Environmental Compliance Manager

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GFL is expanding! We are officially hunting for our next Regional Environmental Compliance Manager in Michigan —someone ready to bring fresh ideas and grow alongside a dynamic team.

GFL is one of the largest diversified environmental services company in North America, providing comprehensive solid waste management services from its platform of facilities throughout Canada and 18 U.S. states. Recognized by our signature fleet of bright green trucks and equipment, we offer a wide range of environmental and industrial services to businesses, communities and households, providing a consolidated and sophisticated approach to meeting our customers’ needs.

One of the keys to our success lies in the diversity of our services and our ability to deliver robust integrated solutions, all from a single efficient company. We believe that, by providing safe, accessible and cost-effective solutions, we encourage greater environmental responsibility and allow our customers and the communities we serve to be Green For Life.

GFL is looking for a Regional Environmental Compliance Manager to join our team in the southern Michigan and in Indiana! The Regional Environmental Compliance Manager is responsible for monitoring and ensuring the proper management of all aspects of facility environmental compliance as it relates to policies, procedures and guidelines set forth by GFL and in compliance with all local, state and federal regulatory authorities.

This role currently covers Indiana and Michigan and will require approximately 60% local and overnight travel between the 2 states currently with around 40 site locations. This is a dynamic role requiring coordination with facility operations and leadership teams to support and provide direction on regulatory and permit requirements to: drive full facility compliance using GFL compliance tracking tools, communicate risks, and work with operations to implement any necessary corrective actions.

Manager will be responsible for overseeing relationships with regulatory agencies, ensure that all reporting is done timely and maintained in facility files, provide responses to agency inquiries, and review regulations for any changes that may impact the business. Manager will be responsible for training operations on permit and regulatory requirements, GFL programs and policies. Additionally, manager will engage with third parties and other regional corporate team members to support compliance activities for facility operations.

Beyond technical aspects, the manager will actively participation in supporting the organization multiple functions of business including but not limited to training, project, contract negotiation, planning/budgeting/management, legal and regulatory interaction, general operations, and maintenance.

• Manages and oversees all aspects of environmental compliance tasks for regulated facilities through SEMS by coordinating and supporting all permitting, sampling, reporting and record-keeping functions for the operations including but not limited to:

  • Solid waste programs: maintain local and state regulatory compliance with required permits and related requirements, including but not limited to special waste/non-conforming waste issues.
  • Water programs: coordinate required sampling, analysis and reporting through qualified third parties for stormwater (including SPCC and SWPPP Plans/No-exposure certifications), groundwater, drinking water, and wastewater (including permitting/POTW relations), and follow‑up for any compliance issues.
  • Air programs: support air permitting and compliance programs, including but not limited to odor, emissions, and methane compliance programs.
  • Routinely inspect…