Environmental Engineer

Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 5:00 AM

$92,700 - $113,300

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

The Mill Environmental Engineer position will report to the Mill Environmental Manager.

This position will support GCF and mill performance and environmental goals by managing day-to-day environmental and sustainability responsibilities for the mill and providing leadership and strategic vision to drive continuous environmental improvement. This position will guarantee the appropriate internal mill resources are identified and readily accessible to accomplish regulatory and corporate requirements and initiatives. This position is a key position within the mill’s EHS team and will take the leadership role on all environmental matters (from environmental incident elimination to new capital program project reviews/implementation and implementation of comprehensive environmental management system expectations) to ensure all regulatory and company expectations are met.

The position should serve as the mill’s point person to likewise address and respond to Sustainability questionnaires and data collection as well as external regulatory association advocacy within the State, networking with other mills and corporate environmental subject matter experts, as necessary.

This individual will need to possess leadership skills, be action oriented with a drive for results, be able to learn and adjust quickly, be adept at building effective teams and be able to set priorities based on the mill needs, working closely with appropriate mill and business leadership.

The key accountabilities listed below are not to be considered all-inclusive; a team member may be required to perform additional tasks, as directed, based on changing business needs of the company.

• Serve as a technical expert for Environmental compliance for Mill business units. Identify, assess, and recommend approaches to ensure the Mill maintains compliance and resolve potential non-compliance in a timely and cost-effective manner, engaging key stakeholders throughout.
• Serve as mill’s back-up ISO 14001 representative.
• Manage and compile environmental compliance reports and permit renewals for the following permits:
  Title V Air Permit, NPDES Permit, Groundwater Withdrawal Permit, Surface Water Withdrawal Permit, Storm Water Permit, Solid Waste Handling Permit and Potable Water Permit.
• Manages data gathering, calculations and daily follow-ups pertaining to environmental compliance testing and reporting.
• Update environmental procedures and provide environmental training as needed.
• Serve as Contractor Coordinator for the mill environmental contractors.
• Perform a variety of engineering work in designing, installing, operating, and maintaining measuring apparatus necessary to determine the level of pollutants involving air, land and water.
• Drive continuous and deliberate improvement including systems development to ensure compliance and prevent problems.
• Align environmental strategies for the Mill to achieve Company, Business and Mill objectives including Sustainability goals.
• Provide support during development and implementation of regulatory compliance projects and programs.
• Promote and utilize employee engagement to achieve desired results.
• Interact with permit writers and enforcement agents of state and federal regulatory agencies.
• Interact with corporate leaders and Subject Matter Experts.
• Manage resources such as consultants and/or salaried staff as required to prepare accurate and timely compliance reports and permits.
• Knowledgeable of emerging environmental regulations.
• Serve on environmental weekend rotation team.

• Ensure an understanding of quality policy and support efforts for a positive customer experience.
• Aid in the execution of mill-wide quality efforts as needed to help maintain mill quality standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, environmental sciences/management or related degree.
• Minimum of 3-5…