Senior Director, Environmental Compliance

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery.

Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Position

Purpose:

The Senior Director of Environmental Compliance is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight of Veolia Water New Jersey’s (VWNJ) environmental compliance programs, ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations, in alignment with corporate objectives and operational priorities, while advancing public health protection, environmental stewardship, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. This position provides executive oversight of all environmental compliance activities related to air, drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, waste management, hazardous materials, spill prevention and response, environmental permitting, emergency preparedness, and environmental auditing.

This position leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Company's environmental compliance management systems, environmental governance framework, and regulatory compliance programs across all VWNJ operations. The Senior Director provides oversight of all laboratory analysis required to demonstrate compliance, including outside laboratory services and the Haworth WTP laboratory.

The Senior Director serves as the organization's subject matter expert for environmental compliance, environmental permitting, drinking water quality, wastewater treatment compliance, environmental management systems, and environmental regulatory relations. The role partners closely with other functional areas including, operations, engineering, legal, finance, strategic relations, etc., to identify environmental risks, implement mitigation strategies, and ensure consistent compliance across all operations.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead, empower, and mentor a direct team of environmental professionals, driving cohesive collaboration and operational alignment across all functional disciplines within the position's scope (including Operations, Engineering, Legal, and Finance).
• Serve as a strategic leader with external regulatory agencies, effectively interpreting complex regulations and guidelines to advocate for approaches that balance strict regulatory compliance with exceptional customer service and operational/business realities.
• Provide environmental compliance leadership for VWNJ. Ensure alignment with corporate objectives and operational priorities.
• Provide strategic oversight of compliance programs related to all applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations, including requirements administered by the EPA and applicable state environmental agencies.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and communicate impacts to business leadership. Lead development of comments for submission during public comment period for draft regulatory requirements. Interpret emerging regulatory requirements and develop implementation strategies to ensure organizational readiness.
• Support development of policies related to water treatment operations, laboratory quality assurance, and regulatory…