OxyChem Environmental Engineer

Job Overview

Contribute. Grow. Lead…with Oxy Chem. Oxy Chem is a growing, action‑oriented, safety‑driven chemical manufacturing company continually striving to be the best in the business while staying focused on environmental protection. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities.

This position supports plant personnel in developing, implementing, and sustaining HES&S programs, policies, procedures, and systems to comply with federal, state, local, and Oxy Chem requirements. The role will provide safety expertise alongside environmental compliance knowledge and support daily production and maintenance in environmental and safety activities.

• Provide technical leadership and direction through development and implementation of programs by:
  • Being the expert on safety procedures with emphasis on the 5 Key Procedures.
  • Providing clear interpretation of laws, regulations, permits, and associated Oxy procedures.
  • Determining applicability of interpretations to Site operations.
  • Integrating HES&S requirements into work processes, procedures, and guidelines to ensure continual compliance.
  • Attaining competency in fall protection, life critical guarding, fall arrest equipment, and scaffolding.
• Assist facility with regulatory permitting, emissions reporting, wastewater monitoring, solid waste management, sampling and testing programs, and other activities to maintain compliance.
• Obtain and maintain all required permits, licenses, and/or exemptions.
• Create and optimize Site HES&S resources, programs and work processes, including:
  • Title V, UIC, RCRA, NPDES, and MI Part 5 permitting and compliance.
  • Develop and deliver environmental and safety training for the site.
  • WERCS database environmental approval for Site chemical changes.
  • Communicate changes to HES requirements, ensuring understanding and implementation.
  • Develop and deliver compliance systems, tools, training, and coaching, as applicable.
• Demonstrate leadership in contractor safety oversight by:
  • Working with project teams to develop and implement Safety Activity Plans.
  • Supporting the development and implementation of the contractor safety process, including scorecard requirements, tailgate meetings and Job Safety Analysis (JSA) use.
  • Mentoring the site’s contractor safety representative.
  • Co‑leading, with the site contractor rep, the annual contractor performance review process.
• Conduct and participate in corporate‑wide HES&S audits and self‑assessments to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements.
• Serve/lead on Site and Corporate teams formed to address specific local or corporate initiatives.
• Participate in the Site Emergency Manager on‑call rotation (≈ 5 weeks/year) and the Safety Solutions Team.
• Utilize and support the Management of Change (MOC) process to review/implement HES&S and plant modification proposals.
• Lead and participate in root‑cause investigations and corrective action processes.
• Coordinate governmental compliance inspections and responses to inquiries.

• BS Degree in environmental engineering or other relevant degree with prior environmental experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal skills.
• 5 years of experience with HES&S regulations, standards, programs, and work processes is desired.
• Demonstrated project‑management skills are desired.
• Demonstrated teaching/training facilitation experience.

The successful candidate is expected to develop an in‑depth understanding of plant operations, which will likely include an initial period of working directly within operations.

• Must be able to lead and influence site employees to meet HES&S objectives.
• Maintain good working relationships with environmental agency personnel.
• Physical requirements:
  
  wear personal protective equipment; sit for extensive computer work; climb multiple flights of stairs.
• Technical proficiency: understand HES&S tasks and activities related to standards and requirements; understand production and maintenance processes affecting HES reporting.
• Application knowledge: proficient Microsoft Office (SharePoint,…