Lead Environmental Engineer

Advan Six plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities.

Advan Six strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.

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• We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being
• Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development
• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences

The Environmental Leader is responsible for leading the environmental function for the Advan Six Chesterfield, Virginia manufacturing site, a large manufacturing facility with air, water, waste, emergency planning, and environmental management system obligations. This role provides strategic and day-to-day leadership for environmental compliance, permitting, regulatory engagement, environmental risk management, and continuous improvement across the site. The Environmental Leader reports directly to the Chesterfield HSE Manager.

The role leads compliance programs for air permitting, VPDES and pretreatment water discharges, stormwater, RCRA waste, SPCC/AST requirements, and Responsible Care/RC14001 environmental management system elements. This position works closely with operations, engineering, maintenance, corporate HSE, consultants, and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance, support capital projects, and protect Advan Six’s license to operate.

• Lead all environmental compliance and permitting activities for the Chesterfieldl site, including programs under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, EPCRA, CERCLA, SPCC, FRP, Virginia AST requirements, and applicable state and local requirements.
• Provide overall leadership for air compliance and permitting.
• Oversee compliance with the facility’s VPDES permit for direct discharges, including monitoring, reporting, permit strategy, permit renewals, and implementation of compliance plans.
• Oversee compliance with the industrial pretreatment permit for discharges to the POTW.
• Manage the site industrial stormwater program, including SWPPP implementation, inspections, sampling, corrective actions, employee awareness, and regulatory reporting.
• Provide overall leadership for site waste management, including RCRA regulated wastes, waste minimization, accumulation areas, inspections, contingency planning, contractor oversight, and disposal vendor performance.
• Lead EPCRA and CERCLA compliance programs, including Tier II, release reporting, emergency planning, and regulatory notifications.
• Manage SPCC Plan requirements and Virginia above ground storage tank (AST) and oil discharge control plan compliance programs.
• Lead communication, negotiation, inspection support, enforcement response, and relationship management with…