Environmental Engineer

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Communicate effectively and work in a collaborative fashion with all functions of the business, operations, and maintenance functions to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and support business growth/initiatives.
• Be visible, conduct field and site inspections to enforce adherence to laws, regulations and employer policies governing environmental compliance and responsible operating practices.
• Work with site leadership to ensure sustainable systems are implemented/maintained for compliance with district, state and federal regulations.
• Serve as facility liaison with regulatory agencies during inspections or regulatory negotiations.
• Monitor regulatory developments and collaborate with site/HSE team members to develop/implement solutions when needed.
• Be visible and promote continuous HSE improvement by participation in site meetings, incident investigations, training, and compliance auditing.
• Assist as needed in investigation of incidents and non-compliance events to determine contributing factors and recommend remedial action to prevent reoccurrence. Ensure proper communication of all incidents/non-compliance events consistent with corporate procedures.
• Apply HSE management systems to conform to standards such as RC14001®.
• Participate/support HSE audits as requested.
• Additional responsibilities and changes in responsibilities may be made at the discretion of the VP of Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainability.

Requirements:

• BS in Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering strongly preferred
• Environmental experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and computer skills. Must be proficient in serving as a change agent within the manufacturing environment and working with site management and Health and Safety team members to improve overall HSE performance.
• Knowledge of relevant regulations, with emphasis on relevant state and federal environmental regulations specific to Ecoservices manufacturing operations.
• Must be an independent, self-motivated individual with the ability to multi-task and administer a broad range of duties including; providing timely resolution to issues that arise, counseling/coaching operations personnel, and providing technical interpretation of policies and procedures.

POSITION INFORMATION

The Martinez, CA role will support the Ecovyst plant in Martinez, CA and Portland, OR (see a summary of Ecoservices below). This position was originally working together with the LA, CA site. We placed Arin Arakelian in the LA role but he is newer in his career so John Richardson decided he would pair the Martinez, CA role with the Portland, OR facility and not give Arin the Martinez facility. FYI - the Portland, OR site is only a receiving site and the materials are brought and sent to Martinez for processing. There are only 6-7 people at this site.