Manager, Environmental Projects

About the role

This corporate position serves as a mid to senior level environmental services professional in a key role to provide environmental guidance, training, and technical advisory support to USG Manufacturing operations, business units and other corporate departments such as engineering, legal, strategy, real estate, sourcing, innovation center, and safety. The goal of this position is to ensure alignment with the corporation’s objectives to minimize liabilities while managing risk and sustaining environmental regulatory compliance. This position includes responsibilities for project oversight of strategic environmental reserves and capital projects, and leadership in implementing corporate and departmental environmental priorities. Position requires proactive engagement and managing productive relationships with internal contacts and outside contractors, consultants, attorneys, responsible parties and regulatory agencies. Position is based in the Chicago corporate office, with remote work opportunities available according to company policy.

Responsibilities

• Ensure environmental and regulatory compliance on all USG projects managed.
• Aid in the development and implementation of environmental guidance information and tools in alignment with applicable regulations and internal company requirements.
• Provide USG facilities and management with compliance, technical, and operational guidance in all facets of the business (operational, due diligence, transactional, and closure/divestiture).
• Lead assigned multi-media environmental audits of USG manufacturing facilities including preparation of audits reports and supporting the facilities in implementing corrective actions based on audit findings.
• Evaluate new raw materials for environmental impacts and provide recommendations of the environmental requirements for material use including impact on permitting and regulatory reporting.
• Provide guidance to USG Engineering and Manufacturing regarding environmental permits required for new and modified manufacturing operations. Assist in obtaining and reviewing required permits.
• Assist in negotiations with Federal, State and local regulatory agencies for the resolution of non-compliance matters or agreed orders, permitting challenges, agency inspections and remediation cleanup to obtain no further action or return to compliance.
• Provide web based and in person compliance training and oversight to corporate departments and plant management as assigned.
• Participation in sustainability efforts or initiatives at USG that would result in demonstrable reductions in pollution, waste, energy, or water usage via resource conservation efforts and alternative technologies development.
• Manage remediation and/or environmental closure activities associated with historic USG manufacturing locations.
• Oversee and control spending by internal and external resources on assigned environmental projects.
• Accountable for the expenditure of significant dollars by internal and external environmental professionals and attorneys.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (Engineering or Sciences strongly preferred).
• Years of Experience: Minimum of 10-15 years of escalating professional experience within the manufacturing industry and possibly environmental consulting including 5+ years of professional management experience. (Environmental and project management experience preferred).
• Required Skills: Capable of promoting a high level of safety performance and teamwork; excellent communication skills; self-motivated with strong work ethic and business savvy; effective problem solving, decision quality and timely decision making; proven track record in effectively managing technical and professional people; ability to effectively coordinate and manage teams across cross-functional departments with excellent interpersonal skills; environmental competency with the ability to provide guidance and support covering all environmental media (air, water, waste, and land) with a focus on air permitting; technically knowledgeable of environmental regulations and requirements (state, federal, and possibly international such as Canada and Latin America); key computer skills including managing documents, creating spreadsheets, designing presentations, and using collaboration tools like Teams; ability to work without supervision, at times remotely and on confidential projects; ability to work in, maintain, and build upon an effective team environment; applicable work experience in the operations of a manufacturing plant.
• Preferred Skills: Proficient in several business disciplines including management, strategy, manufacturing, and accounting; knowledgeable in the development and delivery of environmental training programs; previous environmental consulting experience.

Pay

Yearly salary: $111,900 - $149,160

Schedule

Full-time

Benefits

• Medical insurance options
• Vision and dental coverage
• 401(k) Investment Plan with company match
• Pension plan
• Additional programs like life insurance, accident insurance, legal insurance, pet insurance
• Quarterly (hourly) / Annual (salary) bonus potential for all employees based on performance metrics tied to safety, quality, and productivity
• Paid time off and paid holidays

About USG Corporation

Headquartered in Chicago, we serve construction markets around the world with wall, ceiling, flooring, sheathing and roofing products that enable our customers to build the outstanding spaces where people live, work and play.

Department

Safety & Environmental

Locations

Corporate Headquarters

Oracle Department

Corp-Environmental-159-2|US Gypsum Co.|USG Business Group

Oracle Job Title

EES.Mgr.Environmental Projects.|E.0.10|USG

About USG Corporation

Since 1902, Chicago-based USG has been a leader in producing innovative, award-winning products and systems to build everything from major commercial developments and residential housing to home improvements. USG's employees are committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and quality in everything we do. Our steadfast commitment to the company's core business values – innovation, quality, integrity, service, diversity, efficiency and safety – have helped us become the company we are today.

Equal Opportunity Employer

USG is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.