Environmental Engineer ZFS

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary:

Performs engineering work to minimize environmental risks and ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements. The work requires a knowledge of the principles, methods and techniques of engineering concerned with facilities and systems for controlling pollution and protecting quality of resources and the environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide direction on environmental regulatory policies, programs, or activities by establishing standards, promoting improvements, and evaluating compliance.
• Prepare and track permit applications such as air, NPDES, wastewater, or hazard waste permits.
• Develop environmental written program documents such as SPCC, SWPPP, and FRP.
• Interface with regulatory agencies and divisional personnel to direct environmental efforts and interact with outside vendors as necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Serve as technical resource person for plant and facility staff for environmental issues.
• Collect and synthesize data derived from monitoring activities.
• Monitor compliance with environmental standards and best practices. Supports audit and self-assessment processes.
• Effectively communicate issues associated with environmental maintenance and compliance to management, facility personnel and other government agencies.
• Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety requirements.
• Provides a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe workstation/environment at all times.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• There are no supervisory responsibilities in this position

Education and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor’s in Environmental Science; Engineering; Science or related field.
• Experience : Less than 3 years

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of environmental sciences, especially those areas of biology, chemistry, and engineering which relate to pollution control principles.
• Knowledge of environmental regulations and environmental reporting includes, but not limited to, hazardous waste, air, NPDES, and wastewater.
• Technical writing skills

• Strong root cause investigation techniques

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks to completion.

• Problem-solving, research and resolution, data analysis skills.
• Excellent follow-up skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills in individual and group situations
• Interacts and works efficiently with co-workers and outside vendors/agencies in a professional manner.

• Follow all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.
• Able to comply with the company’s safety, environmental, quality, and HR policies at all times.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Work is primarily performed in an office setting.
• Frequent travel to different site locations (25%) is required.
• Typical physical demands include a high degree of dexterity to produce materials on a PC.

• Occasional work at heights up to 250 feet, climb stairs/ladders and wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas.

• Occasional lifting or carrying 5 to 30 pounds.