • Water compliance programs, including VPDES, industrial pretreatment, stormwater, nutrient discharge requirements, monitoring, reporting, permit strategy, and compliance plans.
  • Waste management and emergency planning programs, including RCRA waste, waste minimization, contingency planning, contractor oversight, TRI, Tier II, release reporting, and regulatory notifications.
  • SPCC, FRP, EPA/USCG oil planning, Virginia aboveground storage tank, and oil discharge control plan compliance obligations.
  • Regulatory agency engagement, including inspections, negotiations, enforcement response, compliance strategy, and communication of emerging requirements.
  • Lead the environmental team, including air, water, waste, LDAR/CEMS data, and environmental management systems resources.
  • Manage the environmental department budget, consultants, contractors, sampling, monitoring, reporting, staffing, and compliance project resources.
  • Serve on the Hopewell site leadership team and advise site leadership on environmental risks, priorities, regulatory developments, and strategic decisions.
  • Maintain compliance assurance routines, internal audit processes, corrective and preventive actions, performance metrics, and management review materials.
  • Review capital projects, process changes, management of change activities, and maintenance projects for environmental permitting and compliance impacts.
  • Support environmental aspects of emergency response, incident investigation, corrective action tracking, lessons learned, and periodic after-hours on-call coverage.
  • Implement and maintain applicable Responsible Care, RC14001, or similar environmental management system elements and continual improvement processes.
  • Represent the site in selected industry, trade association, community, or regulatory forums related to environmental policy and manufacturing requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 15 years of environmental compliance, permitting, or environmental program management experience, including multi-media environmental compliance experience at an industrial facility.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting industrial or chemical manufacturing operations.
• Experience managing or leading environmental professionals, technical teams, consultants, or contractors.
• Experience interacting with regulatory agencies on permitting, inspections, compliance matters, or enforcement-related activities.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of federal and Virginia environmental regulations, including air, water, waste, emergency planning, SPCC/FRP, Virginia AST, and Virginia DEQ programs.
• Experience with major source air compliance and permitting, including Title V, NSR, emissions reporting, MACT, stack testing, LDAR, and CEMS-related systems.
• Experience with water compliance programs, including VPDES, pretreatment, stormwater, nutrient requirements, discharge monitoring, and wastewater treatment operations.
• Experience with RCRA hazardous waste management, EPCRA/CERCLA reporting, release notifications, emergency planning, and related agency follow-up.
• Understanding of RC14001, Responsible Care, ISO 14001, or similar management systems, including audits, corrective action, management review, and continual improvement.
• Ability to interpret complex regulations, permits, technical documents, and guidance and translate them into practical site compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to lead and develop technical staff while setting clear priorities, expectations, accountability, and performance objectives.
• Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to manage priorities, deadlines, budgets, consultants, cross-functional teams, and regulatory correspondence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and environmental data, document management, or reporting systems is preferred.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of federal and Virginia environmental regulations, including air, water, waste, emergency planning, SPCC/FRP, Virginia AST, and Virginia DEQ programs.
• Experience with major source air compliance and permitting, including Title V, NSR, emissions reporting, MACT, stack testing, LDAR, and CEMS-related systems.
• Experience with water compliance programs, including VPDES, pretreatment, stormwater, nutrient requirements, discharge monitoring, and wastewater treatment operations.
• Experience with RCRA hazardous waste management, EPCRA/CERCLA reporting, release notifications, emergency planning, and related agency follow-up.
• Understanding of RC14001, Responsible Care, ISO 14001, or similar management systems, including audits, corrective action, management review, and continual improvement.
• Ability to interpret complex regulations, permits, technical documents, and guidance and translate them into practical site compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to lead and develop technical staff while setting clear priorities, expectations, accountability, and performance objectives.
• Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to manage priorities, deadlines, budgets, consultants, cross-functional teams, and regulatory correspondence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and environmental data, document management, or reporting systems is preferred.

Benefits

• 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.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $143,800 to $180,000 annually. We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include periodic pay rate adjustments based on market competitiveness. Hired applicants will be eligible for paid holidays, paid time off including vacation, eligibility to purchase company stock, tuition reimbursement, and a 401K with a competitive company match. Certain roles may be eligible for discretionary financial benefits such as incentive pay, equity awards, and participation in a deferred compensation plan. Hired applicants will be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings account eligibility, employer-provided short term disability benefits, eligibility to purchase long term disability benefits, employer-provided basic life insurance and eligibility to purchase voluntary life coverages.

Schedule

The schedule for this role is typically full-time.