Engineer, Environmental

Basic Function

The Environmental Engineer will be responsible for environmental compliance with state and federal regulations and will provide environmental support to Operations at the Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene JV site. This position will be focused on air regulatory compliance and permitting support. The individual will interface with a diverse group of customers including process and project engineering, operations, maintenance, plant management, and outside regulatory agencies. This role must demonstrate understanding and personal ownership for meeting/exceeding health, safety, environmental and risk management standards and practices.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Interacts with operations, maintenance, and projects plant personnel to ensure a consistent understanding of environmental regulatory requirements
• Development and maintenance of environmental permits and compliance systems
• Provides liaison with regulatory agencies during inspections and for regulatory reporting
• Interprets and communicates regulatory requirements, effectively identifying solutions when rule ambiguity exists
• Maintains ownership of site environmental programs, (e.g., compliance systems)
• Submits required compliance reports
• Represent the site in trade organizations and in best practice groups
• Demonstrates an overall understanding of the production process
• Proactively identifies opportunities to make improvements within their specific area of responsibility
• Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers
• Focused on end results in all actions, decisions, and behaviors to ensure achievement of the vision, purpose, strategic focus and goals
• Demonstrates the ability to move a team to consensus on difficult issues and effectively deal with uncertainty

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Min. Qualifications

Minimum Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, relevant sciences or specific environmental discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Experience in the chemical manufacturing industry is preferred
• Working knowledge of environmental air compliance programs associated with the chemical manufacturing industry
• Experience developing and/or managing environmental compliance systems

Preferred Work Experience

• 6 or more years relevant experience
• Experience in the chemical manufacturing industry
• Regulatory agency interaction experience

Languages English, additional language preferred

Other skills

• Proficiency in the following competencies: drive for results, interpersonal capability, broad perspective, self-motivation, integrity and building trust, problem solving
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to effectively use “role specific” software and effectively use standard company computer systems and programs

Competencies