Environmental Compliance Engineer - Oahu

Environmental Compliance Engineer - Oahu

Company: Hawaiian Electric Company

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Our employees are committed to the company's foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

Posting End Date:
This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.

BRIEF POSTING

DESCRIPTION:

The P MC PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION FIELD SERVICES Department of the P OPERATIONS PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available. (Role: Professional)

JOB FUNCTION:
Ensures day‑to‑day regulatory compliance at Energy Delivery facilities and installations, relative to Federal, State, and County environmental regulations for air, water, hazardous materials, and noise. Designs, oversees implementation of, and carries out tactical environmental compliance programs at the facilities, relying on Hawaiian Electric Environmental Department for strategic environmental support. Internally to the company, serves as primary point of contact on all environmental compliance matters involving the Energy Delivery process area.

• Develops facility plans and procedures and identifies physical facility improvements and best management practices to enable compliance with environmental permits, regulations, and laws. Oversees implementation of the plans, procedures, physical improvements, and best management practices by company and contract personnel. Regulatory activities covered by these plans, procedures and improvements include, but are not limited to, on‑site environmental monitoring and sampling, spill prevention and response (SPCC & FSRP), pollution prevention, waste minimization, waste handling and disposal, regulatory agency notifications and submittals (coordinated with Hawaiian Electric Environmental), recordkeeping, and compliance with environmental discharge and emission limits.
• Maintains required environmental records and documents for the Energy Delivery facilities and installations.
• Working with departmental training coordinators and Hawaiian Electric Environmental Department, implements environmental training program for Energy Delivery personnel. Assists with definition of training needs, scheduling of training classes, and maintenance of personnel training records. Conducts routine environmental compliance awareness briefings for company and contract personnel. Serves as resource of environmental information for Department personnel.
• Represents Energy Delivery process area on all tours and inspections of transmission and distribution facilities and baseyards conducted by state and Federal environmental regulatory agencies and works through Hawaiian Electric Environmental to provide follow‑up information. Represents Energy Delivery in internal environmental audits of Energy Delivery facilities and installations. Conducts routine facility environmental inspections. Plans and implements corrective actions identified in audits and inspections supported by Department personnel as necessary.
• Plans and manages outside environmental service contracts that arise out of facility environmental compliance activities, such as waste transportation and disposal, and environmental cleanups.
• Assists Hawaiian Electric Environmental Department in strategic environmental activities, including policy development and implementation, interacting with the public, permit applications and renewals, environmental investigations, and broad compliance program development and oversight.
• Keeps abreast of current and pending regulations by interfacing regularly with the Hawaiian Electric Environmental Department, and through individual study.
• Develops and administers environmental budget (capital and O&M) for Energy Delivery process area.
• Participates in…