Environmental Manager

SUMMARY:  The Environmental Manager is responsible for overseeing the environmental performance of a world class fully integrated linerboard facility.      

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Guide implementation of systems, policies, and procedures that ensure the mill achieves our environmental goals.
• Lead efforts to develop a compliance-minded environmental culture for all employees and contractors.
• Ensure that all appropriate regulatory documentation is maintained.
• Maintain working relationships with all appropriate regulatory agencies; facilitate regulatory agency inspections.
• Manage wastewater compliance requirements (NPDES permit), including:
  • Monitoring wastewater treatment operations and compliance sampling
  • Data analysis, record keeping, and reporting (DMR’s)
  • Sludge management
• Manage air compliance requirements (Title V permit), including:
  • Monitoring and reporting
  • Record keeping
  • Source testing
• Manage on-site industrial landfill.
• Ensure compliance with facility plans, including: LDAR, SPCC, SWPPP, and BMP.
• Supervise groundwater sampling and analyses, review analytical data, and coordinate report submittals.
• Manage waste handling, including: hazardous, universal, and non-hazardous waste streams.
• Maintain the Environmental Management System (EMS) to ISO 14001 certification requirements.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee business activities in your area, which includes supervision of an engineer.
• Ensure development of direct reports to prepare them for future advancement opportunities.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering or a related discipline.
• Ten years or more applicable experience in a related field; pulp and paper experience a plus.
• Good analytical and project management skills.
• Good communication skills, including verbal, written & presentation.
• Good relationship and leadership skills, including ability to convey technical information to non-technical users clearly and concisely.

• Proficient use of standard engineering software and analysis tools.
• Highly organized, good attention to detail and uses efficient work methods.
• Ability to travel to US locations (travel <10%)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to handle or feel.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times.
• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• May be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; vibrations.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.