Environmental Manager

Description

We are looking for an Environmental Manager to Manage a company-wide environmental compliance program. Reduce Company environmental risk and position the company as a good neighbor and environmentally conscious community member.

• Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Sioux City, IA

• BA/BS in Environmental Management or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in management of environmental programs for industry, a regulatory government agency, similar organization, or significant industry experience with strong environmental focus.
• Experience writing environmental and scientific reports.
• Experience speaking in a public setting.

• Experience in environmental programs for general industry.
• Experience in government regulatory agency.

• Excellent interpersonal, management, and strategic organization skills. Able to work productively with a wide variety of personnel in other roles including management, supervisory, operational, financial, and other technical and administrative staff. Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with regulatory agencies.
• Ability to adapt and respond to difficult questions and issues.
• Ability to use tact and professionalism including in times of extreme stress.
• Excellent computer, verbal and written communication skills, as well as public speaking/presentations.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to travel to operating divisions within South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska on an intermittent basis to connect with field operations, managers.

• Overall management of Company environmental and land use permitting and compliance.
• Ensure EPA, State, and local environmental regulatory compliance.
• Work with operations team to design and implement mine plans that maximize total value of resource while protecting the environment.
• Provide leadership, training and inspections of Company operations to assure our compliance with all environmental regulations.
• Establish good public relations in an ongoing effort to build and maintain a "good neighbor" rapport with both the public and local government units regarding all operations.
• Manage Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure program.
• Keep abreast of current and changing State/EPA regulations impacting Company operations.
• Implement annual training which teaches regulations, compliance practices, company policy and common-sense approaches to environmental protection.
• Work closely with team members to create appropriate operational plans in support of land use permit requests.
• Prepare for and participate in public hearings regarding requests for land use with local governments or decision‑making bodies.
• Sign all land use permit applications on behalf of the company.
• Responsible for managing Company properties owned and leased.
• Maintain properties within the Company's Managing Aggregate Resources System (MARS).
• Participate in due diligence activities for new properties, owned and leased.
• Always work safely and take action to prevent all unsafe actions, processes, and behaviors.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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