Environmental Engineer

Title: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER

Location:
Franklin, Virginia, United States

Company:
International Paper

Base Salary - USD $75,800 to $101,000

Relocation Assistance Available - Yes

Required Experience: 5+ to 7 years

Seniority Level - Associate

Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

DESCRIPTION

Industry: Manufacturing & Production

Job Category:
Engineering - Environmental and Geological Engineering

The Job You Will Perform:

• Operate and maintain measuring apparatus necessary to determine the level of pollutants involving air, land, and water.
• Assist in overall planning and installation of equipment revision relating to the environment systems by coordinating with the IP Maintenance Team including entering work orders and requisitions using a Maintenance Program.
• Perform testing or experiments requiring the use of non-standard procedures and complex instrumentation.
• Serve as a liaison between organization and regulatory agencies concerned with environmental controls .
• Provide third party laboratory oversight and complete QA/QC assessments of data to ensure only quality data is submitted to state organizations .
• Either possess or be willing to obtain Environmental Certifications including Wastewater Operator Class 1, Water Operator class 5, Landfill Operator, and Responsible Land Disturber.
• Responsible for calculating emissions and submitting regulator reports to state agencies.
• Responsible for renewing permits and licenses and submitting minor and major modifications as needed.
• Responsible for completing basic care and regulator inspections of remote areas including the Wastewater Treatment system, the Well Water System, Storm Water Outfalls, and the onsite Landfill.
• Responsible for developing Requests for Proposals, evaluating bids, choosing contractors year over year, and managing both the projects and budget of the projects under the guidance of the EHS Manager.
• Responsible for Managing contractors with respect to International Paper Non-IP Safety Program requirements.
• Responsible for participating in all IP safety programs.
• Responsible for enrolling in the IP Front Line Leader (FLL) program to act as supervisor to the Environmental Services team.
• Responsible for maintaining all documentation required by regulations and all Standard Operating Procedures required for the Environmental Services operational unit.
• Responsible for being on-call on weekends as scheduled to assist the mill with environmental compliance issues and during annual discharge season.
• Provide weekly updates to EHS team on work performed and propose solutions to issues as needs arise.

The Skills You Will Bring:

• Bachelors degree in engineering or closely related field
• 5 or more years of successful environmental, engineering, or operations experience
• Wastewater treatment plant and Water Treatment Plant Certifications preferred
• Team Building
• Management experience preferred with operators and/or maintenance staff
• Ability to work remotely and be self-driven
• Computer skills including Excel Spreadsheets, Word, PowerPoint, and the ability to learn new computer programs as used by International Paper adopted programs
• Maintain a valid drivers license
• Ability to work in a high pressure environment