Environmental Remediation and Release Prevention Manager

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Position Summary:

The Environmental Remediation and Release Prevention Manager is responsible for managing remediation projects and implementing proactive strategies to prevent environmental releases across chemical manufacturing sites, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. This role involves strategic planning, regulatory engagement, drives continuous improvement in environmental controls, and execution of cleanup activities related to current and legacy contamination.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and oversee remediation strategies for sites impacted by current and legacy contamination.
• Manage consultants and contractors to execute remediation projects safely and efficiently.
• Serve as the primary liaison with regulatory agencies (EPA, state environmental departments) and community stakeholders regarding cleanup and remediation activities.
• Review technical documentation including sampling plans, remediation designs, and regulatory reports.
• Monitor project performance, budgets, consultant efficiency and timelines.
• Support release incident response, investigation and root cause analysis.
• Lead the development and execution of environmental release prevention programs across manufacturing sites.
• Conduct site assessments to identify potential spill and release risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to design and implement controls that minimize environmental release risks.
• Monitor and analyze environmental release data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Support training programs on environmental release prevention (including SPCC and SWPPP training programs for site personnel).
• Review and standardize SPCC plans for all applicable facilities in accordance with EPA regulations (40 CFR Part 112, and coordinate with a PE as required).
• Ensure proper secondary containment, spill response equipment, and facility design features are in place and maintained by each facility.
• Ensure inspection programs are in place to perform SPCC audits of tanks, piping, containment systems, and loading/unloading areas.
• Collaborate with environmental team on review and submission of NPDES/SPDES permitting and implementation of site permitting requirements.
• Review and standardize site-specific SWPPP documentation for all applicable sites in compliance with EPA and state stormwater regulations (e.g., NPDES/SPDES permits).  
• Assist environmental team and site to ensure systems are in place to monitor and document stormwater sampling, visual inspections, and corrective actions.
• Develop and standardize the following:
  • Stormwater assessments and inspections of chemical manufacturing operations, including storage areas, loading docks, and waste handling zones.
  • Assessments for identifying potential sources of stormwater pollution and recommendations of engineering and administrative controls.
  • Best management practices (BMPs) to be used by applicable sites to comply with SWPPP requirements.
• Stay current with federal, state, and local regulations related to spill prevention and stormwater pollution prevention.
• Responsible for monitoring development of the CWA Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans regulation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Geology, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in environmental remediation, preferably within chemical manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Strong understanding of RCRA, SPCC, NPDES permitting, SWPPP development, chemical processes and remediation technologies.
• Proven experience managing complex remediation projects and regulatory interactions.
• Excellent leadership, analytical communication, and project management skills.
• Proficiency in environmental modeling software, GIS, and data analysis tools.
• Professional certifications (e.g., PE, CHMM) is a plus.
• Experience with secondary containment design and spill response planning.
• Experience with developing and standardizing identified compliance programs.

Working Conditions:

• Remote position with periodic travel to company sites (20-30%).
• Use of PPE required during site inspections and field activities.

Other

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age.  Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.