Director Environmental Compliance

At GAF, we cover more than buildings. We cover each other. No matter what role, tenure, or track, under this roof you are empowered to be there for your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we don’t back down from hard work– we support one another in pursuit of something bigger. We define the future while leading the present.

And under this roof, we own our opportunities. Becoming the market leader only happens when everyone feels they have the opportunity, and the support, to thrive. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

The Director of Environmental Compliance is in charge of establishing, implementing, and overseeing corporate environmental programs, permitting, remedial efforts, and ensuring compliance with government regulatory authorities. This job will drive the strategy and oversee the implementation of environmental practices at all locations, and collaborate with site EHS staff to support plant operations. This role will report directly to the Vice President of Environmental, Health, and Safety and oversee Environmental & Compliance professionals.

• Define and Execute Strategy: Establish a visionary "future-state" for environmental excellence and develop a clear, multi-phased strategy for its execution.

• Program Oversight and Governance :
  Lead all corporate environmental initiatives, managing third-party vendors and external environmental counsel to achieve critical company objectives.

• Technical Leadership: Provide expert technical guidance and leadership to implement core compliance and sustainability programs (e.g., remediation, wastewater, regulated waste, SPCC, air emissions, sustainability strategies).

• Regulatory Interpretation: Maintain deep expertise in Federal and state environmental regulations, consistently evaluating and interpreting their application to all operational activities.

• Cross-Functional System Implementation: Collaborate with all functional partners to ensure robust environmental compliance systems are established to meet stringent regulatory and stakeholder expectations.

• Technology Evaluation: Evaluate and recommend state-of-the-art air pollution control technologies for continuous improvement.

• Permitting and Reporting Expertise: Prepare complex permit applications, calculate air emissions, and perform all necessary calculations for regulatory reporting, compliance, chemical inventories, and water discharges.

• Operational Integration: Act as the primary environmental resource for compliance, engineering, and operations staff, partnering with project teams and plant personnel to ensure continuous environmental compliance at new and existing facilities.

• Proactive Trend Analysis: Continuously monitor emerging environmental regulations and trends, identifying potential impacts and developing proactive short- and long-term strategies for organizational readiness.

• Talent Development: Coach, mentor, and develop EHS staff and leadership in environmental programs, requirements, and risk management.

• Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis: Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in incident investigations to identify root causes and implement effective corrective actions.

• M&A Due Diligence: Partner with Senior Leadership to conduct environmental due diligence on potential acquisitions.

• Expert Liaison: Act as the primary liaison with internal and external counsel and SMEs regarding complex environmental projects, matters, and regulatory affairs.

• Strategic Mindset (Think Ahead): Anticipates future trends and implications accurately; creates competitive and breakthrough strategies that show a clear connection between vision and action.

• Business Insight (Know the Business): Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.

• Ensures Accountability (Clarify Accountability): Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same; acts with a clear sense of ownership.

• Collaborates (Operate As One Team): Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives; partners with others to get work done.

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