Environmental Engineer

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Koch Fertilizer is seeking an Environmental Engineer to join our environmental, health, and safety team and enhance the compliance and stewardship capabilities of our Anhydrous Ammonia production facility. This position is based at our Fort Dodge, Iowa plant. Successful candidates can expect to quickly assume expanded responsibilities and opportunities as they demonstrate their skills and grow within the company.

The Environmental Engineer will work alongside a team of environmental, health, and safety professionals to drive EHS excellence through efficient, effective, and sustainable management systems. We are looking for a proactive individual with strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively to help achieve our environmental goals. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, possess strong analytical abilities, demonstrate sound decision-making, and have excellent organizational skills to manage multiple priorities efficiently.

This role reports to the Environmental, Health, and Safety Leader and involves close collaboration with corporate environmental teams to deliver superior results. Compensation will be competitive and aligned with the candidate’s experience.

A subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc., one of the world’s largest private companies, Koch Fertilizer’s global operations leverage Principle-Based Management® to create long-term value for customers and society. By focusing on long-term value creation, we promote a challenging and rewarding environment for our professional and highly respected employees.

• Bonus eligible!
• Automatic 401K company contribution along with competitive matching program
• Excellent Health benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

This role works a flexible day schedule and is eligible for relocation.

• Maintain and improve environmental management systems to ensure regulatory compliance across areas such as Air Permitting, CEMS, Stack Testing, NPDES, Stormwater, and more; specific duties vary by experience and plant needs.
• Use subject matter expertise and strong communication skills to support operations in meeting compliance, pursuing environmental stewardship, and promoting disciplined, sustainable practices.
• Leverage technology and best practices to systematically manage compliance obligations, enhancing program resilience, consistency, efficiency, and verifiability.
• Plan and lead assessments of environmental programs to identify gaps and drive opportunities for performance improvement.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders, including regulatory agencies.
• Develop an understanding of plant processes, associated risks, and their impact on environmental performance.
• Participate in periodic "on call" rotations, providing environmental support and reviewing compliance outside regular business hours.

• Experience in Chemical, Environmental, or related engineering or science.
• Demonstrated proficiency in environmental regulatory compliance within a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams or similar).
• Experience with environmental regulations, regulatory compliance, and conducting training.

• Experience in the chemical or oil & gas industry
• Experience in environmental programs in a chemical manufacturing environment
• Experience with air regulations (such as Title V, Greenhouse Gas) and experience with air program implementation and permitting.
• Experience managing industrial wastewater treatment facilities and NPDES Programs
• Ammonia process and regulatory knowledge
• Experience analyzing process or environmental data trends
• Experience leading environmental projects, teams, or programs in a manufacturing environment
• Skilled in conducting incident investigations and performing root cause analysis.

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