Environmental Engineer – Direct

• Location:Pasadena, TX
• Employment Type: Long Term – Direct Hire
• Compensation:Dependent on Experience (DOE)
• Benefits:PTO, Health Benefits, and 401(k)

The Environmental Engineering Role provides regulatory expertise, coaching and hands‑on support to drive environmental compliance. The position delivers regulatory and company environmental training and applies requirements site‑wide. It works and liaises with all levels of site employees, external agencies and peers throughout the Company to improve environmental performance. The position has site‑wide programmatic scope and influences site personnel, contractors and incident investigation teams.

The Environmental Engineer provides air regulatory expertise, compliance permitting, program development, agency interface and reporting for the Plaquemine and Bayport Sites. This position is a champion for site environmental compliance processes and actively engages all levels of the workforce across the Operations, Maintenance, and Projects teams to enable continuous improvement.

The employee is to deliver value added consultation and risk assessments assigned by the business to grow the EO portfolio and future site development for collocated EO consumers. The employee mentors and leads teams of engineers, HSE specialists, and third‑party employees to execute the Environmental business plans and projects. The employee is responsible for managing a good working relationship with key environmental agency personnel.

• Identifies informational requirements necessary to develop site strategies to address sensitive or complex environmental issues.
• Strong experience and working knowledge base of Texas air state permitting and state regulatory requirements and federal environmental regulations related to SOCMI and chemical sector applicable regulations (Title V/MSS/NSPS/NESHAP/MACT/MON/30 TAC 101 through 122/LDAR/New Source Review).
• Drive continuous development of environmental knowledge and skills among employees onsite, along with implementation of systems and processes to drive efficiency and improved performance.
• Lead the environmental performance testing of control devices while working with other disciplines. This effort includes the development of performance testing scope, bid package, preparing and submitting performance testing notifications to the TCEQ, successfully completing the performance testing, and submitting final test reports to the TCEQ for approval.
• Liaise with all levels of site employees, external agencies and peers to achieve goals and outcomes favorable to the site.
• Develop strategies, present information, and negotiate with the TCEQ and other agencies to achieve successful resolution of complex issues affecting the site such as compliance schedules and extensions, site score appeals, and air permit special conditions.
• Networks with peers across the corporation to ensure consistency of interpretation of regulatory requirements and shares best practices.
• Strong experience and working knowledge of emission event regulations and reporting requirements to regulatory agencies.
• Complete regulatory reports as required (NSR, Title V, NSPS, NESHAP, MACT, Cap and Trade Program, GHG).
• Perform field walkthroughs and support HSES responsibilities
• Knowledge of air dispersion modeling and MERA.
• Multi‑media environmental working knowledge including TPDES permitting, waster regulations, wastewater regulations, Discharge Monitoring Reporting (DMR), Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), SARA Tier 2, and Emission Inventory. Support as needed.
• Develops innovative permit/compliance strategies for major regulations to minimize financial and operational impact on the Corporation and implements compliance/program initiatives and environmental assessments across business and operating functions.
• Develops unique and in‑depth approaches to solving complex issues and provides technical evaluations of pending legislation to lobby efforts.
• Provide a variety of environmental engineering services to the facilities including permit development/strategy, agency negotiation, engineering calculations, design reviews, training etc.
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