Senior Environmental Specialist

Senior Environmental Specialist

The Senior Environmental Specialist is responsible for supporting the plant’s environmental program. This position reports to the SH&E Manager.

• Ensure that Garyville plant procedures and programs comply with LDEQ and EPA environmental regulations.
• Manage tasks required for regulatory compliance by local, state, or federal agencies:
  Annual Air Emissions Inventory and Annual Air Compliance report.
• Assist the plant with monitoring, sampling, waste shipment tracking and testing programs as needed to demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements and environmental permit limitations.
• Create annual and monthly reports such as Tier II, Annual Waste Summary, Toxic Release Inventory and Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs).
• Coordinate regulatory inspections and regulatory reporting with agencies.
• Interpret regulations and identify solutions across air, waste and water media.
• Support the Garyville Plant as the environmental expert during third‑party audits (e.g., ECAP, RC14001, LDEQ, and EPA).
• Lead environmental improvement and waste reduction projects to help meet company sustainability goals.
• Serve as an environmental resource to field and operations personnel, process engineers, pre‑startup safety reviews (PSSRs) and incident investigations.
• Support the guiding principles of Responsible Care to continually improve Garyville’s plant safety, health, environmental performance, process safety, security and public‑concern responses.
• Support and commit to the Quality Improvement Process, planning strategies for error‑free work.
• Incorporate Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities into ongoing duties through teamwork.
• Support new product introduction to facility ensuring acceptable controls.

• Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, environmental science or related field.
• 5 years of relevant environmental compliance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience applying environmental regulations (e.g., RCRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act) and working with agencies (EPA, LDEQ).
• No immigration sponsorship available for this role.

• Experience managing LPDES wastewater permits, stormwater permits and large quantity generator (LQG) sites.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to interact with various levels of employees, management, vendors and customers.
• Strong organizational skills and flexibility in a dynamic work environment.
• Good working knowledge of SAP.

Access to a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401K, company‑paid pension, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, select discounted childcare resources and more. Opportunity to tackle meaningful environmental challenges and shape your career with a growth‑focused company. Supportive and inclusive organization.

This position is based in Garyville, LA.

The pay range for this position is $ – $. Many factors such as experience, education, training and geography are considered in determining compensation. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

• Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
• Be fully vaccinated for COVID‑19, including a booster if eligible, unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested and approved by Ecolab.

Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (e.g., a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) in the application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are inclusive. We are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. We will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability or status as a covered veteran.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws and the Fair Chance initiatives of several cities.