POSITION SUMMARY: The Area Environmental Manager provides technical support and independent oversight of environmental compliance activities for multiple hazardous waste management facilities and service locations. The incumbent develops and implements strategies to continuously comply with local, state, and federal air, waste, and water regulations and maintains strong working relationships with environmental regulators. The Area Environmental Manager will work closely with internal and external resources, including regulatory agencies, to obtain permits, resolve inspections, and meet the facility's regulatory obligations. The incumbent will promote consistent application of the regulations while providing relevant information and reports to upper management on the program's performance.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coaches and develops a team of professionals to assist in their development and attainment of necessary skills to lift performance. Monitors staff performance, drives performance improvement initiatives, and ensures that service levels meet or exceed agreed-upon standards.
- Establishes procedures for administering regulatory compliance programs.
- Reviews environmental legislative developments to determine changes in legal requirements and probable effects on the business.
- Reads and interprets regulations and permits.
- Reinforces internal company standards and policies to comply with all regulatory requirements.
- Partners with operations management to develop solutions for achieving business and compliance goals.
- Assists facility environmental staff with maintaining site permits and maintains strong working relationships with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
- Develops compliance solutions in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
- Monitors environmental inspections, enforcement, and permitting across the area to ensure timely and appropriate resolution.
- Develops, implements, and oversees environmental data management systems for collecting and tracking data.
- Other non-essential duties as assigned or may be necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Knowledge of regulations specific to the environmental waste industry management principles and best practices, including analysis and evaluation, research methods, and strategies.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Effective interpersonal communication across various levels of the organization and with external customers, vendors, and government agency representatives.
- Ability to understand various situations from the perspective of different business units (regulatory, operations, financial, etc.).
- Ability to direct or conduct complex data analysis proficiently using Excel and other equivalent data management tools.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex rules and regulations, financial data, professional journals, and technical procedures.
- Skilled in writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Persuasive and highly effective at communicating, internally and externally, insights and recommended business direction.
- Competency with Microsoft suite: MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- 7 - 10 Years of overall relevant work experience.
- Experience managing environmental compliance for multiple sites, including developing compliance programs for hazardous waste, solid waste, air, and water.
