Senior Manager, Corporate Environmental Compliance 

Position Summary: The Senior Manager, Corporate Environmental Compliance will lead, direct and motivate an energized team of environmental professionals who are driven to deliver solutions and provide support to our team of 1,300+ employees in more than 90 locations in the United States. The successful candidate will work closely with leaders to drive improvement in the areas of environmental compliance, internal and external auditing, environmental training and driving standardization and continuous improvement throughout the organization.  In addition, this person will interface with State and Federal Agencies, provide internal guidance on regulatory issues, manage the regulatory compliance of all branches, depot and treatment plant facilities, and support business expansion.

Essential Duties:

• Drive the continuous improvement and implementation of the Company’s environmental program, updating and developing new risk-based programs to promote performance improvements and reduce risk.
• Drive continuous improvement to deliver value regarding regulatory surveillance, environmental reporting, targets and metrics.
• Communicate significant risk issues to the Operations Leadership Team (OLT) and senior leaders with respect to environmental incidents and reporting, root-cause assessments, corrective actions, and non-compliances to drive change and improvements from the top-down
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of environmental professionals to develop their skill sets, job knowledge and career growth. Design and engage in strategies to develop the team and its individual members
• Ensure full environmental compliance with federal and state regulations, environmental policies and company procedures across the companies' facilities. Ensure all Facility permits and written plans are in place and maintained.
• Interface with State and Federal regulatory agencies to provide regulatory interpretation, discuss regulatory compliance issues and negotiate implementable solutions
• Develop and drive continuous improvement by creating proactive solutions and revising standard procedures and practices as needed to achieve and maintain environmental and operational excellence
• Actively participate in cross functional teams to develop and implement strategies that support our operating facilities and lines of business
• Establish and maintain relationships with peer groups, trade associations and customers to support EHS and business functions.

Position Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. The following requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Up to 30% travel may be required. 

Core Competencies

• Proven success with regulatory/government agency interaction
• Demonstrated success in managing a successful team
• A solid understanding of CAA, CWA, RCRA and DOT
• The ability to collaborate with other functional areas within the company
• Strong communication and negotiation skills at all levels
• Excellent project management skills
• Solid solutions-oriented and customer service focus
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Work Experience

15+ years direct work experience minimum.  

Education, Certificates, Licenses, or Designations

Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in the Sciences

Specific Skills

Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications