Environmental Compliance Specialist

As infrastructure critical to the region’s growth and prosperity, Nashville International Airport ® (BNA®) is a vital asset for Middle Tennessee and serves as a gateway to Music City and beyond. The State of Tennessee’s 2025 Economic Impact Study reports that in 2024 alone, BNA generated $13.8 billion in total economic impact, supported 80,000 jobs and contributed to $2.1 billion in federal, state and local taxes.

BNA receives no local tax dollars. For more information, visit  . Follow us on Facebook: @Nashville International Airport  , X: @ and Instagram: @Fly Nashville . Learn more about New Horizon, our $3 billion growth and expansion plan for the airport, at

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Drug Free Workplace

• Apply online
• Interview(s)
• Offer
• Ten (10) year background check, including criminal history check, motor vehicle check, pre-employment drug screen, and breath alcohol test
• Onboarding

• Deferred compensation plans
• Educational Assistance
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability Insurance
• Health Screenings
• Paid Holidays
• Annual/Bereavement/Military Leave

2n d Shift: 11:00 AM- 8:00 PM, Sunday-Thursday

$57,996 - $99,817

• Final salary offer will be based on relevant skills and experience to the position.

The Environmental Compliance Specialist is responsible to ensure that, in collaboration with others, MNAA complies with applicable environmental laws and regulations. Responsibilities include assisting with determining regulatory applicability, conducting environmental audits and inspections and other compliance activities, collecting and interpreting samples, responding to and ensuring proper cleanup of fuel, chemical, and other fluid spills, reviewing engineering plans/specifications, and collaborating on the inspection and maintenance activities of environmental assets.

This position will be on 24-hour call and may be required to respond either telephonically or in-person, depending upon the incident's severity.

• Monitors MNAA permits, activities and assets to ensure compliance with regulatory and permit requirements, and in accordance with best practices.
• Assists in reviewing, preparing and/or submitting permit applications, plans, reports and supporting documents to appropriate agencies for review and approval. Agencies may include Metro Water Service, Metro Health Department (MHD), Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA).
• Conducts daily and periodic audits and inspections of MNAA and stakeholder activities and assets, identifies compliance gaps, and assists in tracking, development, implementation and resolution of corrective actions using standard auditing and inspection protocol. Escorts regulatory inspectors and agency representatives during inspections, as directed.
• Responds to spill incidents; provide response oversight, guidance and support as needed to stakeholders and responsible parties to ensure spill response is completed and the impact to the environment is minimized and/or mitigated. Documents spill response, and follow-up on after-action activities as needed.
• Conducts applicability reviews of MNAA activities and assets to identify compliance gaps and opportunities for improvement in compliance. Understands and communicates the applicability of regulatory requirements to new activities and assets, such as those in a construction project.
• Collects compliance and background monitoring samples, including water and waste samples, as directed.
• Maintains environmental data, records, reports and documents in the identified…