Principal or Senior Chemical​/Environmental Engineer

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Seeking a seasoned environmental professional with significant experience in water quality and water resource compliance and permitting, groundwater characterization and remediation, and water policy advocacy, preferably related to electric utility industry. Based on Company need, the Senior or Principal Environmental Engineer will provide technical expertise in water quality and water resource regulatory programs to support power generation planning, the Company's business/operational units and to implement the Company's Environmental Compliance Program including Environmental Policies and Procedures.

This position will also support environmental policy advocacy efforts on behalf of the Company and will support the Company's expansion of renewable, energy storage, and repowering of fossil fuel resources from an environmental compliance/permitting perspective. This is a technical role. Although this position does not currently have direct reports, the leadership opportunities are available (e.g. mentoring, internal coordination and cross-department collaboration).

This position may include, but not be limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Assists and/or leads in the preparation and/or review of water quality and water use compliance submittals to EPA, ADEQ, ADWR, PDEQ, and local POTWs. Provides support to the UNS Energy Corporation family of Business Units for ensuring compliance with various water regulatory programs (e.g., AZPDES, APP, SPCC, etc.).
• Supports or performs projects such as spill evaluation, spill response, remediation, and/or reporting,
• Provides technical and regulatory support to water quality compliance management, permitting, and reporting program. May also support air quality, waste management, and/or chemical management programs, as needed.
• Provides technical support to UNS Energy Corporation facilities (including TEP and Uni Source Energy Services (UES) power generation assets, transmission and distribution assets and ancillary support assets) to assure compliance and provide proper interpretation of regulatory requirements and guidance.
• Inspects field operations, when necessary, to ensure that construction and operation procedures and practices are performed consistent with Company and regulatory environmental requirements.
• Implements and updates the Company Environmental Compliance Program and related Corporate Environmental Policies and Procedures under the direction of Environmental Compliance leadership.
• Evaluates environmental impacts of Company Business Units' proposed projects and helps development of recommendations for appropriate actions and/or studies required to achieve business objectives consistent with environmental requirements.
• Assesses proposed new legislation/regulatory actions for potential impact to UNS Energy Corporation facilities or operations.
• Supports Company interaction with governmental agencies regarding permit actions/new rule making activities to assure proper future environmental planning and compliance.
• Participates in industry association meetings and workshops as they pertain to environmental compliance to stay abreast of developments and opportunities.
• Assists with environmental due diligence work related to the acquisition or disposition of assets (including Phase I and II environmental assessments and site investigations);

The responsibilities of the Senior Engineer, as well as the following:

• Extensive knowledge of the major federal environmental statutes and underlying federal regulations and State of Arizona programs related to the electric utility industry;
• Provides subject matter expert support to the development and maintenance of water quality management programs across all business units and consistent with regulatory requirements, Company objectives and the Company's Environmental Compliance Program and related Corporate Environmental Policies and Procedures;
• Supports policy advocacy efforts related to water quality matters impacting the Company by identifying and tracking relevant policy and regulatory efforts, assessing the financial and operational impact to the Company, participating in related industry trade group discussions and advocacy efforts, drafting written comments and providing verbal comments on proposed regulatory efforts and supporting the transition to final rule implementation;
• Advises leadership of potential non-compliance issues and violations and works to resolve, learn from and prevent future issues in a timely manner;
• Evaluates and makes recommendations on environmental-related projects that would reduce the cost of compliance and/or increase profitability of Company's business units or other Company subsidiaries.
• Assess the financial and operational impact of proposed…