Lead Environmental Engineer

Advan Six plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people's lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities.

Advan Six strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.

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• We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being
• Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development
• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences

The Environmental Leader provides overall leadership, direction, and accountability for the site’s environmental programs, ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements while supporting safe, reliable, and compliant manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for leading environmental strategy, managing regulatory relationships, supporting capital and operational priorities, and driving continuous improvement in environmental performance.

• Lead all environmental compliance and permitting activities for the Chesterfield site, including programs under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, EPCRA, CERCLA, SPCC, FRP, Virginia AST requirements, and applicable state and local requirements.
• Oversee compliance with the facility’s VPDES permit for direct discharges, including monitoring, reporting, permit strategy, permit renewals, and implementation of compliance plans.
• Oversee compliance with the industrial pretreatment permit for discharges to the POTW.
• Manage the site industrial stormwater program, including SWPPP implementation, inspections, sampling, corrective actions, employee awareness, and regulatory reporting.
• Provide overall leadership for site waste management, including RCRA regulated wastes, waste minimization, accumulation areas, inspections, contingency planning, contractor oversight, and disposal vendor performance.
• Lead EPCRA and CERCLA compliance programs, including Tier II, release reporting, emergency planning, and regulatory notifications.
• Manage SPCC Plan requirements and Virginia above ground storage tank (AST) and oil discharge control plan compliance programs.
• Lead communication, negotiation, inspection support, enforcement response, and relationship management with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
• Develop and execute regulatory compliance strategies for emerging environmental requirements and ensure new or revised obligations are evaluated, communicated, funded, and implemented.
• Manage the environmental department budget, including consultants, contractors, sampling, monitoring, reporting, compliance projects, and other resources required to maintain compliance.
• Provide environmental guidance to site leadership on compliance risks, priorities, regulatory developments, and strategic decisions.
• Lead the on-site…