Sr. Environmental Specialist

Job-: EHS

Location:

Cleveland, OH, United States;
Richardson, TX, United States;
Philadelphia, PA, United States;
Atlanta, GA, United States Posted:
Closes:
Employment Category:
Full-time regular

Relocation Package:
No

Salary Frequency:
Annually Minimum Salary: 90,185.94

Maximum Salary:
Responsible for leading and supporting environmental compliance programs across PSG operations, ensuring adherence to federal, state, and local regulations while supporting real estate, permitting, and operational risk management activities. In addition, the position is accountable to provide guidance and other assistance to Corporate, Division Operations and Real Estate, and customers in the areas of air, water, solid and hazardous waste management and sustainability to help ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulation and to protect human health, the environment, and communities around Sherwin-Williams sites.

This position is not hybrid/remote and will sit out of Cleveland OH, Richardson TX, Philadelphia PA, or Atlanta GA.Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or at least 7 years of work experience 3-8 years of general environmental experience with knowledge of environmental reporting, air permitting, hazardous waste regulations and right to know reporting.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental-related field3-5 years of experience in the paint or chemical industryEHS experience in a large retail portfolio, or manufacturing or distribution environment. Knowledge of EPA and OSHA regulations.

Registered Environmental Manager or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager certification.

Basic knowledge of life critical procedures and other major safety standards.

Previous experience using continuous improvement tools such as Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5-S or Six Sigma.

Technical/Skill Requirements:

To maintain interest, awareness and results in safety and health from all levels of management.

The volume and scope of regulations promulgated by various local, state, and federal agencies presents a constant challenge in assuring up-to-date compliance.

Establish and maintain satisfactory communication and collaboration between EHS department and team members from other departments.

Communicate with team members at all levels in a courteous, confident, and professional manner.

Manage multiple priorities and a variety of tasks while coordinating with individuals both inside and outside of the Department.

Ensure work is conducted at a fast pace despite interruptions and quick changes in priorities.

Troubleshoot and problem-solve, communicate and create action at various levels of the organization.

Participate in special projects while maintaining current job standards of service.

Gain additional knowledge and experience within the Environmental, Health and Safety functional areas. Responsibilities Environmental Compliance & Program Management Manage environmental compliance across retail store portfolio.

Interpret and apply regulations and internal standards to business operations.

Drive continuous improvement of environmental programs.

Partner with operations, legal, real estate, and EHS stakeholders.

Act as a resource on existing environmental laws and regulations and develop impact assessments on pending/newly enacted legislation to provide guidance to affected operations on how to comply.

Assist/lead PSG in preparing permit applications for various environmental requirements (e.g. hazardous materials, fire, etc.).  Ensure permit conditions are communicated to relevant site and project teams and are effectively implemented.  Monitor permit compliance and escalate issues that may create regulatory or operational risk.

Collect and maintain environmental database(s) information to assist with environmental compliance at retail locations.

Provide support during regulatory inspections, agency inquiries, and compliance audits.  Help prepare stores and stakeholders for inspections through documentation reviews, training, and corrective action follow-up.

Provide appropriate guidance in response to environmental emergencies and outside customer inquiries.

Assist in developing or improving training on various environmental topics (e.g., hazardous waste, new regulations, etc.) and conduct such training at Company locations. Develop written guidance to effectively communicate with PSG Management and Divisions, regarding pending and existing regulations. Provide support to all parties as needed.

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