Senior Environmental Specialist; Stack Testing Coordinator

Position: Senior Environmental Specialist (Stack Testing Coordinator)
** Bring YOUR energy to Alliant Energy!
** At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities.  We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering what's next in energy.  When our employees say  I am energy , it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between.  We want you to be safe, happy and healthy.  

That's why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off.

Are you experienced with analyzing data, reporting and testing? This role is helping lead of a team that is responsible for overseeing, analyzing, and reporting data from Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) across our electric and gas utility operations. This role ensures compliance with environmental air regulations through
** on-site stack testing
** in Wisconsin and Iowa, data analysis and ongoing communication with regulators.

Experience with Stack Vision a plus. Candidates should be willing to travel up to 50% of the time from March through September, with on call availability for nights and weekends to provide virtual assistance. Relocation assistance is provided to help with your transition.  
** Job Summary
** Senior Environmental Specialist provides advanced technical knowledge and expertise in interpreting and monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry guidelines. This position assists with the development of strategies on various environmental policy and compliance issues. This role interfaces as an environmental expert with industry, government agencies, environmental groups, and regulatory agencies. This position brings advanced environmental engineering or scientific knowledge to critical business matters and operations.

This role interprets environmental conditions and works closely with external relations representatives on business solutions.
** What you will do
*** Develops and administers company response to emerging and on-going environmental issues, including analysis of impact on operations.
* Develops and maintains company policies, procedures, practices, and programs, as well as business unit implementation plans.
* Functions in a leadership capacity in respect to emerging issues.
* Delivers effective training and compliance assurance procedures to managers of the business to achieve compliance
* Performs complex environmental strategy, policy, or research policy work requiring considerable exercise of independent analysis.
* Contributes as an environmental expert on external committees, working as a liaison between local, state, and federal regulatory agencies, industry groups – e.g. Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and American Gas Association (AGA) – research providers – e.g., Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) – and business units.
* Applies independent judgment in the development of environmental management systems and programs to effectively manage emerging and on-going issues.
* Plans and conducts special projects, including the consideration of need for outside consultant services, then develops scopes and manages contracts for these services.
* Recommends compliance strategies for the management of environmental assets.
* Writes permit applications and successfully advocates operations needs to regulators.
* Supports business units in the implementation of environmental plans and programs, including training, permitting, quality assurance/quality control activities, self-assessments, pollution prevention activities, maintenance of correct permits, and environmental compliance.
* Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant…