Senior Principal Environmental Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain corporate-wide standards, policies, and best practices for environmental compliance in alignment with federal and state regulations.
• Provide subject matter expertise and strategic guidance to our network of facilities on complex environmental matters.
• Lead the EHS audit program, conducting compliance assessments at various sites and developing corrective action plans to address findings and mitigate risk.
• Provide expert oversight for air permitting (Title V, NSR) and compliance across multiple facilities.
• Standardize methodologies for emission inventories and ensure the timely and accurate submittal of compliance certifications and reports.
• Oversee compliance with wastewater and stormwater (NPDES/VPDES) permits across the enterprise.
• Manage the corporate hazardous waste management program.
• Provide governance for SPCC plans and manage the enterprise-wide data aggregation and submission process for annual Tier II and Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reports.
• Support facilities during significant regulatory inspections and lead interactions with agencies (e.g., EPA, state environmental departments) on matters of enterprise-wide significance.
• Actively track proposed and final environmental regulations, analyze their potential impact on the business, and develop strategic plans for compliance.
• Advise senior management and legal counsel on environmental risks, compliance status, and strategic EHS initiatives.

• 8 Years of experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline is required or 6 Years of experience with a Master degree in Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or closely related technical discipline.
• A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in environmental compliance, with a demonstrated history of managing programs across multiple sites.
• Experience in a corporate or regional EHS role.
• Authoritative knowledge and practical application of key environmental regulations including CAA, CWA, RCRA, NPDES, SPCC, and EPCRA across various jurisdictions.
• Proven ability to present complex technical and regulatory information clearly to senior leadership, site teams, and agency representatives.
• High proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Deep experience with EHS management information systems (EMIS) or other environmental databases is highly desirable.
• A strategic thinker with exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Must be able to travel up to 25%

• environmental compliance
• air permitting
• emission inventories
• wastewater management
• stormwater management
• hazardous waste management
• environmental regulations
• EHS audit
• compliance assessments
• strategic planning

• strategic thinking
• problem-solving
• analytical skills
• communication
• leadership